Lilian's Tree

2016,   what has happened, this year? Plenty of travel both together and just me. January and we made a trip to Canberra, for my birthday. February and I made my first trip to the USA and attended RootsTech,   in Salt Lake City. I was joined by our daughter and together we did Las Vegas, Grand  Canyon, San Francisco and Los Angeles. April, we enjoyed a few days at Windsor and explored the area. May saw us head to Melbourne and family time. September and I attended a conference in Camden.   We then flew to Cairns for a family holiday, Fantastic. October and we were of to Adelaide. Family, friends and genealogy made up that trip. December and our Christmas trip to Melbourne. I have continued my study, doing three subjects form the University of Tasmania,   as well as my Diploma course with the National Institute of Genealogical Studies.  I have nearly finished this course, with just five subjects to go. We have really sett...

I'm not getting any kickbacks from these companies but I would recommend them for the different things we did. Salt Lake City. Found these people through a leaflet in our hotel. Amanda did the City Sights one and together we did the Great Salt Lake one. www.saltlakecitytours.org If you want a good Mexican food, Red Iguana2, is the place. www.rediguana.com Las Vegas. The Neon Boneyard, an amazing place to visit. www.neonmuseum.org San Francisco. The City Sightseeing San Francisco, with their four hop-on, hop-off buss are the best. (Paul and I used this company in Europe and the buses were great.) www.citysightseeing.us Red and White Fleet Cruises, have a variety of cruises, wed did the Bridge to Bridge one. Amanda had also used them when they were there in 2013 www.redandwhite.com Pier 39, shops, food and sea lions. Well worth the walk along it. pier39.com Alcatraz tours are best booked well before you get there as there is a limited number of tours across t...

Morning from San Francisco, the sun is out and the fog is going, looks like it will be a sunny but cool day. Las Vegas was amazing, loud, brash, bright and it never stops! We walked Freemont Street on Tuesday night and it has to be seen to understand it. The original strip it is now a mall with clubs, shops and casinos. There are street performers, several stages, with shows. The best part is people watching! Topless showgirls, cartoon characters, most people had drinks with them, saw a man dressed as a baby, nappy and all! There is a zip line, that goes from end to end and it as fun to watch them flying by. The Grand Canyon trip was wonderful, flying from Boulder City, to the South Rim, gave us spectacular views of the Canyon. When we landed, we joined a bus and went to Bright Angel Lodge. Lunch and then we wandered around the rim. Views were stunning and had snow and it was beautiful. Mather Point was next, it is 16 kilometres wide and it is the deepest part. Again the views ...