The view from my "office"

[Flyfrequently]

Melbourne skyline at dusk from postcode 3108

And the car park a few hours earlier

 

[TiredOldFlyer]

From my office in the Dolomites this morning.

 

[OATEK]

From my office at Cronulla/Shelly Beach

 

[SYD]

From my office at Cronulla/Shelly Beach
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Glorious day today after some fairly ordinary weather and humidity that could rival FNQ…. House guests from QLD were complaining about the heat and humidity!

 

[Flashback]

Worlds longest Jetty?
LHR T5




4, maybe 5 turns from the start of the Jetty to the end to get to the door?!?!

Edited to add sunrise over LHR, never seen that before!

 

[drron]

HND Sakura lounge now.

 

[drron]

Now on JL 037. There is an F cabin but we miss it by 1 row.

 

[kookaburra75]

Spoiling our view while cruising around Sydney Harbour on a long lunch cruise

 

[OZDUCK]

Spoiling our view while cruising around Sydney Harbour on a long lunch cruise
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Fascinating, to me anyway, bow design. A straight bow with bulges on the sides rather than a bulbous nose or a deeply flared curved bow. Looks to be an X-Bow design with a variation.

X-BOW®

The ULSTEIN X-BOW®, the inverted bow concept, redefined marine engineering. The bow concept was launched in 2005, together with the first shipbuilding…

ulstein.com

 

[JessicaTam]

Worlds longest Jetty?
LHR T5
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4, maybe 5 turns from the start of the Jetty to the end to get to the door?!?!

Is that from 5B?

 

[SYD]

Spoiling our view while cruising around Sydney Harbour on a long lunch cruise
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My floating hotel later in the year!

Fascinating, to me anyway, bow design. A straight bow with bulges on the sides rather than a bulbous nose or a deeply flared curved bow. Looks to be an X-Bow design with a variation.

X-BOW®

The ULSTEIN X-BOW®, the inverted bow concept, redefined marine engineering. The bow concept was launched in 2005, together with the first shipbuilding…

ulstein.com

Yes, seeing a lot more of them since Celebrity Edge class and some smaller exped ships.

I believe it’s to do with efficient speed/power ratios?

 

[OZDUCK]

My floating hotel later in the year!

Yes, seeing a lot more of them since Celebrity Edge class and some smaller exped ships.

I believe it’s to do with efficient speed/power ratios?

Also claimed to produce a 'better' ride quality but apparently harder to build correctly.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Assorted views from the Zurich office, starting with a makeshift helipad beside Lake Zurich.





The Aussie bar and grill at the Zurich City Festival wasn't doing much business.



A few stalls further along - mega coughtails.



Many of the Zurich train stations have herb gardens on the platform, allowing passengers to pick fresh herbs on their way home.



While Uetliberg lookout is popular for views of Zurich (see here), Pfannenstiel Tower offers great views to the South of Zurich and on to the Alps.

It's about 15km South East of the CBD.

A 30 minute bushwalk through forest bring you to the peak at and elevation of 859m.

From there you can climb the observation tower (free) which was built in 1983.





Plenty of clocks in a city known for its timepieces.


Zurich, Switzerland.

 

[prozac]

My floating hotel later in the year!

Yes, seeing a lot more of them since Celebrity Edge class and some smaller exped ships.

I believe it’s to do with efficient speed/power ratios?

Ulstein have been leaders in hull design, initially for offshore oil support vessels since the 1970's. The vertical or reverse angled bow improves hull speed and efficiency by extending waterline length.

Many smaller expedition ships are converted offshore vessels.

 

[Quickstatus]

Not a bad place for a mild Saturday arvo

 

[Rugby]

Beautiful Ballina by the sea

 

[drron]

The new CP Changi club lounge.

 

[JohnK]

I know I posted earlier but further update of my roses. I'm not a gardener. In fact know very little. Did quite a bit of pruning and tried to tidy up as not back for 5 months.

Also didn't realise had so many two and three tone roses. Cam never get sick of looking at roses.

 

[Flyfrequently]

I know I posted earlier but further update of my roses. I'm not a gardener. In fact know very little. Did quite a bit of pruning and tried to tidy up as not back for 5 months.

Also didn't realise had so many two and three tone roses. Cam never get sick of looking at roses.


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Do your any of your roses have a perfume @JohnK ? ( my "Remember Me" has and always puts a smile on my face when in bloom )

 

[love_the_life]

In Sydney for the opera last night. Resilient Lady was docked at OPT. The actual lighting was far brighter than this looks.