Blogs from Manly, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Sydney's northern beaches ist ein beliebter Urlaubsort fue*r Sydnysiders. Die northern beaches erstrecken sich von Manly bis nach Palm Beach. ... read more

Our feelings on having our own children are no secret to any of you, that however does not stop from appreciated some of the beautiful children our dear friends have had. We had a beautiful Saturday afternoon hanging out with our friends and little buddy ETHAN, the newest addition to the Dutt household. On the way back to the cars, Kimmy and the girls broke off to visit the baby stores with Ethan. When the emerged Kimmy told me that we had bought a gift for Ethan, a little blue stuffed toy that squeaks. (why are baby toys and dog toys so similar?) Later that night I was told the toys name was “FREAK”, naturally I questioned the appropriateness of the name “Freak” for a baby toy. Then I learned the whole truth of the purchase. ... read more

So, my first week in Australia has been an interesting one!!! Me, Lauren and Sam left for Australia on Sunday July 5. Our flight left Toronto airport at around 8:45pm and it was about a 4 and half hour flight to Vancouver. The flight felt never ending but we finally got there around 1:15am. Once in Vancouver, we got off the plane for about an hour and then boarded again at around 2:30am. We were supposed to take off at 3am but there was engine trouble and we had to wait on the plane for an hour and half before takeoff. We ended up leaving at around 4:30am for a 14 and half hour flight to Sydney, Australia. We got meals on the plane but the meals and our time schedules were totally off and it ... read more

Priscilla, Queen of our Hearts This blog is probably the hardest blog we have had to write. We always knew the closer we got to Sydney the closer we came to selling our beloved Priscilla, Queen of our hearts. This is our dedication to our sturdy steed, who took us places no other could take us. I @&%ing hate these cars I normally charge 500 bucks just to pop the lid, people die in these cars you know. Red Neck mechanic from Bachelor She wasn't just our 4 wheels (6 wheels if you include the spares), a recon-engine, fading gear box or broken air-conditioning, she was our bedroom, our carriage, our shelter and our friend, she would talk to us, tell us if there was trouble. “Beep Beep” “What's that Pris, two deaf old dears are ... read more

Am Sonntag hatten wir den Jetlag endlich uberwunden und fühlten uns zum ersten mal wieder halbwegs fit. Nachmittags fuhren wir gemeinsam mit Lilly nach Manly. Die Fähre legte am Circular Quay (Sydney City) ab, vorbei am Opera House und der Harbour Bridge fuhren wir ca. 30 Minuten nach Manly. Die beiden Wahrzeichen Sydney's sind wirklich beeindruckend, obwohl das Opera House aus der Vogelperspektive und bei Nacht noch spektakulärer wirkt. In Manly angekommen schlenderten wir entlang der Strandpromenade. Zufällig fand an diesem Tag auch ein Surfcontest statt, bei dem es ein beachtliches Preisgeld (1.000$) zu gewinnen gab. Ebenso spielte eine schottische Dudelsackband, die anscheinend Geld für ihre Heimreise benötigten *g* (ganz schön nervig). Manly ist dank seiner schönen Strände auch bei den Einheimischen sehr beliebt und war dementsprechend gut besucht. Abends besuchten wir g... read more