http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Sydney en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:58:14 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:58:14 +0000 Itrsquos been a busy few days We arrived on the 23rd and the flight wasnrsquot too bad. We flew from Bangkok to Melbourne and in the duty free shop we decided to purchase notebooks which nearly made us miss our connecting flight to Sydney as the shop assistant was really slow On christmas eve we climbed sydney harbour bridge which was amazing The views were brilliant and it was really mag http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463711.html Decided to go to Taronga Zoo today. Had to get the ferry across the harbour which was cool and while we were down at the harbour we noticed that the NYE cruises had been reduced. Everyone here has told us that the best views are from on the boats and naughtily we were tempted. It was 300 each the boat has a bar and DJ onboard and it's BYO food. We decided to go for it as the boat is also taking http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463694.html It's started raining so we had another wander around the shops bought some new speedos in case the weather broke then went out but didn't stop out long in other words didn't do much again what hols are forOn our way out to our usual Oxford street watering holes we walked past Hyde Park at sunset. Saw what we first thought were flocks of birds doing the circuit of the parks to feed or http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463681.html As it was cloudy with some early fog we got up made had some bacon and eggs then hit the Boxing Day sales yes they have them here too was really busy and you needed your shoulder pads in GStar Raw We were happy with our 85 off 4 pairs of shorts love 'em The rest of the day was spent lolling around on the bed watching back to back Carry On films supping tea and coffee bliss http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463677.html I've just bought a new camera. Maybe I've gone a bit overboard with this but my old camera was driving me nuts. So now I have a new one from Sony. This one has less optical zoom but more megapixels. I'll recharge it tonight so I can hopefully take more decent pictures and I don't have to get frustated over the lens not wanting to get out or in. In the morning I've been to Sydney's fish market an http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463671.html Right so I arrived at 1PM yesterday and I took the bus to my hostel but was stubborn and got out too early even though I had asked the bus driver to tell me when to drop off hahaha. After that I headed to town and walked around. Like many other women I am not a map reader I think I've been walking a lot first in the complete wrong direction and then when I wanted to get back to the hostel http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463610.html HelloNow you hear from me live from Sydney...the bus trip went well. It didn't take as long as I expected. It's still a long trip but overall it went pretty fast. I am however really tired and I felt like a sardine in a coach but I was able to get some sleep in between and we have enough breaks too. As soon as I arrived in Sydney I asked around how to get to the Glebe area. It's a nice area and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463408.html I love spending time with new friends I met at Beverly Hills Chinese Baptist Church They are a bunch of food lovers taking us to all the good food in town. One of the most popular type of desserts here is chocolate my favorite One afternoon after Sunday service Vicky suggested to try out the new chocolate store opened near Chinatown the Chocolate Room. It features not only their own br http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-463363.html HelloAfter the night bus debacle I finally rolled into Sydney midafternoon feeling exhausted after having had insufficient sleep on the coach. So despite being in Sydney at last a place I had regarded as the 'Holy Grail' of the East Coast after checking in to my hostel near to Bondi Beach I just popped over to have a quick look at nearby Tamarama and Bronte Beaches whilst waiting for the laun http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Bondi-Beach/blog-463035.html The land of oz http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/blog-462896.html Happy christmas to all those snowmen and snowwomen in EnglandWe were in Mudgee for christmas which is 4hrs drive inland from Sydney with Carina's family. We were all ready for our first hot christmas to wake on Christmas morning to find it drizzling.....and it drizzled all day Auntie Dolores was exstatic it was raining as it rained 51ml and it hasnt been that heavy since April. We on the ot http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Mosman/blog-462738.html After calling home and me blubbering like a big wuss for about half an hour we decided to have a picnic in the park. So we bought some supplies sarnies crisps and choc and sat in Hyde Park near a big church which had a nativity scene and xmas tree outside. It doesn't really seem like xmas to us just like a bank holiday or something. It's also odd because we're 11hrs ahead of UK. As there is http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-462603.html Merry Christmas everybody After recording our Christmas message we went to a windy Bondi Beach had coffee hot chocolate and came back Still we've been LOL xx http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Bondi-Beach/blog-462595.html Selected pics from wandering all afternoon round Sydney http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Sydney-Harbour/blog-462550.html voili voilou mon premier Nol avec plus de 20 degrs dehorsToute la famille a t super gte et moi aussi... Hier joli dbut de journe il faisait trs beau trs chaud...Chris les enfants et moi en avons profit pour aller fais un tour sur The Boat of the Sydney Marina le Rivarama de Chris Dolce un vrai bateau de compte qui claque tout en bois magnifique chic norme sublime http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Bondi-Junction/blog-462544.html So it's xmas eve and neither me nor Rob are feeling very christmassy especially as the cheap food from last night does not appear to have been a bargain for either of us Went to See A Christmas Carol in 3D this morning on a ginormous screen. It was fantastic loved it... though it did make us both miss home. Had banana bread again for dinner. Looks like tomorrow may well be a very boring day as http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-462414.html After waiting for what seemed to be about 3 hrs for our laundry to be done we went to Paddy's Market an indoor market on the doorstep of our hostel that runs WedSun. Picked up some really cheap fruit and Rob got a new tshirt to replace his grimey pink one. We then walked over Sydney Bridge to Luna Park a little fairground. This was a trek and after yesterday neither of us was very keen The http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-462410.html Well well wellhellip.wersquore coming to the end after this blog we have just a few days in Auckland and where we are up to in Wellington to document. I will attempt to do this as soon as possible but for now I hope you enjoy a rather dull blog on Sydney and looking at the pictures. As detailed in my previous blog we flew to Sydney from Bangkok on 2nd December 2009. It was an overnight Br http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Opera-House/blog-462194.html Selected pics of Cockle Bay Darling Harbour before lunch fish and chips at the Blue Fish with wine http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Darling-Harbour/blog-461986.html Woke up at 2 in the morning so took some piccies as you do Got up at 0730 as couldn't sleep any more sleep patterns all to pot. Brian's morning video commentary is funny enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Darling-Harbour/blog-461962.html