http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/North-Rocks/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Sydney , North Rocks en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 07:44:56 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 07:44:56 +0000 A few weeks before we headed off for Australia my friend Sunjay happened to mention that he would be there. Small world huh So Kim and I spent a few days with Sunjay Bindu and Maya in Sydney. You may remember that Sunjay is a friend from the USA and we spent a few days with him in southern India at the following link httpwww.travelblog.orgAsiaIndiaKarnatakaMysoreblog294039.htmlW http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/North-Rocks/blog-361112.html It was really good to be back in Oz and this time we were going to 'do' Sydney properly. We stayed with my cousin Ritu and her family ion Mortdale once more but this time felt like we really got to know them well. The day after we landed I turned 29 and for a treat Kelly booked us into a 5 star hotel in the centre of the city for a night. It was nice to have a bit of luxury and we spent most of th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/North-Rocks/blog-360490.html So we finally arrive in Sydney for Christmas and New Year. Checked into our hotel which was to be our home for the next 10 days. We went up to our room and wow amazing views over Sydney Harbour. The room was huge after staying in hostels a bedroom sittng room with two day beds and a large bathroom with a jaccuzi.After making use of the fantastic bathroom we head down to the bar to celebrate a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/North-Rocks/blog-358109.html Well i made itI can quite honestly say that was the longest and hardest flight ive ever doneAbsolutely brutalThe first section was fairly ok as the plane was completely empty about 10 people to 30 seats in my sectionThailand airport was more than interesting much better than heathrow apart from getting followed by a scary security man although i did look really really really roughAfter e http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/North-Rocks/blog-317753.html Right well we do we begin What a busy six days it's been. Despite the weather being pretty poo we've done loads All baring Saturday it's rained which has been pretty depressing as we've waited so long to come out and the rain really pardon the pun puts a dampener on things.Thursday was just taken up with getting over the worst bit of jet lag and trying to find our barings. We found the bridge http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/North-Rocks/blog-305838.html