Huntsman and Dogs

Posted on August 8, 2018 by vanbraman

The title of my post tonight is Huntsman and Dogs. The pictures in the post are all of a sculpture in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. I will mostly let the pictures speak for themselves and keep the text to a minimum.Huntsman and Dogs, Royal Botanic Gardens, Henri Jacquemart, Sculpture, BronzeThe Huntsman and Dogs sculpture is the work of Henri Alfred Marie Jacquemart who was a French sculptor.Huntsman and Dogs, Royal Botanic Gardens, Henri Jacquemart, Sculpture, BronzeThis sculpture of a huntsman and his two dogs was completed in 1866. Huntsman and Dogs, Royal Botanic Gardens, Henri Jacquemart, Sculpture, BronzeThere is a lot of detail in this sculpture, especially in the two dogs.

Jacquemart is best know for his large animal sculptures so I can understand why the dogs are very detailed.Huntsman and Dogs, Royal Botanic Gardens, Henri Jacquemart, Sculpture, BronzeThe sculpture looks great from different angles, and I tried to capture as many as I could.Huntsman and Dogs, Royal Botanic Gardens, Henri Jacquemart, Sculpture, BronzeI really enjoyed wandering through the Royal Botanic Gardens and seeing the many sculptures that were among the flowers and trees.

This one was one of my favorites.

Steven

 

 

 

 

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Australian Thai Dinner

Posted on August 7, 2018 by vanbraman

When I come to Australia I often eat a lot of Asian food. Last night was no exception as we went to a Thai restaurant for dinner. Khao Pla is in the Macquarie Centre just across from my apartment.

Pot of tea, Thai Restaurant

I started off my my dinner with a nice pot of tea, which to me is a great complement to an Asian meal.

Gaeng Ped, Red Curry, Duck, Thai Food

We ordered several dishes to share so we would get a wider variety of tastes.

We started with Gaeng ped which is duck in a red curry sauce. It also had lychee, lime leaf, Thai basil, Thai eggplant and pineapple.

The curry was really nice and I later had just some of the curry over rice. This was repeated for all the curries we had.

Gaeng keaw wan, green curry, chicken curry

Next was Gaeng keaw wan which was a green curry with chicken, eggplant, ginger, chilli and basil.

This sauce was a bit milder, but had a wonderful balance of textures and tastes.

massaman beef, braised beef tamarind

My favorite dish was a nice Massaman beef. The braised beef with a tamarind and palm sugar curry was really delicious.

Thai Pork Ribs, Khao Pla, Australian Thai

The restaurant is well known for their award winning Pla’s pork ribs. These ribs are twice cooked and are basted with a wonderful tamarind sauce.

I think by the end of the trip I will have had Thai food half a dozen times. Of course, I have also had Japanese and Chinese food during my trip also. I feel quite at home 🙂

Steven

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