Photos - 2011 - Early Part of the Year

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Middle Part

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Goroka Festival

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Thailand

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Christmas in Port Moresby doesn't feature the best decorations, but the main roundabout in Town has a big Christmas tree

At the roundabout

As seen from BSP HO window

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Valley near Sogeri (which is the beginning / end of the Kokoda trail) nearby Port Moresby

Looking back to Port Moresby

Nice waterfall

Experienced travelers will be familiar with this concept

There is a war memorial near Sogeri as well, for the Commonwealth soldiers who died in WWII 

About the cemetary

Some of the 3,000+ graves

Headed by a memorial

Many graves are unmarked - an airman ...

... or a solider, known unto God

Some are known; almost all are young men

Neil's apt looks over an area called Ela Beach, that looks out to sea  

January

Overcast day in September

Sunny day in October

And it is scenic when

there's a storm coming

as there was this day in January

I like the reflection of the clouds on the water

and the effect of 2 blue colors

... again

At low tide  

March

April

August

And high tide  

April

April

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In March Neil went to a Fiserv conference in Singapore along with some key BSP IT staff.   

John Hogan (BSP consultant), Jed Delker (Fiserv architect) & Bruce Carpenter (BSP consultant)

Neil with John H, Jed, John Clay (BSP senior core banking staff) & Bruce

And the Ritz Carlton had a great room

Singapore's new casino complex

Not sure what this is near the casino

The Singapore skyline is always changing; seemingly for the better

And after the conference Neil visited friends in Kuala Lumpur, which has developed in leaps & bounds since his first ever overseas assignment ...

Apt buildings

Shopping centers

and great food