Iris photo IMG_6040, originally uploaded by gord clements. Temple in Indonesia. Indonesia is such a artistically rich culture. The temples are so decorated. In Ubot where we stayed for a few days the art stores are incredible in there numbers. It is said that everyone is an artist in Bali. iris is in her glory [...]
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Fiji Beach
IMG_5741, originally uploaded by gord clements. Iris photo at sunset. She has been quite busy with photographing. She has a good knack for photography and thoroughly enjoys it. She also has a very nice Canon 500 digital camera.
FIJI A Welcome Relief from Australia
We arrived in Fiji this afternoon and it is a welcome relief to Sydney. Tomorrow we are off on the ferry to the surrounding islands. I am feeling much more relaxed than I felt at any time in Sydney. I did not care for Sydney much. It was an extremely expensive place to be although [...]
To Australia
Iris and I just got back from spending a few days in the hills of Bali close to the inactive volcano at the center of the island. It was a very rural part of Bali Indonesia that is a is a tropical paradise. The fruit that grows there is some of the strangest and tastiest [...]
Orchids in Bali
IMG_6037, originally uploaded by gord clements. Bali has many orchids in bloom right now. And Iris with her love for flowers and gardens is constantly searching them out. They come in many different forms and colours. Indonesia is also one of the best places in the world known for its exotic fruits of which many [...]
Iris in Bali
Gord Bali 014, originally uploaded by gord clements. Bali is abreath of fresh air for us at this time. It is a very pleasant place far more developed than Nepal yet with the same simplicity.
Leaving Nepal
Leaving Nepal 147, originally uploaded by gord clements. Iris and I getting ready to go to the airport.
Yes Thats a Chicken on Her Head
Yes Thats a Chicken on Her Head, originally uploaded by gord clements. This place was a few houses down from our guest house. Kathmandu is such an expereince of diversity. It is becoming more influent but as it is in so many places there are increasing gaps between the poor and rich. The ruling classess [...]
My Last Nepal Painting
gord Oct 7 001, originally uploaded by gord clements. I have had lots of time to play with art supplies at the guest house in Kathmandu over the past days. Iris and I finally fly out of Nepal today at 4PM. We both caught colds on are last days here. It has been quite an [...]
Good News for Iris
Mohammed with his father, originally uploaded by gord clements. Iris had to leave Biratnagar quickly without having had a chance to say goodbye to colleagues and friends at the hospital a few weeks ago. She recieved a letter from one of the doctors at the hospital today which was quite touching for her. It reflects [...]
