Our 30th Anniversary in Dreamtime
By Lothar. Filed in Australia, General |
We are spending our 30th Wedding Anniversary “down under”.We checked into the Novotel Brisbane in the evening of July 21, after a 20-hour journey from Tahiti.We started to celebrate the big day on our flight from Auckland to Brisbane, sitting in 1A and 1B, and having a nice Roast Beef Salad, accompanied by a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.
The next morning, we wake up before sunrise, having a 4 hour time difference from Tahiti. We are taking pictures of the Brisbane sunrise, having a nice view of the city from our Vista Room #1310. We are still jet-lagged and I make us a coffee in our room, trying to figure out what to do about breakfast. Fortunately, Gabi reminds me that I had booked a room rate with breakfast included. We almost missed the best breakfast on this whole anniversary trip. A big buffet with all the trimmings, cappucino and the most delicious pineapple, kiwi and grapefruit I ever tasted. The fruit must be grown locally, it was so fresh and juicy.
Our anniversary day is blessed with a sunny, blue sky and we are enjoying the day, exploring Brisbane. We walk down to the riverfront and take the CityCat ferry to the SouthBank Parklands. This is the site of the 1988 World Expo and we admire the Nepal Peace Pagoda. 160 villagers from the Kathmandu Valley created this beautiful,wooden Pagoda in 1 Million work-hours. It has carved figures, depicting themes, ranging from Buddhist and Hindu religion to Kama Sutra love scenes. It never hurts to learn new things.
We have our anniversary “dinner” at 2PM outdoors at “Amici”, along the Brisbane river. It is sunny and warm, and the pasta and wine make us drowsy. We are so tired that we are back in bed and sleeping by 4 PM.
The last 30 years have been like a dream. “Dream Time” for the Aboriginals was the period when their ancestors came out of the dark night and created their World. I feel very lucky to be here with Gabi to celebrate our Dream Time of the last 30 years together!