Weekend away in Sydney – Saturday

Last weekend we had a weekend away in Sydney to celebrate Kevin’s birthday. We took the girls this time and it was a really great little getaway.

On Saturday morning we packed up the car.

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and headed up to a VERY chilly and wet Sydney. Crazy weather for the hottest month of the year!!

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We parked our car at Darling Harbour and headed into the shopping center.

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This was BEFORE the sugar challenge began so we picked out one treat each.

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So many yummy choices.

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We had an early lunch at Pancakes on the Rocks. I had mushroom crepes which were just okay.

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We wondered around the shops – most of which are tourist traps. But we always love to visit this Barbushka shop.

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We stayed longer than planned trying to avoid the rain. When it looked like it had stopped we went in search of a water taxi to take us around to Circular Quay.

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Sydney Harbour is always lovely, even on a yucky day.

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Loved this big dish out the Modern Art Museum which reflects the sky. Look a brief moment of blue sky.

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We had a bit of a wait for our High Tea Harbour Cruise (which was a gift for Kevin for Christmas) but eventually our boat arrived.

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We were seated at a window side table and offered a variety of teas.

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Then came our food…. everything was so yummy.

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Not the greatest family photo but the only one of the 4 of us.

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After the cruise (which lasted 90mins) we walked into the Rocks to check out the Discovery Museum.

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It was  very small museum but it was free and both the girls had activities to do which they enjoyed.

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Afterwards we watched the making of rock candy at a nearby shop. Oh, and bought some to enjoy :-).

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It was after 5pm by now so we got a land taxi back around to our hotel, collected our luggage from the car and got checked in to the Novotel Darling Harbour (where we’ve stayed many times before).

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A nice hotel room with a great view of the harbour.

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We had a bit of a relax then headed back to the shopping center (which you can see in the above photo) to have dinner at the Hard Rock Hotel (at Amy’s request).

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It was as noisy as the one in Orlando but they didn’t have my salad on the menu :-(.

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Kevin, Amy and I shared some potato skins…

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and nachos….

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While Christy had mac n cheese with a side of mashed potatoes and garlic bread.

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After dinner it was back to the hotel room where we all played on various electrical devices before watching the fireworks from our room. A pretty good end to the day.

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