Comments on: The good side of jetlag http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/11/13/the-good-side-of-jetlag/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: janet http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/11/13/the-good-side-of-jetlag/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 janet Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:31:52 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=203#comment-2146 The best stargazing I've ever had was in Ecuador, something like 15 years ago. Up in the Andes, no lights, no clouds. Just amazing. The trip to Wales was a virtually perfect vacation -- great mix of catching up with people I hadn't seen in a while, sleeping late, hiking, and visiting castles and such-like tourist-y stuff. Plus real fish and chips, and an excellent Indian meal in Manchester on our way home. The best stargazing I’ve ever had was in Ecuador, something like 15 years ago. Up in the Andes, no lights, no clouds. Just amazing.

The trip to Wales was a virtually perfect vacation — great mix of catching up with people I hadn’t seen in a while, sleeping late, hiking, and visiting castles and such-like tourist-y stuff. Plus real fish and chips, and an excellent Indian meal in Manchester on our way home.

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/11/13/the-good-side-of-jetlag/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Justine Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:01:56 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=203#comment-2140 That sounds gorgeous. There's too much light pollution to see more than a few stars here, but a few years back we went into the outback in South Australia to see a total eclipse. I saw more stars than I've ever seen in my life. Twas indeed amazing. Sydney is all purple jacarandas right now. I'm finally able to appreciate jacarandas. For years they just meant that I should be studying for end of year exams . . . That sounds gorgeous. There’s too much light pollution to see more than a few stars here, but a few years back we went into the outback in South Australia to see a total eclipse. I saw more stars than I’ve ever seen in my life. Twas indeed amazing.

Sydney is all purple jacarandas right now. I’m finally able to appreciate jacarandas. For years they just meant that I should be studying for end of year exams . . .

]]> By: janet http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2005/11/13/the-good-side-of-jetlag/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 janet Sun, 13 Nov 2005 03:27:15 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=203#comment-2139 Mmm. Lovely. I love jacarandas. When we went to Wales in August I woke in the middle of the night the first night and got up to do some star-gazing. We were way out in the country (nearest house an hour away and currently uninhabited), so there was zero light pollution, and by a miracle the sky was cloudless. It was quite amazing. One of those nights when you understand why the Milky Way is called the Milky Way. And it was Perseid season, so I saw a couple of meteors. Sigh. Mmm. Lovely. I love jacarandas.

When we went to Wales in August I woke in the middle of the night the first night and got up to do some star-gazing. We were way out in the country (nearest house an hour away and currently uninhabited), so there was zero light pollution, and by a miracle the sky was cloudless. It was quite amazing. One of those nights when you understand why the Milky Way is called the Milky Way. And it was Perseid season, so I saw a couple of meteors.

Sigh.

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