Mookie's Photo Blog

The worst day of my life

2007-12-02T17:45:00.000Z

Yesterday (Saturday, 01/12/2007) was probably very close to, if not the worst day I have ever had.

The day started with a stupid little lover's tiff before I even got out of bed. Then it carried on and got worse when I tried to apologized to my wife and got a response I did not entirely envision.

One of the worst things is having to out and spend a day or a couple of hours with friends when you arranged to go out long in advance and can not cancel while in the middle of a fight with your wife. Well, that was what I was facing on Saturday.

I was looking forward to the Rugby (South Africa vs Barbarians at Twickenham) until the moment I opened my eyes that morning. I only really started to think about who we were playing against until I saw a note on the Travel For London website on my phone (had no internet access at home, that pissed me off even more).

On our way to the stadium, I realized that I did not have any cash on me (a point that my wife pointed out in front of everyone else to my embarrassment). We then had to go and stand in a queue for close to an hour to get some cash and all I could think about was what an idiot I was for not checking before we left home. I had this almost overwhelming desire to mash this Saffa jerk's nose in. He was standing in line with a friend and was pissed out of his mind and he would not shut up!

Well we got to the front of the line and then the couple in front of us frightened the crap out of us by almost causing the ATM to break down. Well, I got my cash and then had to join the next queue for food while my wife went to find her seat with everyone else. While waiting in line for a crappy burger, I heard the stadium come alive, and then I heard the only thing I was looking forward to, not the rugby, not anything else, just the fact that I could hear a few thousand South Africans sing the national anthem. Those who know me knows that I don't really go for that sort of thing, but strangely enough, I was looking forward to that. I was almost suicidal at that stage, not just upset, completely furious at myself for being such an idiotic arsehole.

My team then played an absolutely sh*t game and lost. I had one cup of coffee when I woke up and only one crappy, overpriced beer, so I was aching for something to drink. For the duration of the game, I just wanted to go home. Christopher and Katka, thanks for organizing the outing, but I reckon I'm done with rugby. I can't deal with another heart near-attack. I think everyone with us on Saturday might benefit from reading this. It will help you understand why I was the world's biggest dick on Saturday.

Well, lets hope next weekend (after another 60 hour work week) goes better! Optimism, my arse!

London Travel

2007-10-06T11:50:00.000Z

For those of you that have visited London or lived here before this will make sense. I found this in the Metro newspaper on Friday.

Czech Republic (12 - 22 Spetember 2007)

2007-09-23T08:57:00.000Z

Here's a few photos from our trip to the Czech Republic. We have not had a holiday since we got married last October, so this was long overdue.


Our airplane, off in the distance on the tarmac (12/09/2007)	A friend of ours opened a new pub/club, and we were invited (14/09/2007)	My funky drink

More pics taken "funboard"

		Lenka's mother's weekend house

Lenka's brithday party (15/09/2007)







	Medieval festival, Tábor

An evening with friends in Choustník (16/09/2007)




Dinner in Tábor (18/09/2007)

The blurry aftermath		An afternoon at a spa near Třeboň

		Dinner (21/09/2007)

	Another evening at "funboard"





Our rental car

Little Hannah's Birthday

2007-09-09T12:57:00.000Z

We stayed with friends for the weekend outside London, but were mainly there for Hannah's 5th birthday party. I got to do what comes naturally to South African men, and that is braai (BBQ), so I was pleased. Please leave comments below.

Katka's 16th Birthday Party

2007-08-20T20:09:00.000Z

OK, these photos were taken on the 5th of August. Rather late than never. I have been absolutely obsessed with the whole house buying thing lately, so weekends go by quickly.

We celebrated Katka's birthday, but this time another young lady was "fighting" for attention. :)

Race For Life

2007-07-22T12:42:00.000Z

Lenka, Katka and a few other girls decided to participate in the "Race For Life". It had something to do with cancer research. The other partners and I were there for most of the race. After the race started we unanimously decided to go for a quick pint at the nearest pub so we could be back when the girls finished. Well, we underestimated them, and found them waiting for us when we got back. We might be in even more trouble if they decide to train harder for next year's race!


The girls getting ready for the run/walk.

We, the guys, felt a bit out of place between so many women.

The start of the race. behind the girl with the number 10302, you can see Lenka and Katka's heads. That's the best I could get.

London Rain Storm

2007-07-20T14:34:00.000Z

We went to see a financial advisor this morning to help with our mortgage, and during the meeting it started to rain and thunder. Not just normal rain, more like a storm. Two hours later, on our way out, the water had risen up the the front door. We had to cross through ankle high puddles to get home. Here is a few photos from our journey home.


New Malden (KT3)





Colliers Wood (SW19)

A visit from Czech

2007-06-24T11:47:00.000Z

My brother-in-law and his girlfriend from the Czech Republic is visiting us in London for a few days. Here is what we have been up to.



At home, Thursday evening. . .









Pub lunch and some sightseeing in Windsor on Saturday. . .

Horrible cocktail bar near Clapham, Saturday.

Our flat

2007-06-24T10:14:00.000Z

I have been promising family members in South Africa that I'll take some photos of the flat we're renting at the moment, and post them here. Well, it's finally done. Comments here.


Front room .

Bedroom .	Hallway	Storage

Bathroom .	Kitchen

Kitchen .	Back yard	Front view

Road		Front door

Pearl Jam - Wembley Arena, London (18/06/2007)

2007-06-19T08:56:00.000Z



Lenka and me before the show (The only photos I have).

Took this one with my mobile.	I scanned a newspaper article.

Ticket and Tenclub wristband.

The bastards confiscated my camera! Sorry, had to get that out of my system. Security at the door at the Wembley arena, where we went to see Pearl Jam last night, told me my camera's lens is too big and it has to be signed in at the security desk and could be collected afterwards. So I have two photos of Lenka and me before the show, and that's it. There are links to photos from several other shows in this blog and they were all taken with this camera. :(

The setlist was brilliant and Ed had a couple of speeches that I enjoyed, especially the one about George bush being the drunk driver type and that we should not allow him to drive and take off his keys. I expect a little political rant at each Pearl Jam show, and this one was quite funny.

I normally post on two Pearl Jam forums under the name "mook" (click here for a link) and I was on a rant of my own this morning about the sound at the show and how terrible it was. Read for yourself if you have not seen it yet. My conclusion is that I was too close to the main speakers (that explains the ringing I still have in my ears), and that the swimming pool underneath the floor section made the sound FUBAR in my view. I think I need to invest in soft earplugs for future shows.

To the Australian girl that stood in front of me, thanks for the beer and to the "American-slang-loving" Swedish guy and his girlfriend (?) that stood behind us, it was nice to meet you, stay in touch if you read this.

And to the father and son from Birminham we met in line at the Prague show and again in London, keep in touch. All the best with your exams today (you with the Boom T-shirt). Hope you get back in time.

The photos below were taken by Joe Goodwin and can also be found here.

Soundcheck: Ghost, Nothing As it Seems, Marker In the Sand, Parachutes and Wash (not confirmed).

Set List:
01. Long Road (Absolutely what I was hoping for as an opening song.)
02. Severed Hand (Good as always.)
03. Grievance
04. Comatose
05. Given To Fly
06. Low Light (Most Yield songs are great to sing along to, as was this one.)
07. I Got Shit (Was hoping to hear it, but didn't think they'd play it.)
08. Faithful (I was happy to hear this after Low Light.)
09. Green Disease (The song about money.)
10. Marker In The Sand (The song about religion and America and the connection between them.)
11. Immortality (I think it was on this one that Ed played a different intro, very cool.)
12. Down
13. Present Tense (Finally, my first No Code song!!!)
14. State of Love and Trust
15. Why Go
16. Save You
17. Porch

1st encore:
18. Inside Job (I wanted to hear this and Come Back, well one is good enough.)
19. Parachutes
20. Crazy Mary (by Victoria Williams) (Absolutely brilliant to sing along to.)
21. Do The Evolution
22. Alive (This one was dedicated to Marky Ramone, who was in the audience.)

2nd encore:
23. No More (Felt almost privileged to hear this one)
24. Bu$hleaguer (great song, but not as good as the Prague version)
25. World Wide Suicide
26. Rockin' In The Free World (by Neil Young)
27. Indifference (A great substitute to Yellow Ledbetter)

If anybody has any decent photos from the show, please leave a comment below with your e-mail address or a link to a website. I would like to host them here, I'll mention you alongside them.

Marlow Regatta

2007-06-18T07:11:00.000Z

We went to High Wicombe yesterday to visit friends (Radka, Max and their kids), and we all went to Marlow, a little village nearby where there was festivities planned around the Regatta (a rowing race). We spent the day a the park close to the river and the fun fair. It was a relaxing break from London.

Eva's Birthday

2007-06-09T19:25:00.001Z

Today is Eva's birthday, and we all went to the Swan in Staines to celebrate. I arranged all the photos in a table (for those of you with some html knowledge), so if you don't see three photos in a row (there are 32 photos in this post) then your screen's resolution probably needs to be adjusted to see everything properly. Please let me know if you have any problems, and I'll make some adjustments. I'm planning to do most of my posts like this from now on.

As always, comments are welcome, click here.

Mother-In-Law In London

2007-06-09T18:56:00.000Z

OK, this is long overdue. I had these photos on my camera since they were taken, and only downloaded them with today's photos. As stated above, they were taken when my mother-in-law and her partner, Pavel visited us in London in March.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

2007-05-27T14:13:00.000Z

Have a look below, there's a few photos from a tripple going away party we had for a few guys (the three other guys in this photo, for those who don't know) that worked with me at the time. Please click here to leave a comment.

Dudley Arms (29-10-2005)

Contiki on Facebook

2007-05-19T15:19:00.000Z

The notes below the pictures were taken from the original advertisement and info for the tour we did. I'm posting them, as I had a request from a friend.

_____ European Highlights (23 March - 5 April 2005)
14 Day Tour of Europe - European Highlights Get a taste of more than 8 countries when you escape to Europe on this tour! Enjoy the wonders and beauty of Dover, Paris, Fontainebleu, the French Riviera, Monaco, Florence, Rome, Vatican City, Venice, Munich, the Rhine Valley and Amsterdam

_____ Day 01 - England, France - London To Paris (23 March 2005)
London to Paris. A warm welcome from your Contiki Crew as we head for the White Cliffs of Dover and the Channel crossing to Calais, France. Past World War I battlefields to the splendour of Paris. What better way to begin than with an evening tour of the city illuminations. Contiki Village (D)

_____ Day 02 - France - Paris (24 March 2005)
Paris Sightseeing. On our included sightseeing tour see the mighty Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. Visit Nôtre Dame Cathedral, stroll along the Champs Elysées. Contiki Village (B)

_____ Day 03 - France - Paris To Lyon (25 March 2005)
Paris to Beaujolais Wine Region, Lyon. See the Château at Fontainebleau. Next the Beaujolais vineyards near Lyon and Contiki's exclusive Château de Cruix. Contiki Special Stopover (B,D)

_____ Day 04 - France - Lyon To Antibes (26 March 2005)
Lyon to Antibes - French Riviera. South today along the Autoroute du Soleil to the Côte d'Azur. En route visiting the city of the Popes, Avignon seeing the Papal Palace. Tonight we visit Monaco to view the Royal Palace. Contiki Village (B,D)

_____ Day 05 - France - Antibes, Cannes, Nice (27 March 2005)
Riviera at Leisure. It's your choice today - relax on the beach, or take a trip into Nice or Cannes to souvenir shop and explore this "Queen of the Riviera". Contiki Village (B,D)

_____ Day 06 - France, Italy - Antibes To Florence (28 March 2005)
Antibes to Florence. First we visit a French Perfumery before continuing to Pisa, home of the famous Leaning Tower. This evening an opportunity to enjoy the most fabulous of Renaissance cities, Florence. Contiki Village (B)

_____ Day 07 - Italy - Florence To Rome (29 March 2005)
Florence to Rome. Today our local expert guide takes us on a walking tour of Renaissance Florence which includes the Duomo and the Piazza Della Signoria. Shop for gold and leather then drive to the Eternal City of Rome. Tonight, a walking tour of this ancient city will include the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Venezia, Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Contiki Village (B)

_____ Day 08 - Italy - Rome (30 March 2005)
Rome Sightseeing. Today, why not discover the ancient ruins of Rome with a local guide and in your free time leisurely discover the secrets of the Vatican City and the Sistine Chapel. Contiki Village (B,D)

_____ Day 09 - Italy - Rome To Venice (31 March 2005)
Rome to Venice. Now onto the magic of Venice. Travel by motor boat to see St. Mark's Square, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Perhaps treat yourself to a gondola ride. Contiki Village (B)

_____ Day 10 - Italy, Austria, Germany - Venice To Munich (01 April 2005)
Venice to Munich.Travelling over the spectacular Brenner Pass we drive through Austria before arriving in the lively capital of Bavaria. We visit the town centre with its historic Glockenspiel before tonight visiting a local beer hall. Hotel (B)

_____ Day 11 - Germany - Munich To St Goar (02 April 2005)
Munich to Rhine Valley. Today, we continue to the Rhine Valley. See how beersteins are crafted in St Goar before arriving at our hotel. Hotel (B,D)

_____ Day 12 - Germany, Netherlands - St Goar To Amsterdam (03 April 2005)
Rhine Valley to Amsterdam. We cross the Dutch border to Amsterdam for our last 2 nights in this vibrant city. Visit a cheese farm, see how clogs are made, cycle through the Dutch countryside and explore the fishing and cheese village of Edam. Contiki Special Stopover (B,D)

_____ Day 13 - Netherlands - Amsterdam (04 April 2005)
Amsterdam at Leisure. After a diamond exhibition, why not explore Amsterdam on a canal bike ride, perhaps visiting Anne Frank's house. Contiki Special Stopover (B)

_____ Day 14 - Netherlands, England - Amsterdam To London (05 April 2005)
Amsterdam to London.Travelling south through the Belgian Countryside to Calais, we catch the ferry back to Dover, reaching London early evening. (B)

_____ Contiki - Another One Rides The Bus (Part 1)

_____ Contiki - Another One Rides The Bus (Part 2)

What's Included ACCOMMODATION & MEALS -13 nights accommodation - 3 nights in Contiki Special Stopovers, 7 nights in Contiki Villages, 3 nights in hotels
* Breakfast (B) & Dinners (D) included in Food Fund - as per itinerary

Facebook Photo Albums

2007-05-17T09:20:00.000Z

I was not very keen on using Facebook when I received my first invite from a friend, but it's not really that bad. it makes keeping in contact with old friends / travel buddies easier. Here is a few photos I uploaded yesterday. Please have a look and leave a comment. As you can see, June 2005 was a brilliant month!

Green Day - Milton Keynes (18 June 2005)

Audioslave - Brixton Academy (21 June 2005)

Kings Of Leon - Brighton Centre (30 June 2005)

R.E.M. - Hyde Park (16 July 2005)

Ben Harper - Hammersmith Apollo, London (11 July 2006)

Pearl Jam - Reading Festival (27 Aug 2006)

Kings Of Leon Wallpaper

2007-04-27T07:33:00.000Z

I messed around with a few pictures in photoshop the other day and ended up with this wallpaper of the the new album from the Kings Of Leon.

Here's there first video from their new album.

Play Kings of Leon - On Call

Freakin Hilarious!!!

2007-04-26T15:19:00.000Z

I'm not a fan of VW, but this is brilliant!

Mookiepics had a face lift!

2007-04-24T21:33:00.000Z

I decided to give my blog a new look as the old one was a bit "loud" and I prefer something a little more simple.

Porterhouse, Covent Garden (20/04/2007)

2007-04-24T14:54:00.000Z

Friday was Bernie (Rob's wife's 19th birthday) at The Porterhouse in Covent Garden. Here's some photos. Photos of people that I know are on top and the rest is at below that. Please leave a comment below!

Photos From South Africa (March 2006)

2007-02-28T19:54:00.000Z

Tohle je zprava pro lidi v Cesku, dali jsme na blog fotky z nasi posledni navstevy v JAR.

Prejedte mysi po fotce aby jste zjitili kde jsme to fotili, pokud fotku chcete vetsi kliknete na ni dvakrat.

Taky jsem pridal par fotek z nasi posledni navstevy v Cechach. (01, 02, 03).

My birthday

2007-02-18T20:22:00.000Z

I celebrated the 10th anniversary of my 18th birthday today, a.k.a. my 28th birthday. The big day was actually on the 13th, but today (Sunday) was the closest day to do anything fun. We had lunch at Chakalaka (a South African restaurant in east Putney) and had drinks before and afterwards in nearby pubs. Not a bad day, actually.

Pearl Jam Wallpaper

2006-11-21T10:37:00.000Z

I thought I'd play around with a few pictures I found on the net. Have a look, use them as wallpaper on your desktop if you like, and let me know what you think (click on 'comments' below).

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Pearl Jam in Praha

2006-11-14T17:40:00.000Z

Well, I went to see Pearl Jam in Prague, Czech Republic in September, but it wasnt until I was there in October to get married that I had the oppertunity to take these photos!!!

Czech Republic Wedding (21 October 2006)

2006-10-24T08:09:00.000Z

Here is the photos from our Wedding in the Czech Republic on Saturday the 21st.

Please click on the pictures to view them full size.

UK Wedding (14 October 2006)

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More Bohemia

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More Czech photos

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Hluboka Castle, Czech Republic.

My Bohemian Rhapsody

2006-10-02T15:11:00.000Z

I just got back from 11 days in the Czech Republic and London feels a bit grey at the moment.

Here is a few random images from our trip.

This is where we're getting married.

České Budějovice, the home of Budvar (Budweiser) Beer.

Pearl Jam - Reading Festival (27 August 2006) 01

2006-08-28T16:00:00.000Z

I have been a fan of Pearl Jam since 1996. One of the reasons I traveled to the UK almost 4 years ago, was to see Pearl Jam live, and now, just over 10 years after I first started listening to their music, I was fortunate enough to see them live at the Reading festival.

It was an absolutely brilliant show. Very energetic. The band defenately fed on the crowd's energy, and the other way around as well.

The Setlist:

01. Interstellar Overdrive/Corduroy
02. Do The Evolution
03. Animal
04. World Wide Suicide
05. Severed Hand
06. Dissident
07. Even Flow
08. Sad
09. I Am Mine
10. Jeremy
11. Grievance
12. Wasted Reprise
13. Better Man
14. Save You
15. Blood
16. Rearviewmirror

1st encore:
17. Iron Man by Black Sabbath (Ed on ukulele)
18. Soon Forget
19. Given To Fly
20. Once
21. Crown Of Thorns (Mother Love Bone Cover)
22. Comatose (Spin The Black Circle tease at start)
23. Alive

2nd encore:
24. Why Go
25. Baba O'Riley (The Who Cover)
26. Yellow Ledbetter

The Review:
Please check back in a day or two for my review of this brilliant show!

The Videos:
I recorded a few short video clips with my camera. I'm in the process of editing, converting and uploading them. Please visit this site in a few days for the rest.

Betterman (This is just the beginning of the song, a brilliant sing along bit)

According to Eddie, this was the first time that Black Sabbath's Iron Man was
ever played on the ukelele.

Crown Of Thorns was a big suprise, but still brilliant (This is just the first bit
of the song).

Crown Of Thorns guitar solo

The Photos:

The following three photos are of girls flashing their breasts for the video cameras. I do not want my blog removed because I have pictures of topless girls on it, but I don't want to exclude these photos either, so please do not click on the three links directly below if you are under 18!

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Natasha's Wedding

2006-08-21T10:40:00.000Z

Nacho Libre

2006-08-10T11:07:00.000Z

Nacho Libre
Click above link to see photos of the new Jack Black movie!!!
Can't wait to see it.

Ben Harper - Hammersmith Apollo, London (11 July 2006) Part 1

2006-07-12T20:30:00.000Z

Ben Harper - Hammersmith Apollo, London (11 July 2006) Part 2

2006-07-12T20:21:00.000Z

South Park in Afrikaans

2006-06-13T17:02:00.000Z

Sorry, this one is in Afrikaans.

South Park was nog nooit so snaaks nie.

Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Milton Keynes 2005)

2006-06-12T19:13:00.000Z

Since I discovered this video section, I wanted to upload a video that I recorded. So here is a video from a Green Day concert I went to last year in Milton Keyens on the 18th of June 2005. Next time I go somewhere with my camera I'm going to record something cool and put it on the blog.

Pearl Jam - Alive (Pinkpop Festival, Holland, 1992)

2006-06-12T13:00:00.000Z

Pearl Jam - Alive (Pinkpop 92)

This is one of Pearl Jam's best ever performances of Alive. If your internet connection will allow, then have a look.

2006-06-12T10:55:00.000Z

Have a look at some of my previous photos.

Czech Republic - December 2005 (Part 1)

Czech Republic - December 2005 (Part 2)

Lenka's picture on the internet

Eva's Birthday Party (11/06/2006)

2006-06-12T10:47:00.000Z

We celebrated Eva's birthday yesterday, and it turned out to be a very nice day. We all had a lot of fun, thanks Eva!

I put up loads of photos, and if you feel that you look really bad on a specific picture, please let me know what the filename is and I'll remove it from the site. Please do this only in extreme cases.

Please take a minute and leave a note on the little OGGIX ShoutBox and take part in my poll.

I thought I'd put a permanent link on the site as well to hopefully give Manny a bit more advertising.

Eva's 30th (11/06/2006)

2006-06-12T09:55:00.000Z

Everybody's trying to cool down after the blazing hot trip to get there.

Lenka and, I'm-not-even-going-to-try-to-spell-her-name, her Czech friend. Please let me know in the comments icon at the end of this post.

The best photo of the day.

I have to try to get myself in here at some stage.

Katka and Christopher.

The most amazing, chocolaty birthday cake.

Eva couldn't have asked for a better day.

The wine seemed to flo like, erm, wine.

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The food was brilliant.

This is where it all happened.

The birthday girl gets all excited.

Make a wish.

Me Tarzan, you Jane.

Smiles all around.

Nirvana!!

Getting wild.

Friends unite!

Go Eva, Go Eva, it's your birthday!!!

This is my castle.

Is this a restaurant or a club? hmmm... :)

Shake that moneymaker Christopher!

I'm not going to ask what this means. Leave a comment

Always the English gentleman.

More dancy, less touchy!!!

Eva on the dance floor, solo.

I really dont know what went through her head when I took this photo?

I didn't know we had tango music playing?

These two photos won't work when you see them apart. Pretty cool though!

Beer (Belgium)

2006-06-10T22:10:00.000Z

I've been thinking for a while that as I have so many photos of the beers that I've sampled across Europe (and in SA of course), that I should put them all together on this site.

This little mr has 11.5% alcohol.

Isn't this just beautiful?

A light French-Belgian beer.

OK, by now you think I'm nuts, taking all these stupid photos of beerglasses. But if I didn't, I would have forgotten all about them by now.

Beer (Belgium)

2006-06-10T21:29:00.000Z

This one really is the devil as the name suggests.

One of the best beers ever!

Beautiful

After a evening with a few litres of Leffe, I now prefer to stay away from it for a while.

Beer (France)

2006-06-10T21:00:00.000Z

These two photos were taken in Paris. I cant remeber the name of the one in the first photo (the one with my brother), but it was the first taste I had of proper beer after suffering through more than two years of british "beer".

Pop-ups

2006-06-10T20:48:00.000Z

I've noticed that since I started getting more hits to the site and I'm more actively posting that there is an anoying pop-up that loads with this site from time to time. I did not intend for it to be there. I'll see what I can do to get rid of it. If anybody knows what I can do to get rid of it, please let me know via e-mail.

Beer (S.A.)

2006-06-10T20:36:00.000Z

Good old Amstel!!!

This was the first time I used my Belgian beerstein and it took 3 bottles to fill it up to perfection.

Mookie T

2006-06-10T20:24:00.000Z

This is where the whole Mookie thing comes from.

Comparison

2006-06-03T15:15:00.000Z

Since I'm probably going to spend the rest of my days in England, Czech Republic and South Africa, I thought it might be interesting to compare a few things and see how different or how much alike they are. I found all the info I needed in the CIA Factbook.

	England	Czech Republic	South Africa
Area (sq km)	244,820	78,866	1,219,912
Natural Hazards	winter windstorms, floods	flooding	prolonged droughts
Population	60,609,153	10,235,455	44,187,637
Population Growth Rate	0.28%	-0.06%	-0.40%
Net Migration Rate Per 1000 Population	2.18	0.97	-0.16
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths Per 1000 Births)	5.08	3.89	60.66
Life Expectancy At Birth	78.54	76.22	42.73
HIV/AIDS Positive	0.20%	less than 0.1%	21.50%
Literacy (Age 15 & Over)	99%	99%	86.40%
Labor Force	30.07 million	5.27 million	15.23 million economically active
Unemployment Rate	4.70%	9.10%	25.20%
Population Below Poverty Line	17% (2002 est.)	NA%	50% (2000 est.)
Internet Users	37.8 million	4.8 million	3.6 million
Airports	471	121	728
Railways	17,274 km	9,543 km	20,872 km
Roadways	387,674 km	127,672 km	362,099 km
Manpower Available For Military Service	Male: 14,607,724	Male: 2,414,728	Male: 10,354,769
	Female: 14,028,738	Female: 2,329,412	Female: 10,626,550
Manpower Fit For Military Service	Male: 12,046,268	Male: 1,996,631	Male: 4,927,757
	Female: 11,555,893	Female: 1,923,508	Female: 4,609,071

Czech Republic - December 2005

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I thought I'd upload a few photos from my last trip to the Czech Republic, since there are a few people, mostly family, who might like to see where they will be going in October. It wont be as snowy as it was in December, but it certainly wont be 't-shirt, shorts and sandles' weather either!

A church in the town square of Tábor.

Another typical Czech church.

An example of the language problem that faces all the South Africans.

A nice little neigbourhood, very cold!

This is what the countryside looks like in parts between Prague and Tábor.

Wenceslav square. It's one of the first things I saw in Prague.

Something you won't see in South Africa!

Old town square.

Still Old Town square. I bought Lenka's temporary engagement ring there.

The photo's a little blurry, but It's a nicely decorated street in Prague.

Prague.

The snow brought out the detail in this group of statues.

If you remember anythig about the movie Tripple X (xXx), you'll recognize this bridge.

Lenka, feeling very happy in the snow.

I can't remember what this structure is for.

This reminded me of Venice and Bruges.

One of many pieces on Prague's main bridge.

I just couldn’t resist Italian Gelato ice cream.

The chapel, situated on the hill near Prague castle.

This is a (mostly) residential area. I was suprised how many people live in big blocks of flats (like you can see in this photo).

Mouse Trail Clock

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Check out the clock

Photos On TNT Website

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I found photos from the Mayfest party on the TNT Magazine website.

Lenka is on there and also Rob and his wife.

Mayfest Party, Octoberfest Pub (20 May 2006)

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!!!

Lenka, Bennie, Lizelle and Clint, about to down a Jagermeister.

My first (one of five!!!) stein for the day.

Bennie, being brave

Bennie and Lizelle

The Oompah Band

Small venue, big party

Clint, making a fuel stop

Is that a bit too heavy for you?

beautiful

Jagermeister

Nice Jugs. hahahahaha

Tanya, we can all vouch for Clint's good behaviour!

I love beer

I wish all the guys from "the gang" in SA could have been there with us.

Three of my favourite things. Lenka, beer and beef!!!

Me no happy if me no have beer

Me very happy now!

May I have a refil?

Clint makes up in quantity what his drinks lack in size.

Wow!

The most expensive round ever!!!

Foursome

Not bad

Mmmm...

Buddies.

Eating chips to knock back the effects of all those double vodka and orange juices didn't really work properly.

Food order spoon.

Truely happy.

That's what happens after the 3rd or 4th stein. I can't really remember if that was the 3rd or 4th or the 5th.

Look at my beautiful tongue.

I've had enough, thanks.

Clint's new best friend.

Less lookie, more drinkie.

I'm the beer princess!

I never realised I'm that tall.

Jetting jiggy with it.

On the table.

I have no idea where that orange flower necklace came from, but I came home with it around my neck.

Nice hat

Pearl Jam Wallpaper

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New Pearl Jam Album

2006-05-02T12:33:00.000Z

Pearl Jam's brilliant new album!!!

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Johnny, strutting his stuff

Me

South Africa (March)

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Lenka, on a river cruise near Robertson

My father, mother, me, Lenka and Hein in Worcester
Lenka and Surien at Franskraal

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2006-04-05T09:18:00.000Z

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Little Hannah's Birthday

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Czech Republic - December 2005

Mouse Trail Clock

Photos On TNT Website

Mayfest Party, Octoberfest Pub (20 May 2006)

Pearl Jam Wallpaper

New Pearl Jam Album

More S.A. Pics

South Africa (March)

My First Post