All photos are taken by Marge S.©

The 25 of December, 2007 it was Regatta in Sydney.

First of all, the weather was really hot, but a little bit windy. People came to the Shark Beach early in the morning and took their seats for good view. Other people who preferred to get good rest and cooked the BBQ.

Many private and tourist boats sailed around the Harbour. I could see this beautiful show from the beach.

At 12am the Regatta started. Many different yachts with colorful sails came through the middle of the harbor. People who were on the beach started to clap and shout. Everything looked like great festival.

When yachts disappeared towards Manly Beach, everyone could see old ships. They are were full of tourists and people who liked to see Regatta close.

All photos are taken by Marge S.©

All photos are taken by Marge S.©

All photos are taken by Marge S.©

All photos are taken by Marge S.©

 

I was really enjoyed my great trip to New Caledonia!

My ship named Pacific Sun and had 11 floors. First four lower floors were for staff of ship and some equipment and next floors from 4 to 7 were for passengers and then from 8 to 11 were clubs, bars, theaters, restaurants and so on. All time ship was swinging, but I took some ginger tablets for it. First days I took these pills and after I felt good.
There was too much food. I went to the buffet for breakfast and lunch, but dinner was in the unbelievable restaurant.
My cabin was with window and I could see ocean all the time.
In the evenings, after restaurant I went to the club or show. We are got two official evenings for met the captain. It was in the big theater. All women wore beautiful dresses and men wore official suits. It was so nice!

We have 4 stays on the

Caledonia’s islands. People in New Caledonia usually have black skin and all of them speaking in French, because

New Caledonia is French colony. They are very friendly and smiling all the time. Everywhere is hot and humidity.

First

Island

Noumea looked like small beautiful town. We went to the shopping and strolled around. People a little bit more civilized then in other islands, so we’re didn’t surprise very much.

Second Island Ouvea looked like very wild – aboriginal people, coconuts (they are felt down from the palms and local people took them and gave them to tourist), huts, no roads, tropical forests. It’s seemed like you come to many years ago. There was very beautiful beach with sand looked like snow, so white and so soft. There was very blue clear water in the ocean. We have been there almost all day – drunken coconut milk, took the shells, looked aboriginal dancing and strolled around village.

Third

Island Heinghene was volcanic island. Huge mountains cover the forests and beaches with black sand. Many years ago there was eruption of volcanoes and all these place and water became black. Because of it we couldn’t swim. I was a little bit scary. Who knows what the types of animals living under the water? You can’t see them. I could see intricate stones from the water, before they were lava. No taxi, no phones, nothing. (In the Ouvea were taxis. Local people earned some money and picked up tourists to the beaches).

Fourth Divine Island looked like huge tropical place, surrounded coral beach. Sand was like on many beaches but with many corals on it. Around island were coral reefs and tourists swam there for looking it. You know, it’s only one place around the world where you can hear coral’s music. When you go down the water you can hear singing of corals.All photos are taken by Marge S.©

 

Also I have been in Frankfurt Am Main. This is very beautiful city in Germany. Most of all I was astonished by ferry on the Main River – it’s so long. I lived near Hauptbahnhof station. I have been there only three days and after I went to Berlin by train.

“Frankfurt Am Main is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with an mid-2007 population of 663,567. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,260,001 in 2001. The city is at the center of the larger Frankfurt Rhine Main Area which has a population of 5 million and is Germany’s second largest metropolitan area.”

All photos are taken by Marge S.©

Two mounts ago I have been in most beautiful city named Berlin, Germany. It was great time. I stayed in good hotel on Kurfurstendamm Strasse near Berliner Zoo. I spend two days in the zoo and was impressed about scale of it. All animals have huge spaces around and can to walking without tense. I realized how beautiful hippopotamuses. I never seen them under the water before and there I saw it.

Also, I have been in Reichstag – Bundestag, in House of Berlin and walked around many memorable places. I was very excited about shopping and bought different things, especially, I love my porcelain doll in the German dress.

People in Berlin are very friendly, helpful and speaking in English. If I couldn’t find something they are always helped me.

I liked Berlin even more when I tried some beer. It’s so rich and tasty drink.

When I returned to my hotel from city, I could sit on the windowsill and looked outside for many hours.

So my weekend finished and I return to my city. Now I remembered that my trip and I want to go there again.

Thank you to Berlin and people who living there.

All photos are taken by Marge S.©