Nov 21, 2009 - sydney

Vandaag het Government House bezocht. Daarna naar de zoo van Sydney geweest met de ferry. ... Morgen gaan we Sydney achter ons laten en trekken we verder. ...

Nov 20, 2009 - We've Arrived Down Under

No Worries Mate! After almost 21 hours (23 with layover) we made it to Sydney yesterday. ... This is a the harbour that has the Sydney Opera House, the famous Harbour bridge, and many fine shops and restaurants. ... We landed at 8:45AM local time, 16 hours and a date ahead of the US.No Worries Mate! After almost 21 hours (23 with layover) we made it to Sydney yesterday. ... This is a the harbour that has the Sydney Opera House, the famous Harbour bridge, and many fine shops and restaurants. ... We landed at 8:45AM local time, 16 hours and a date ahead of the US....

Nov 20, 2009 - sydney

Vandaag de top attractie van Sydney gaan bekijken, nl. ... Hij is echter nooit meer naar Sydney gekomen nadat hij zijn ontslag moest aanbieden en heeft dus nooit de voltooide opera in het echt gezien. ... Daarna een ander groot bouwwerk van Sydney gaan bekijken, nl. ... Van de overzijde heb je een prachtig zicht op het opera gebouw en de skyline van Sydney. ...

Nov 20, 2009 - Farewell to Oz

Friday November 20, 2009 – Sydney Farewell to Oz As we learned yesterday, Mrs. ... period he built a mansion on Elizabeth Bay (then 1 mile outside Sydney; now very much just outside the downtown core). ... And, of course, we’ve retrieved my golf clubs (which we conveniently stored at the hotel in Sydney for the past month or so after the Games ended). ... Final installment of ripped from today’s headlines in the Sydney Morning Herald: “It’s all tweet as with All Blacks leakers”. ...

Nov 19, 2009 - The Search for a Kosher Kangaroo - Mission Accomplished

Thursday November 19, 2009 – Sydney The Search for a Kosher Kangaroo – Mission Accomplished Six weeks on the road searching for a Kosher Kangaroo. ... And wouldn’t you know it – the search ended here in Sydney; about 6 blocks from our hotel. ... When it was built, it was the tallest building in Sydney. ... Commercial break: As I’m typing this up, I’m watching last night’s David Letterman on Sydney Channel 10 (“Your Sydney; Your Way”). ... This is a peninsula that runs parallel to Bennelong Point on which sits the Sydney Opera House. ...

Nov 19, 2009 - Sydney

Deze morgen bij aankomst op de luchthaven van Auckland onmiddellijk gezien dat er nog geen check-in counters waren voor mijn vlucht naar Sydney. ... Dan maar eerst wat gaan eten en een uurtje later ingecheckt, er was geen file want de overgrote meerderheid van de passagiers vloog gewoon verder naar Sydney. ... Uiteindelijk zonder problemen geland in Sydney en erg vlot door de controles heen geraakt en dan de trein genomen naar het centraal station. ... Ook al de Sydney Tower gezien en hoewel hij wat kleiner is dan zijn broertje in Auckland is het uitkijkplatform hoger gelegen. ...

Nov 18, 2009 - Old Man Parramatta

Wednesday November 18, 2009 – Sydney Old Man Parramatta I am keeping up with things back home via e-mail and the world-wide inner tube, of course. ... Ain’t technology great (when it works)? We headed over to the Sydney Fish Market for some lunch. ... In Sydney Harbour the ocean meets the Parramatta River. ... They were happy to share Sydney Stories and point out landmarks along the way. ... Interesting factoid: Only the mass transit "ferry" system will take you up the Parramatta to the end of Sydney Harbour; all the private tour companies have boats that are too big and/or have too deep a draft. ...

Nov 18, 2009 - Departure - ATL

Expecting to board in ATL with a pair of coach seats to LAX, layover for 2 hours and then on to Sydney. ... We'll post something from Sydney! No Worries Mate! ...

Nov 17, 2009 - A Town Like .... Toronto??

Tuesday November 17, 2009 – Sydney A Town like …. ... Toronto?? About 140 kryptonites from Sydney, the highway turns into a 6-lane divided “motorway” and traffic, shall we say, “thickens”. ... And now, we’re back ‘home’ in Sydney, at the Seasons Darling Harbour hotel where we started out early last month. ... Ripped from today’s headlines in “The Australian Record” newspaper: “A surprise visit to Sydney from Fui Fui Moi Moi’s son will have to be included in Parammatta’s salary cap”. ...

Nov 11, 2009 - The journey continues!!

It has been a pretty long time since I last left a blog- so I'll try my best to remember as much as possible! The last couple of weeks have been quite exciting as I've decided to move house! A friend from work (Matt) and his brother have a spare room in Croydon (!) which is a suburb 5 miles from the city centre and not too much further from work! They are both lovely guys, and the area is so much nicer! It'll be great to be that little bit closer to the city as well.It has been a pretty long time since I last left a blog- so I'll try my best to remember as much as possible! The last couple of weeks have been quite exciting as I've decided to move house! A friend from work (Matt) and his brother have a spare room in Croydon (!) which is a suburb 5 miles from the city centre and not too much further from work! They are both lovely guys, and the area is so much nicer! It'll be great to be that little bit closer to the city as well....

Nov 7, 2009 - Sydney

On to Sydney and a very brief stay with Keith's brother John and and his wife Alice. ... We went 100 k or so west from Sydney to take a look at the Blue Mountains. ... They are mainly forest, but there's a very dramatic scarp edge (300 or 400 feet high) with walks along the cliffs at different levels.On to Sydney and a very brief stay with Keith's brother John and and his wife Alice. ... We went 100 k or so west from Sydney to take a look at the Blue Mountains. ... They are mainly forest, but there's a very dramatic scarp edge (300 or 400 feet high) with walks along the cliffs at different levels....

Oct 31, 2009 - Sydney

“The flowers that bloom in the spring…Tra-La…” - W. Last year we took a walking tour through the magnificent iconic Sydney Opera House and always wanted to see a performance there. ... Sydney is a very clean, modern, hip, city and there are many attractions that would satisfy anyone for days. ... Great museums, galleries, shops, water sports, a world class zoo, and aborigines on the pier playing their didgeridoos and selling their CD’s.“The flowers that bloom in the spring…Tra-La…” - W. Last year we took a walking tour through the magnificent iconic Sydney Opera House and always wanted to see a performance there. ... Sydney is a very clean, modern, hip, city and there are many attractions that would satisfy anyone for days. ... Great museums, galleries, shops, water sports, a world class zoo, and aborigines on the pier playing their didgeridoos and selling their CD’s....