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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Back home to Armidale

    26 avril 2017, Australie ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    3am in the morning is always a great time to get up. We took a shuttle to the airport from where we boarded our plane to Brisbane.
    Unfortunately we couldn't get a direct flight so we had to fly from Christchurch to Brisbane, from Brisbane to Sydney and from Sydney to Armidale.
    It took quite a while especially because we had to wait for our crew in Sydney. What made waiting worse was that we could watch the weather getting worse and worse it looked like the Dark Lord was coming by for a visit.
    Anyway we made it (bumpy nevertheless) back to Armidale where we were greeted by Bente and Heather. Heather summed our feelings up when she said 'Now the family is back together' 💕
    We had a magnificent time in New Zealand and I'm beyond happy we decided on the trip and thankful for everyone who supported me. 💕
    I can honestly say that I love New Zealand and who knows maybe we will be back one day 💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    ESC Sleepover

    13 mai 2017, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    What do you do when you really want to watch the Eurovision Song Contest but you are in Australia and it starts at 5am and your TV doesn't really work?
    You have a sleepover in Dickens House (empty boarding house) and just put three mattresses right in front of the TV so you only have to open your eyes and turn the TV on at 4:59am the next day.
    We also ordered pizza that day and made an extraordinary desert consisting of chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallows, caramel, peanuts, cookie dough and pretzels. 💕
    We ate and watched some DVDs before we set our alarms and went to sleep.
    The next morning we had lots of fun watching the ESC even though it was yet again a huge fail for Germany.    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Gappies 2016/2017

    19 mai 2017, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    As our time here will soon come to an end, our school decided to take some pictures of us to put into the school magazine as well as the local newspaper. 💕
    I really like how they turned out and they are a great memory.
    Heather our lovely mentor had to be in some of them as she organised everything for us and guided us through our year. 💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Athletics Carnival

    26 mai 2017, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Our schools athletics carnival was held on the 26th of May and even my little ones were invited to join.
    We got to do some marching with the whole junior school as an opening for the carnival and it was lots of fun as always. 💕
    Transition also got to participate in a little sprint which they all mastered brilliantly.
    The big girls dressed up to support the house they are in and Georgie was dressed up as well since both of her sisters are in Green.
    It was a nice day and active day for everyone. 💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Tour de St. John's

    8 juin 2017, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    No matter if on a scooter, a balance bike, a bike with or without training wheels everyone of our kids gave their best in the Tour de St. John's. 💕
    Our little ones got to ride inside the tennis courts while the older students rode around the turning circle.
    They each got a mark on their hand for every lap they did and none of them were going to give up so they all kept going until we had to finish it up because it was lunch time.
    We and they were all really proud of their achievements and the good sportsmanship they showed that day. 💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Hi Sydney, nice to see you again

    9 juin 2017, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Luckily Queens birthday in Australia means no school and since it was a Monday we got Friday to Monday off as a long weekend.
    We (Sophie, Bente and I #squadgoals 💕) decided to spend our last trip together in Sydney. Sydney itself is incredible but as an added bonus we had the Vivid Sydney Festival that was on every night after 6pm.
    We flew from Armidale to Sydney which is only an hour and arrived in SydneY at around 12 noon. We seriously had the best accomodation. Our room in the Sydney Harbour YHA in the Rocks was a room for three with a bathroom and we had the perfect view onto the Opera House. 💕
    It also only took us about 5min to walk down to the Circular Quay which was perfect.
    We spent the first day taking in all of Sydneys iconic sights (no matter how often you visit Sydney it is always a great pleasure) and then Bente and I walked Sophie over to the Harbour Bridge climb and then waited for the lights to turn on.
    We had the best view of the Opera house when the light projections began and we stayed there just looking at the Opera House for a long time. 💕
    We finally decided to walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens to look at more of Vivid Sydney. Unfortunately it started to rain and not a little but heaps. Everything turned into giant puddles and we soon had drenched shoes an feet.
    Nevertheless we continued walking and enjoyed the positive side o the rain which was no crowds. It was definitely worth it and I must say it was incredible how many light installations Sydney had on show this year. 💕
    Everything from giant glowing sunflowers, over sparkling Kiwi birds, blinking Dandelions that where activated through blowing to Umbrellas over the street that lighted up when you danced beneath them. 💕That is only a small part of Vivid and it took us all the days we had to see everything but we sure where excited for more when we went to bed that night.💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Sydney Day 2

    10 juin 2017, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    When something is free the Gappies will do it.
    We joined the Sydney Free Walking Tour at 10:30am that took us to different important places in Sydney for the next 3 hours. It was actually quite interesting and we did learn some new things about the city.
    We finished the tour at the bottom of the Harbour Bridge and walked over to catch a ferry to Darling Harbour.
    We started a little shopping tour and just enjoyed being in a big city again. 💕
    After we had brought our shopping bags back to the hostel it was already after 6pm which meant we could go and explore Vivid Sydney some more.
    Illuminated swings, a screen that gave you wings, neon clouds and the light projections onto the Museum of Contemporary Art where some of our favourites but all of the around 60 light installations we saw were wonderful. 💕
    We ate at Vapiano which surprisingly was opened until 11pm (normally it is hard to find something to eat after 7pm). When we left at 10:30pm we had 30min left before the lights went out so we made our way back over Martin Place where we got to see 6 more light installations. One of them included a piano and so we stopped to listen for a while. 💕
    Vivid gave Sydney even more atmosphere than it already has. We definitely didn't regret our choice to spend the weekend here. 💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Blue Mountains National Park

    11 juin 2017, Australie ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    On Sunday we took the train to Katoomba which belongs to the Blue Mountains National Park.
    The trip took about 2h bei train from Sydney and we arrived at around 11am.
    We had already purchased a hop on/ hop off ticket for the explorer bus and so we just quickly went to pick them up before we jumped on and went to our first stop. It was a lookout that was supposed to give you great views of the "Three Sisters" which are famous rock formations but it turned out to be so foggy that you couldn't even see anything from the lookout except a white wall of fog.
    Well it wasn't the best start to our trip but we still wanted to make the best of it and took the Skyrail over the valley to the other side. I was actually a bit glad for the fog because it was the highest cableway in Australia and I'm not to fond of heights but we couldn't see the ground anyway.
    We got our on the other side where the fog had already cleared a bit and went straight to the next cableway that would take us right to the bottom where we would to a small rainforest walk. 💕
    That cableway was seriously scary because it was quite a steep way down but I managed and we did get some good views through the fog.
    We followed the broad walk that lead us to an old coal mine and some information about mining in that area and eventually we reached the railway.
    It is one of the steepest railways in the world as it goes straight up the cliffs and even through them at some stage.
    We managed to get the best spot at the back because the train was going backwards up the cliffs which meant we had the best view. Steep doesn't even come close to describing what this railway was. It was like being on a roller coaster and at some point I swear we were nearly going 90 degrees straight up the wall. It was a bit scary but definitely also heaps of fun. 💕
    Most of the fog had lifted when we reached the top and jumped back onto the bus.
    Hot chocolate was seriously the best wa to warm up and have a short break from walking and all the excitement. We stopped at a chocolate cafe where you got to make your own hot chocolate with hot milk and little bits of milk chocolate. 💕
    Warm and happy we continued to the next lookout from which we walked back along the cliffs. We finally got to take pictures of the "Three Sisters" without the fog and we even touched one of them. 💕
    We had a great day in the Blue Mountains which are beautiful with or without fog. 💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Vivid Sydney Festival

    11 juin 2017, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Guess what we did that evening?
    Of course we went out to discover the last of the Vivid lights we hadn't yet seen. We started of in Darling Harbour where we arrived just in time for the "Magicians of the Mist" show with fireworks at 7pm. It was just magical seeing the water fountains creating mist in which light was being projected and that was accompanied by fireworks and music. 💕
    Barangaroo enchanted us with the Manta Rays floating over our heads and when we revisited the Botanical Gardens we got some more great views of the Opera House as well as the Harbour Bridge. 💕
    To fit in with all the glowing lights we bought glowing flower crowns and since it is winter in Australia right now we did get to drink some mulled wine.
    Once again we watched the kiwi birds change colour and the Dandelions sparkling away until it was 11pm and the lights went out which was our sign to go to bed and get ready for another exciting last day in Sydney tomorrow. 💕    En savoir plus

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  • Katharina SchumacherKatharina SchumacherAustralien 2016-17

    Sydney Opera House

    12 juin 2017, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    What better way to end a stay in Sydney than with watching a show at the Sydney Opera House? 💕
    We had managed to get tickets for the world premiere of "Mountain". It is a cinematic and musical odyssey and a collaboration between the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the director Jennifer Peedom. It evolves around the people's fascination with mountains and the beauty and danger that comes from them.
    We spend the morning with shopping for souvenirs and when it was nearly time we enjoyed a glass of wine at the Opera Bar in the sun. 💕
    It was a dream come true when we finally got to walk into the Opera House to find our places right at the front in the third row. 💕
    It is such a beautiful and impressive building both from the outside an from the inside. Before the actual performance began Jennifer Peedom, Willem Dafoe the actor who did the voice-over for the movie (he played the joker in Batman and also the author in the Fault in our Stars and in many more movies as well) and the musical director came on stage and said a few words about the movie and the journey they underwent to make it.
    The performance itself was magical and the best way to end our trip. We were enchanted with the amazing live performance of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the movie on the big screen. 💕
    Everyone visiting this amazing city should definitely take the chance and see the magic that performances in the Sydney Opera House hold within them. 💕    En savoir plus

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