HAPPINESS

"He was discovering happiness in the present. When he sat reading in the library, or playing Mozart in the music room, he often felt the invasion of a deep spiritual emotion, as if Shangri-LA were indeed a living essence, distilled from the magic of the ages and miraculously preserved against time..."

Lost Horizon, Milton


Thursday, January 14, 2010

More Photos of Fiji


Em having a good time

Why did the cow cross the road? We saw many cows wandering by the road. Also, the locals frequently walked or waited by the side of road for a big bus without air conditioning to arrive.


Al collecting some sugar cane from the plantation. It was pithy, starchy, and lacked a sweet flavor that you would have expected from sugar. All day and night, the locals were burning their fields of sugar cane. Then the burned canes (resembled blackened sticks) would be loaded onto trucks or a small train for delivery.


Check out the entrance sign for MacDonald's cafe in Nadi, Fiji. The workers were attired in brightly colored tropical shirts and they greeted us with a hearty "Bula". Also, there were Kentucky Fried Chicken cafes in Fiji as well as New Zealand. Unfortunately, the New Plymouth McDonald's could not process our gift cards that we had gotten as a Christmas present. They were confused and had never seen gift cards from McDonald's.
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5 comments:

  1. that sugar cane looks huge!!

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  2. haha, love the bula sign at mcdonalds

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  3. the cow crossing the road is funny

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  4. that looks fun for emily, wish i could be there

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  5. Go for it! Come on down to Kiwiland.

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