Category: Military
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Normandy D-Day Battlefields
To get to the Normandy D-Day battlefields, we booked a bus trip through a well-known internet site. The trip was 14 hours in duration, with about three and a half each way journey from Paris. When lunch and other times are taken out, we had about four hours in Normandy. The tour touched on most… Read more
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HMAS Newcastle Arriving in Newcastle Harbour
HMAS Newcastle FFG 06 arrived in Newcastle Harbour today for what will probably be its final visit before decommissioning. We arrived early and spent a relaxing afternoon walking on the foreshore. We had a very nice steak pie at Harry’s Cafe De-Wheels and an ice cream from across the road. The foreshore was a… Read more
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Avalon Airshow – Melbourne March 2017
Travelling to the Avalon Airshow We went to the Avalon Airshow, just out of Melbourne on Saturday 4th of March. Getting there was very easy. We bought tickets from VLine online which covered the train from Southern Cross Station and a shuttle bus from Lara Station to Avalon. The trains were running every 20 minutes… Read more