2006 - travel on hiatus for now

My final entry for now. I'm back in Toronto and after four months away it's surprisingly easy to fit back into a schedule. I've started at George Brown College and it's a one year program that I'm really excited about and is looking to be everything I thought it would be (and more!). However this means that my traveling is over for now.. here are some photos from my last days in Sydney as well as some pictures from Hong Kong where I spent Christmas and New Years with the family.. my last week in Sydney was amazing. My parents flew down to avoid the WTO protests, and some highlights:
- seeing Showstoppers at the Opera House
- 3 days in the Blue Mountains, including the Jenolan Caves. They were amazing... it really took my breath away.
- seeing The Sleeping Beauty ballet with my mum, done by the Australian Ballet
- dinner at Fish at the Rocks which was phenomenal. We took my dad there for his birthday
- lunch at The Tearoom on top of the QVB which has the best duck in the world.. it's the kind that just falls off the bone
- finally making it to King's Cross and seeing boutique hotels and these great little parts of Sydney that I couldn't believe I'd missed. You really have to know the right people to take you around.
- brunch at Bills 2 in Surry Hills. My gosh. I LOVE breakfast and this is hands down the best. They had the kind of scrambled eggs that are fluffy and smooth and the perfect shade of yellow.
- meeting people that changed my views of Sydney. I believe that one day I will move there.

Some highlights from Hong Kong:
- hanging out with university friends again
- dessert buffet at the Grand Hyatt. I make a point of going every time I'm back, and we book a month in advance and it is WORTH IT.
- high tea, also at the Grand Hyatt. I was addicted to their spring rolls and fried noodles.
- shopping with my mum. I now know everything you could ever need to know about pearls... and then some.

Some highlights of being back in Toronto:
- friends. they are amazing and I am being kept occupied with parties and events and even just hanging out with roommates in front of the tv. It feels like home for now.
- school is keeping me active and I like my classes and the people in them.
- the weather. it's not too cold right now - just nice, where you can wear mild winter clothes and show off cute boots..

So signing off for now, but I will most definitely be writing here sometime soon.
Ciao.

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