Sydney and Canberra - December 2018

Home for Christmas. Sydney then Canberra then Sydney. Weather was spectacular !

Had a meal at Curl Curl one day. Beach was closed...

Had a swim at Warriewood...

Me and my girls at "golden hour"...

Looking from the War Memorial to Parliament House...

War Memorial...

Taking Eliza driving...

Dinner at Sandbar, Dee Why with Ant. This is the Thursday night special and it was very good - Angus steak...

Hong Kong - December 2018

Dinner at a Chinese place in Elgin Street. Great food. This is eggplant...

Moving to a smaller place in Central. Didn't think I had so much stuff...

Main bedroom in my new place...

Christmas Tree at Tai Kwun, near my new home...

Gorgeous December weather. View from Harbour One...

Dessert at our work Christmas party at French Window...

Christmas decorations in Landmark...

Shanghai - December 2018

Headed back to Shanghai for my last trip of the year. The day before I went, they had snow !

Went to my favourite Shanghai restaurant, Lost Heaven on the Bund...

And for lunch one day we went to a Michelin starred vegetarian restaurant in SWFC (the can opener). The food was great...

View from my room at the Intercontinental...

The Bund from the Puxi side of the river...

And looking across...

Dessert...sticky rice with red bean...

It was so cold, I had to wear my puffer jacket and scarf over my suit...

Hong Kong - November 2018

First day back in HK after my long European trip, I went to pay for my lunch with Euro, not HKD. The 20s are the same colour. Oops...

Typical HK office block. Restaurants on many floors...

Tried a new Thai place in Sai Ying Pun. These are prawn and cheese things. Interesting...

My work was nominated for a branding award, so I went with my colleague to the awards night at the W Hotel. We cleaned up !

Finally I made it to Happy Valley Racecourse one night...

And won !

Took my colleague from Cyprus to C'est La Vi...

Said goodbye to Eliza as she has finished school and is returning to Sydney for university...

Took a ride on the Star Ferry - it's been a while. I never tire of the view...

Shanghai - November 2018

Management meetings in Shanghai so went for the whole week. Now that the office has moved to Pudong, I had to find a new place to stay. Chose the Four Seasons which is a 6 minute walk to the new office down Century Avenue.

Nice big room...

Nice touch...

Beautiful pool and spa...

Different treat each night with the turn down service...

One night walked up to IFC for dinner...

Jinmao Tower...

Shanghai Tower and the Bottle Opener building (SWFC)...

View of Pearl Tower from the spa...

Had dinner with colleagues at a cool place somewhere near West Nanjing Road...

Had dinner here. Good Mexican...

Daytime view from the pool...

Really nice restaurant where breakfast was served...