Fresh from the archives: At 6 years, Bea was the youngest to play a solo piece with piano accompaniment in this concert. She did "Allegro," her all-time favourite.
Fresh from the archives: An unposted picture of Bea's first violin concert last winter. July 2006
Nothing beats a nice long holiday in the sun.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
After a good Christmas lunch on a scorcher of a day, we head to Balmoral Beach to cool down.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
Bea poses like a young Buddha statue scattered across the temple grounds. Behind her stands the Pagoda, where Buddhists keep their dead.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
Fascinated with the Buddhist philosophy, Bea takes off her thongs and whispers a silent wish as she lit up an incense inside the temple.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
Up the steps to explore the temple and light up an incense. Too bad cameras aren't allowed inside.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
Towards the end of our 3-day holiday, we visited the magnificent Nan Tien Temple, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
We enjoy a good view after a long walk. However it wasn't as breathtaking as Pagsanjan Falls back home.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
The trek ends here with a view of the falls in the heart of the rainforest. It's just a shame people aren't allowed to go for a dip.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
Very much unlike my mountaineering days ages ago, going through the rainforest is like a walk in the park with wooden walkways like this. Good thing the kids don't have to go 4WD, which is using both hands and feet on an inclined surface. Yikes!
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
The troupe on a hanging bridge as we go deeper inside Minnamurra Rainforest.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
One can't help feeling like a child again beside this towering tree hundreds of years old.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
Walking the 2-hour stretch inside Minnamurra Rainforest, we marvel at a huge boulder believed to be over 400 million years old.
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
Strong winds and the smell of the sea
NSW South Coast Christmas 2006
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