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March 19th 2017
Published: March 24th 2017
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Sunday 19th March A day of waiting and travelling by train today. As usual we awoke early and after showers, breakfast and cleaning the unit we were still too early. We made the decision to go to the station and catch an earlier train. This was a good idea except today is the Sunday of a long weekend and everyone seemed to be out and about. We were told by the ticket office that all the reserved ... Read Full Entry



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Patting Buddah

There is a belief that patting the statues brings luck, hence their shiny surface.
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There were dozens of shops such as this. Rags got a little tired of entering them all!
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Colourful display
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Young ladies in traditional dress were quite prevalent.
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There doesn't seem to be regulations on capacity, just how many you can squeeze in!



25th March 2017

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THANKS FOR THE INTERESTING BLOG ENTRY. IT SEEMED TO TAKE ME AN ETERNITY TO READ IT WITH MY EYE-SIGHT. YOUR BNB ACCOMMODATION MAKES YOUR OWN BNB IN PERTH LOOK LIKE LUXURY !!! WAS THERE ANY YUMMY WELCOMING GIFTIN ANY OF THE BNBS ? I WAS SORRY TO READ THAT YOUR VISIT TO THE MONKEY PARK WAS SO WET. THE MONKEYS LOOKED VERY MISERABLE HUDDLED UNDER THE LITTLE SHELTER. YOU MUST BE ALL TEMPLED OUT BY NOW !! YOUR STORY OF THE CROWDED BUS REMINDED ME OF SEEING THE GUARDS PUSH PEOPLE ONTO THE TRAIN THAT IS ALREADY FULL THAT I SEE ON THE COMPUTER EVERY NOW AND THEN !! DID YOU SEE ANY OF THAT ? THANKS FOR KEEPING ME UP TO DATE WITH YOUR TRAVELS. I HAVE QUESTIONS TO ASK BUT THEY CAN WAIT UNTIL YOU ARRIVE HOME. LOVE MUM XX
27th March 2017
Monkey Park

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Japan is on our short list. We hope to get there in the next couple of years.

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