We found Christmas:

• Amazing Christmas Trees
• Christmas Lighting – Fibre Optics and Fairy Lights
• Wrapping Paper and Cards
• Nativity Scenes
• Wreaths and Garlands
• Decorations and Ornaments

The Christmas trees were all setup – and they look life like with beautifully decorated ornaments. We continue walking and step through the lighting section. Ideas flooding through our heads – this place is great.

Then we see the light characters – reindeers, bears, santas, bells and christmas trees. Wow what beautiful shapes made from lights.

Christmas warehouses are located in the New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. The Rudolph’s Warehouse web site is http://www.rudolphs.com.au.

Love LXS Jenny.

Roger said that “I am very proud of my performance today. Tomas puts great power in his forehand, backhand and also his serve. That’s what makes playing him that difficult. There was loads of adrenalin in the match today, I had to keep pushing myself forward.”

There is so much to do at the Australia Open. A day at the baseline, and Speigelworld – an cool carnival village in the oval outside Rod Laver Arena. At the heart of Spiegelworld is a beautiful, historic Spiegeltent. This was a very exciting festival European style hot-spot. Opulent décor of velvet, mirrors and wooden panelling venue hosts a top lineup of entertainment.

We also saw Dinara Safina from Russia win 6-2, 2-6, 7-5! against Alize Cornet from France. This was also a great match in the Rod Laver arena.

On the Marget Court we saw a legends matches including Pat Cash, Wally Masur and Patrick Rafter. These guys are really funny – taking turns who what outsmart who. The Australian Open website says this of the Legends matches … “The Legends’ Doubles event is revamped providing an opportunity to see some of the stars of the past display the skills that took them to the top“. In addition to all these activities, Federation Square in Melbourne is hosting programs during the tournament, including Aviva Tennis Hot Shots activities and competitions. I have to say though, my favourite is definitely the Absinthe … a daring circus-meets-burlesque variety performance, featuring weird and wonderful acts from around the world.

Australian Open Tennis 2009 is located Melbourne on the bank of the Yarra River.

Love LXS Fiona

The stage was an amazing, an elaborate set including the reproduction of a Viennese palace a 600m ice rink, giant candelabras over the orchestra and chorus. Meanwhile fountains cascaded and splashed around classical sculptures at either end of the huge stage.

André Rieu kept the audience entertained with his Johann Strauss orchestra, tenors, Scottish Bagpipes, Ice Skaters, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, dancers twirled on two 600m ice rinks and from palace balconies and in a ballroom scene and not to forget the golden coach drawn by white horses.

The atmosphere at this concert was complete with giant flickering candelabras and lavish costumes. It really is impossible to deny André Rieu his worldwide acclaim. The Dutch violinist and orchestra conductor has become not only an ambassador of light classical music, but an internationally renowned star. Today he is known as the “Modern King of Waltz”. One might equally dub him the “King of Romance”.

We enjoyed popular classics by Mozart and Puccini and Strauss – but you could not go past a Rolf Harris rendition of “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport“. We had a very enjoyable evening with an ever-smiling Rieu, dressed in tails, playing his Stradivarius and conducting his orchestra with his bow. Apart from Andre Rieu, his Stadivarius violin was the star. It was handcrafted in 1667 by the Italian master, the Stradivarius sang across the centuries, bringing romance and love to Docklands.

Enjoy LXS Jeremiah.

Andre Rieu Concert was held at the Telstra Dome in the Docklands Melbourne, Victoria.