Old & new Penrhos















My boarder friend Anna and I went back to Penrhos for a little visit of our old home. Wow, how things have changed. Instead of a cubicle with curtain for door, no heat or AC and very little common space, the new boarding house has individual rooms with doors and independent heat and AC and heaps of space. Crazy!!! Mind you, the fees have doubled since we were at school, so change does come at a price.

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  1. DaniApril 8, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    HI Cass,
    thanks for inviting me to your blog....
    mine is www.wheatbeltphotograpy.blogspot.com
    if you're ever bored!!
    Love the Menai pics - what a different place. I know how bad the fees are, I'm stressing already about having to send my boys to boarding school...
    Enjoy the rest of your oz tour, so sorry I didn't catch up with you,
    Dani

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