This year, to celebrate Andrew's birthday we went to see Avatar 3D at IMAX. Here we are in our 3D glasses. Don't we look sexy! The movie was pretty good. The story wasn't anything new (um... pocahontas anyone?) but it was well-paced and there were enough action sequences to keep me amused. The 3D technology was impressive. Andrew gives it 4.5 stars out of 5 (which is a big recommendation from him).

After the movie we headed to dinner at Wagaya in Haymarket. We'd picked this dinner spot for one reason... sushi roulette. How does it work? Well you order a plate of 6 salmon nigiri except there is a catch. One of the nigiris has double the amount of wasabi than normal. So, one lucky diner cops a fiery mouthful of sushi.

The participants in our round of sushi roulette were Sue, Andrew, Simon, Clare, Brendan and Adam.

Who was the lucky winner? You'll have to watch the video to find out.




Thanks to GrabYourFork for the restaurant recommendation.

More proof that my socks control the weather.

On our recent visit to Romania, it rained... a lot. You can see just how much it rained from the state of the roads. They were like mini-rivers. There was flooding throughout the country and it was all over the news.


Which socks was I wearing? My socks with rainbows on them. You can't have rainbows without rain, can you now?

On the day of the deluge, we also visited a couple of Romanian castles.

First up was Bran Castle, sometimes known as Dracula's Castle, but without good cause. Apart from that fact that it is a castle in Transylvania, there isn't much to link it to Dracula. Vlad the Impaler, who supposedly inspired the Dracula story, didn't live in the castle. Also, there is no evidence that Bram Stoker, Dracula's author, even knew about the castle. Who knows why it is called Dracula's Castle. It may be the result of a good marketing campaign. The place was certainly packed with tourists when we visited.

Afterwards, we headed to Peleş Castle, near Sinaia. Designed in the Neo-Renaissance style, it could also be called the Disney style. The castle looks like something straight out of a fairy tale. I'm sure Cinderella would give it the nod of approval. Inside it is just as elaborate. Each room is decorated with a particular theme in mind (the Florentine Room, the Moorish Salon, the Turkish Palour).



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These are the signs for the toilets at the resturant we dined at last night. Can you tell which door you should enter? Some people were confused.

Here is Andrew's mogress two days in. Not much to report yet.


He is threatening to grow a handlebar moustache (scary!). So, I need your opinion. Which Mo should Andrew grow?


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The bear is the symbol of Bern so there are lots of bear statues throughout the city. Some of them are beary cute (he he). I thought I'd share photos of my favourite statues with you.










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Our visit to Bern was part of the Wilson's Watch Pr0n tour. Andrew, Simon and I spent a total of three and a half days in Switzerland and managed to visit Geneva, Bern and Zurich. It was a whirlwind trip. Other entries from this trip include: B is for Bears and Baby Eaters.