Video killed the writer’s blog

For those who haven’t seen it yet, while Bram was here we finally picked up the El Cheapo videocam we brought to Sydney and uploaded a couple of videos to YouTube (personally I prefer Vimeo, but everything these days is like choosing between Coke or Pepsi).

So here they are:

Full link to our channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jilske

Have fun!
x
jilske

Sail away

With a fine 30 degrees forecast I got invited to join a friend and his relatives on a sailing trip in Sydney Harbour.
Even though I only sailed once before (in Veerle, Netherlands), I was super-excited.  And the trip far exceeded my every possible expectation and imagination!
Definitely a must-do for anyone who visits Sydney!!!

See this video for a nice impression…
The actual boat we were on looked more like this :

We sailed from Neutral Bay (through a bit of a traffic jam, lots of little racers) away from the city through the green harbour onto the sea past North and South Head cliffs.  Sun shining, beers, sandwiches, nice conversations, birds chirping for fish, no sharks, what more could a girl ask for!  By the time we were heading back, we were all roasting, so we moored in Camp Cove for a little dip, the water was still frrrrrreezing, but oh so clear and refreshing.  I didn’t even bring my swimming gear and still jumped in  🙂

The only thing that was missing was Bram… Well honey, let’s get those sailing lessons sorted 😉

Rode Duiveltjes trekken de aandacht…

… zelfs in Australië.

Voetbal is hier relatief populair.  Het komt weinig op TV, maar nu tijdens de Olympische Spelen is er veel van te zien. Vooral omdat de Australische mannenploeg, de Wallaroos, ook meedeed (uitgeschakeld, boehoe). Maar ‘the shock of the tournament’ is toch wel de ploeg van de Belgen, met ‘Vermajeelen’, ‘Mirajas’ en Dembele (spreken ze dan toch nog goed uit, die laatste). Ze zijn er hier echt verbaasd over. Italië uitschakelen met zijn tienen, zeer sterk!

Rechtstreekse zendtijd hebben ze nog niet gekregen, maar dat verandert deze dinsdag. Om 20h is het rechtstreekse uitzending van Nigeria-België. Ik zit voor de buis, u toch ook?

Bram!