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JuneJun 28 Sunday Sun 09
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JuneJun 20 Saturday Sat 09
Yay! Back in Australia now. Waiting for my flight to Newcastle to open so I can fuck off home....weeeeeee - http://bkite.com/08IBp
Singtel 3g in Changi Airport is pretty quick, better than Optus 3g in Newcastle though it's probably not a fair comparison..
Just arrived in Singapore, connecting flight to Sydney boards in about an hour or so. Quick duty free shop ahead... - http://bkite.com/08HC3
JuneJun 19 Friday Fri 09
Back at the airport, all checked in for my flight to Sydney. We board in about 2 hours, time to relax till then. - http://bkite.com/08G7k
Goodbye Weisbaden ! Thanks for the hospitality!! - http://bkite.com/08G3Q
JuneJun 18 Thursday Thu 09
View over the Rhine River from Niederwalddenkmal Monument: View over the Rhine River from Niederwalddenkmal Monument
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View over the Rhine River from Niederwalddenkmal Monument: View over the Rhine River from Niederwalddenkmal Monument
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View over the Rhine River from Niederwalddenkmal Monument: View over the Rhine River from Niederwalddenkmal Monument
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Niederwalddenkmal Monument: The Niederwalddenkmal Monument above Rudesheim, Germany
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Niederwalddenkmal Monument: The Niederwalddenkmal Monument above Rudesheim, Germany
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Niederwalddenkmal monument in Rudesheim
After we finished work yesterday my host here in Germany, Ralf, took me on another quick sight seeing tour. We went back toward the area we visited a couple of days ago, but not quite as far this time. The town we stopped in is called Rudesheim and it sits on the banks of the Rhine River. It’s a very pretty town with very narrow streets and lots and lots of pubs.
From there we went up to the Niederwalddenkmal monument which is up on the hillside above Rudesheim. The monument is huge, and these photos definitely don’t do it justice. The Niederwalddenkmal monument is perched at the edge of the forest, 250 m above the Rhine, and was designed to symbolize the re-establishment of the german Empire and Germany’s unity. It was erected between 1877 and 1883.
The main statue on top is the traditional Germania figure, and on the left is the war statue, and on the right is the peace statue. The central relief is the German emperor William I, and riding on horses with him are the nobles, some army commanders, and soldiers.
The other photos, ie. not of the Niederwalddenkmal monument, are looking from the monument back down to Rudesheim and the Rhine River, and all the vineyards.
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last day in Germany today, midnight flight tonight out of Frankfurt, arrive in Sydney on Sunday at 5am or so. Can't wait to get home!
Back at the hotel, time to relax, have a couple of Radeberger's, and watch some tv - http://bkite.com/08DNv
Had a lovely dinner at Wambacher Hotel. - http://bkite.com/08DKb
Yuck, storm clouds coming through Weisbaden... - Photo: http://bkite.com/08D9J
At work now....and I have water. - Photo: http://bkite.com/08CHm
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This is pretty well a straight cut n paste from my blog, I'm lazy and it's a reasonably good 'About Me'.
My name is Mathew Packer, my friends call me Mat or Packer. I live on the east coast of Australia in a beautiful city called Newcastle with my wife Cath, and our dog Cherry Bomb, and this is my blog.
I'm a husband, photographer, blogger, entrepreneur, freelance web designer, editor, 9-5 worker, golfer, sometimes-handy man, and generally a pretty nice guy.
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