Manly Beach
15 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We took a ferry ride to Manly. This is North of Sydney Harbour. Ferries leave from Circular Quay and it took 15-20 min to get there. It was a short walk through lots of touristy stuff to the beach.Leggi altro
Circular Quay
15 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Pronounced “key”. Back in the tourist area. All the ferries take off here and cruise ships dock. Lots of shops and restaurants.
Dinner in
15 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Special pies again!
Butter Chicken for me, Spinach roll for Brenda
My Obsession with Pizza Crackers
15 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Here's a side note about me (David :-)
I'm rather obsessed with trying pizza flavored chips or crackers. 99.9% of the time I'm disappointed, but there is a bit of an international history to theLeggi altro
Opal card - gem of Sydney Travel
15 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This card is awesome :-)
It is a pre-paid card that you can "Top Off" anytime you want.
With it, you can take rides on Trains, Busses, and Ferries.
Turns out on Sundays, you can ride as much as youLeggi altro
Zoo Day & Perspective
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Here we are getting ready for another day in Australia.
If we had opted for the original airline rebooking offer, we would JUST NOW be landing.
So happy we managed to get here as early as weLeggi altro
Zoo Ferry
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
High speed trip to the Zoo.
The Zoo Ferry is quite a bit smaller / faster than the one we took to Manly Beach. Hardly had enough time to check e-mail and drop a footprint before we were there.
Zoo Picts #1
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A collection of some of our favorite pictures from the zoo.
Zoo Picts #2
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Even more of our favorite pictures from the Zoo.
Seal Show
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I found it entertaining that nearly all of the "performers" in the show were California Sea Lions. We traveled how far just to see ones we can travel 45 minutes to see on the coast?
Still, it was aLeggi altro
Bird Show
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This was a great show. Many birds trained to fly through the audience, very close. Saw some hawks, an eagle, parrots, and cockatiels. The long-beaked guy here was the warm up act for the show. TheseLeggi altro
Zoo food
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Lunch time!
And of course more zoo pictures!
Heading back to Sydney
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A lot of walking today. Brenda's feet are doing ok, but they sure have had a lot of steps put on them over the last couple of days.
We took the sky rail down to catch the ferry and had a quick jauntLeggi altro
Monday Night Bowling
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Since it was a Monday League night back home, I had to track down a bowling alley, just to see what it was like.
Pretty cool place with Pool, Bowling, and Escape Rooms.
I would have bowled, but I'mLeggi altro
Happy Hour Dinner
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Dining at Buckley's. How about that view?
Dinner was quite yummy, and you don't have to just take our word for it. I got a few bites into my Beef Ragu when I decided to get a refill of my water.Leggi altro
Tim Tams and Aussie Encounters
16 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Winding down for the night. Enjoying some Tim Tam cookies and thinking about the Aussie encounters / interactions thus far.
First off, we can get Tim Tams in the states, but for those that haven'tLeggi altro
Blue Tuesday Start
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Leaving super early for our Blue Mountains tour. I think it's the first sunrise we have seen while here.
Nice thing was, we did beat the heavy commute and somehow we managed to walk the most directLeggi altro
Four Seasons Bus Pickup
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Our fancy waiting location.
Robert, our amazing tour guide, picked us up and our 20 person bus started its journey.
First stop, the gateway to the Blue Mountains.
Blue Mountain Gateway
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Lincoln Rock
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Time for some dangerous rock climbing
Scenic World
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This is an area near the three sisters (rock formation, not the mountains in Oregon ;-)
Got to ride a cable car and the steepest railcar all at the same place. Plus, a lot of nice views!
Echo Point
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The best views of the Three Sisters as well as the Aboriginal Cultural Center.
We took in a half hour show that included some nice didgeridoo playing.
To fully enjoy the show, we got properlyLeggi altro
Lunch
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Country club.
Food was ok, kind of a mixed bag. Salad to start, then fried rice, then battered fish with fries, and also some chicken schnitzel.
Did give me a chance to find out if the golf cartsLeggi altro
Lookout
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Blue Mountains have no shortage of places that have great views.
So, why are they called Blue Mountains. It's an interesting factoid :-)
There are a ton of Eucalyptus trees in the mountains.Leggi altro
Featherdale Wildlife Park
17 ottobre 2017, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Here we got to get up close and personal with some native critters.
Decided to opt for the pro Koala picture so we could get all snuggly with one. It's rump is quite soft and fuzzy.
Lots of otherLeggi altro












































































































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Smoked salmon on sourdough and tuna egg on rye.
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Gelato is all the rage here so had to try it since we were at the beach.
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Who’s that handsome bloke?