Blogs from Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
Riverwood Family Reunion
Published: March 7th 2012Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
March 4th 2012
We had one of our worst nights ever with Samuel last night and we were considering our options in terms of changing our flights to Wellington, or staying put at Julie's for the day so that he could rest properly. But we had organised to spend the day with Alex's Mum's side of the family, out in Riverwood, 45 mins South of Sydney. They had gone to so much effort to get everyone together and it would have been such a shame to get so close and miss out on seeing them all. So it was onwards and upwards despite the lack of sleep and cranky children. But by then I was starting to feel quite guilty about dragging them left, right and centre and we were quite worried about Samuel too. Although he was still ... read more
Old Blogs New Trips
Published: October 7th 2011Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
September 25th 2011
It is said the the beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right name. Well due to a variety of factors, while the PandDGoItaly title of our blog (a vestige of our 2009 trip) may suggest otherwise we are actually off to Spain this time. Our initial intention for this trip had been to balance both our travel passions – Dianne's of France and Paris in particular, and mine of anywhere in Spain -- bookending 4 weeks away with a week in Madrid and a week in Paris, with he intervening two weeks being shared between northern Spain and Brittany. Following some preparatory reading over the Christmas period, we were both struck with how much Madrid had changed since our last visit there in 1997, and Dianne made the observation that we could (or ... read more
Sydney - Day 9
Published: October 31st 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
October 30th 2010
Was around 01:30 when decided to round off our night in usual Oxford St bars. Arrived to a crowded Taylor Square with loads of revellers on the pavements- some daubed for hallowe'en with fake blood - only in Oz! Had a great end to the night round a couple of bars and Pie Face of course! Guess what - it was 13:00 again after a sleep - oh well! Sunny again. Decided to go to Betty's for lunch and was almost there around 15:00 when was accosted at the traffic lights. It was our party host from the other night - so we were whisked away to a retail centre - "no" was not an option - happy to go with the flow. He wanted new sheets to cover the furniture for the dog. So we ... read more
Sydney - Day 6
Published: October 28th 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
October 27th 2010
Did it again! woke at 09:00 then it was 13:00! Patchy cloud and warm walked to Darling Harbour tourist information to see if we could book a Harbour Bridge walk. But, they only would let Brian go on middle walk for the same price as the one over the top - so said we'd think about it. Then it started to rain again, so we dived into the fancy Victoria Building shopping centre near the Town Hall. The Christmas decorations are up already! Mooched around the World Square and stopped at a Chinese for early dinner as Brian fancied Chow Mein. I had a tasty pork noodle soup with young broad beans and tofu - loads of chilli oil! Just waiting for it to burn on the way out now :) Got back for 19:00ish and ... read more
Sydney - Day 5
Published: October 26th 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
October 26th 2010
Yay it's sunny! Had usual tea and toast at around 10:00 then booked flights for Cairns Queensland - woohoo! Went to Lady Jane beach around 1 o'clock and caught last ferry from Watson's Bay at 15:40 - no time for fish and chips at Doyles - aw! So had buffet dinner in one of Sydney's old Irish hotels - Maloneys on Goulburn St Steak in gravy with rice, salad washed down with 4 pints of lager for only $8 - cheapest beer yet! Called at a patisserie for yummy tiramisu for me and toffee brulee cake for Brian Collapsed on bed and complained about my forming beer belly and it's only been a week! ... read more
Sydney - Day 4
Published: October 26th 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
October 25th 2010
Finally got to sleep for an hour but woke up at 09:00 Brian had a dizzy head (not me for once!) so said would rest till 09:30 and get up Next thing we knew it was 13:00! Went out to travel agents and wandered back up Oxford St Brighter but windy - was a bit hopeful wearing shorts and sunglasses weren't we! Had tomato soup and "shepherd's with mash" at Betty's Soup Kitchen Nice but the Ozzie version only had 2 dollops of mash and no gravy - filling though. Got more milk at Coles and went back to hotel Brian dozed whilst I checked out hotel prices for Cairns and did the daily blog Late afternoon - look! the sun has come out! Went out in Oxford St at a sensible time till midnight... read more
Sydney - Day 2
Published: October 26th 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
October 23rd 2010
We got in at 04:30 and for cheese and crackers, finally crashing at 6. Woke at 11:30 and had tea, toast and marmalade Was sunny and warm, but when we finally got ready and went out for a walk at 14:00, it was starting to rain :( turned into heavy rain with thunder :(! So we dived in to StarBucks on George St whilst the rain was clearing up. Had a walk through Hyde Park, past St Mary's Cathedral and into the Botanic Gardens Saw loads of flying foxes in the trees and continued to the Opera House, Harbour bridg and got the train to Town Hall from Circular Quay (only 2 stops but feet were aching). Went to World Square shopping centre and bought new swimming goggles (was being hopeful) and had Spicy chicken and ... read more
Sydney - Day 1
Published: October 25th 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
October 22nd 2010
Took some pics of the room before going to bed just after midnight - didn't take long to clutter it up! Got up early afternoon and went to Coles at World Square for provisions - at least the new CashPassport card worked. Wandered round Darlinghurst Oxford St and Crown St. Saw flowering jacaranda trees in Riley St. Then walked to Darling Harbour and had early dinner at the Blue Fish around 5pm. Yes (!) we had fish and chips - only $60 with a bottle of lager and glass of wine - pricey but was reaaaally nice! Had another snooze and went out to the bottle shop on Oxford St around 23:00 for 4 lagers and a litre of lemonade - served in a brown paper bag - last of the big drinkers us! ... read more
Sydney Spätwinter
Published: September 2nd 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
September 2nd 2010
Hallo, hallo, hoffe es geht euch allen gut! bei uns ist heute frühlingsanfang und es ist tatsächlich schon um einiges wärmer als noch vor ein paar wochen. das ist super, ich komme langsam in sommer stimmung. mir gefällt es nach wie vor gut. natürlich fehlt mir meine privatsphäre ein bisschen, aber zumindest fühle ich mich mit im moment 8 (!!!!) mitbewohnern nicht alleine. im haushalt gibt es diverse probleme (bis die kochplatten warm sind bin ich fast verhungert, unsere badezimmertür geht nicht mehr abzuschließen und letzte woche ist das wasser einen ganzen abend lang ausgefallen), die ich aber mittlerweile gelassen hinnehme. die letzten 4 wochen waren super, habe sehr schöne plätze gesehen, wie zum beispiel manly, bondi, ne ganze menge tolle strände und buchten. die arbeit macht sehr viel spaß, ist auch mittlerweile nicht mehr ganz ... read more
Sydney (Juli)
Published: August 2nd 2010Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Darlinghurst
August 1st 2010
Hallo Leute, so jetzt ist schon wieder so viel Zeit vergangen nach meinem letzten Blogeintrag! Wird mal wieder Zeit... Bei mir ist nach wie vor alles beim alten, ich genieße Sydney, die Arbeit ist auch nach wie vor angenehm und meine Mitbewohner sind immer noch die selben wie letztes Mal! War in der Zwischenzeit im Sydney Aquarium, sehr beeindruckend, haben so einen riesigen Tunnel, den man betreten kann. Da schwimmen dann alle möglichen riesigen Fische ganz nah an einem vorbeischwimmen. Sonst war ich noch auf Sydney Tower, ein sehr schöner Aussichtspunkt. Und das beste ist, das ganze wurde von meiner Arbeit finanziert:-) Gestern hab ich das ERSTE Mal (fast peinlich nach 4 Wochen) das Opera House von Nahem gesehen;-) echt riesig und beeindruckend. Ansonsten hatte ich die Woche fast jeden Abend irgendwelche "Promotional Events"von der Arbeit ... read more
