Blogs from CBD, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Today we had a jam-packed itinerary around Sydney starting with the ferry from Manly to the CBD at 8am. I quite liked the idea of getting the ferry to and from work each day like the locals! Our first stop was a closer look at the Sydney Opera House, despite its slightly dirty appearance it still looks pretty impressive standing at the edge of the harbour. We then walked through the botanical gardens to Mrs Macquaries point, where a seat carved into the stone is named 'Mrs Macquaries chair'. After a quick dash back to circular quay we hopped onto a ferry to Watsons Bay; this is the landing site of the first fleet back in 1788. It also has a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean at a spot called 'The Gap'. We had arranged ... read more

Dans la forme, la fuite de Sydney vers Adélaïde a beaucoup ressemblé au trajet Brisbane-Sydney: pas mal de route, de nombreuses pauses dans les villes où je pouvais jouer, beaucoup de rencontres et de discutes avec les locaux... Mais j'ai voulu passer par les terres plutôt que longer la côte pour me faire une première idée de l'"outback" australien (l'arrière pays), et c'était vide! D'immenses espaces, complètement jaunes, avec personne ni rien d'autre qu'un émeu tout les 200km... J'ai réalisé ce que c'était que le désert quand j'ai roulé plus de deux heures sans voir personne pour arriver à une ville où je comptais jouer, qui était censée être la plus grande ville des environs et qui avait à peine 1000 habitants... Je n'ai donc pas pu jouer ce soir là, mais en échange j'ai posé ... read more

We now only have 4 days till we head off to Los Angeles. We will spend this weekend packing and getting everything finalised.... read more

Jennyfer took the 08:15 train to Newcastle this morning to visit Nuweigh. City rail worked well and she got there and back without problems for only $16! The boys and me went to pick up the rental car, a light blue Holden Cruzer. Despite the local car brand I had some trouble blending in to the pumping Sydney traffic. Central Sydney was perhaps not the best place to pick up left-hand driving again. After a few navigational mishaps we managed to get out to Bondi Beach where we spent a beautiful morning watching the surfers, the skaters, and people jogging and strolling along the beach. In one end of the beach we found a winter-fair complete with an ice-skating rink with real ice. The boy’s spent an hour watching the activities at the skate park. Curt ... read more

Good morning!!!! We were all very good and stayed up until 11pm (kids) 12pm Fredrik and myself This morning we woke up at around 8:30 had a good breakfast and went out to explore and decided to go to the zoo. From our apartment we walked through the centre of the business district with many seriously looking suits. We found a nice coffee bar to get our first coffee to go. It was a 20-minute walk to the Circular Quay where we took the ferry from the second pier to the Taronga Zoo. From the ferry we had a beautiful view of both the Opera house and Harbour Bridge. There were even some sailing boots out mid winter ;) The ferry only took 10 min and after we arrived you could choose how to enter the ... read more