FEBRUARY 1st A: is for architecture. I adore these old buildings in the city and have long admired this one and wondered how long it could survive in such a highly sought after location. Now it is condemned…. Still a few residents holding out for a better resettlement offer it seems
FEBRUARY 2nd B: is for blessings and Bhutanese beauty! We did an Asian, pot luck feast today for Chinese New Year and everyone selected their own blessing for the year of the snake
FEBRUARY 3rd C: is for chillies. These are local produce and a delight for the chilli lover
FEBRUARY 4th D: is for docking and disembarking. At the ferry point on an afternoon walk just before peak hour sends it into a complete frenzy
FEBRUARY 5th E: is for elephants. I do love them and now have seen them in two different locations here in Cambodia so these are a few little trinkets for people in Oz when we head home for a visit later this month
FEBRUARY 6th F: is for ferns. Surprisingly they seem to thrive in this environment and I spotted this one walking home today
FEBRUARY 7th G: is for glasses. I’m amazed it’s even in focus since I’m not wearing them
FEBRUARY 8th H: is for hat. I actually wore this one today when we went out too
JANUARY 9th I: is for intersection. This one is visible from our terrace and in long exposure. The streets of PP are a frenzy of activity
FEBRUARY 10th J: is for jigsaw. With just days until we return to Australia to visit family and friends we are accumulating uniquely Cambodian gifts
FEBRUARY 12th L: is for Laneway Life. This was the shortcut we took today to keep out of the sun on our way to the bank. A T-intersection in a busy little laneway with vendors everywhere. This is also the topic of the blog I am currently writing and a subject matter I am very interested in
FEBRUARY 13th M: is for Monks. We often spot this group of monks on their morning alms walk and this morning was no different
FEBRUARY 14th N: is for noodles. Lo Cha is a short, dense, rice noodle unique to Cambodia, as far as I know, but either way I love it and order it whenever I’m sure it’s veggo. She’s also wearing orange! How to resist??
FEBRUARY 15th O: is for orchid. This one we have nurtured for over two years and it is finally flowering for the first time
FEBRUARY 16th P: is for passports. For the first time in my life I had to carry two today. My cancelled one contains my entry stamp to Cambodia and therefore needed to be sighted. The new one now has my exit stamp and my entry for Thailand. One is now officially retired
FEBRUARY 17th Q: is for Qatar Airlines. Having spent the whole day in airports I was hoping for a Qantas plane but they are light on the ground here, so Qatar it is. Not that that’s our flight or anything. See you in the morning Adelaide
FEBRUARY 18th R: is for relaxation and recreation. We have finally arrived in Australia and after several days of travel the holidays starts now
FEBRUARY 19th S: is for sundial. A quick stroll in the neighbourhood reveled this gem this afternoon
FEBRUARY 20th T: is for tarts. These fabulous, French tarts at the Central Market this morning looked way too tempting
FEBRUARY 21st U: is for understory. We are on the bus to Mt Gambier today and it was pretty dry out there as there’s a drought right now. Great to see the understory on the road side verge regenerating. The last time we saw it just over two years ago, the Murray River was in flood
FEBRUARY 22nd V: is for vista. We arrived in Mt Gambier yesterday and today we beelined to the most iconic sight of the Limestone Coast region - the Blue Lake
FEBRUARY 23rd W: is for wildlife. We spotted this Brush-tail possum out during the daytime and begging grapes from tourists today even though they are actually nocturnal creatures
FEBRUARY 24th X is for the letter x. The blades of the wind turbine in one of the Coonawarra wineries today looked like an X to me
FEBRUARY 25th Y: is for yucca. This one is spineless yucca the plant app tells me and they are such a great plant for the driest state of the driest continent on earth
FEBRUARY 26th Z: is for Zoncello. An addictive discovery I have made since arriving back in Australia, thanks to a great friend who knows me too well
FEBUARY 27th FREE CHOICE: A selfie of me pottering about inside an antique shop this afternoon. That’s something I haven’t had a chance to do for so long and I’m proud of myself for buying nothing and just enjoying recognising things we used and know from childhood. I guess that officially makes me an antique
FEBRUARY 28th FREE CHOICE: We took the coastal route back to Adelaide today and I snapped this view of the Coorong out of the bus window just after seeing a pelican in flight- only a few reflections from the bus in the sky
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