Day 2 in Sydney – Shopping & water fun

After a slow start to the morning we packed up and left the hotel about 8.45am, heading back to Westfield Burwood. Unfortunately we managed to get a bit of traffic.

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Loved this fuzzy helmet we saw on the way.

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Even with the traffic it only took 15 mins to reach the shopping center.

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First stop was Gloria Jeans for some breakfast. I had a spinach roll and shared an iced chocolate with Christy.

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We loved with the little logo on the table.

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Then it was time for shopping, starting with Typo. I think I’m going to have to get those flamingo folders – they are too cute.

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And I wish I had somewhere to put this print. It’s just so perfect.

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We also visited Target, the Dollar Store (where we got some Halloween goodies) and some other stores.

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Amy got some soup from Pie Face for her lunch (she wasn’t feeling the best) before we left to drop her off at day 2 of the study course. Then Christy and I headed over to the Sydney Aquatic Center.

Christy went off to have lots of fun. It was REALLY busy – we’ve never been during school holidays before, and noisy.

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I sat upstairs, where it was a bit calmer. I enjoyed the noodles I had bought for lunch, read magazines, people watched, and even had a little snooze when the hot air made me all sleepy :-).

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At 4pm we left and headed back to pick up Amy (who had met a follow Dan & Phil lover) and headed back home. It had been a long day and I was exhausted (I think because of having to concentrate in all the traffic).

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If you want to see more of our adventure (including what we bought) be sure to check out my vlogs.

 

 

A trip to Sydney

On Wed and Thurs the girls & I headed up Sydney so Amy could attend a study course. To avoid battling too much traffic we decided to stay overnight. Around 10 on Wednesday we packed up the car & headed off. Someone else wanted to come along….

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We drove to Ashfield, where the course was being held in the community club, and had some lunch in the bistro.

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Not a great photo of Christy & I. Overhead lighting and glasses do not make for a good look :-). I forgot to photograph lunch (something I struggle with if I’m vlogging as well) but Christy and I shared wedges, mashed potato and some cheesy, garlic bread – carb overload indeed.

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We left Amy to attend her course and drove over to Westfield Burwood. I used to come here monthly when my friend Lucy and I used to run a bookgroup at a nearby romance book store. Lucy (who was the first person I ever met from the internet) now runs her own store, Ever After in Wollongong. It bought back many fond memories as I used to bring AMY as a baby.

Christy and I got our (super expensive) tickets for the movies….

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to see…

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We had about an hour before the movie so had a wander around the shops. Of course, I was very naughty and bought some of my fav. lollies.

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And how cute are these puppies cakes…. they would be so perfect for our puppy birthday party!

 

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We enjoyed the movie. Christy still loves the Smurfs and was very keen to see the movie.

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After the movie we drove back to pick up Amy, then headed to the Best Westerm Philip Lodge, which was about 5mins away. The hotel was REALLY GOOD, much better than I expected (even with good reviews on trip advisor).

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Before we got all settled we decided to head out and get an early dinner. Christy ended up with Subway, and Amy & I got Nando’s.

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It took a while to get back to the hotel so dinner ended up being at a normal time. We ate, then got settled in bed with our laptops :-). The girls both went to sleep around 8.30pm and I think I lasted till about 9.30pm.

Germany 2013

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Day 1 – Eating our way to Germany

Day 2 – The fairytale city of Rothenburg ob de Tauber

Day 3 – Exploring Rothenburg

Day 4 – Off on our own (including Hohenzollern Castle)

Day 5 – The Northern Black Forest

Day 6 – Farmhouses & animals (in Black Forest)

Day 7 – Day trip to France

Day 8 – A fun day at Europa Park

Day 9 – The fast train to Berlin

Day 10 – Around Berlin

Day 11 – Sightseeing around Berlin

Day 12 – Berlin Palaces and shopping

Day 13 – Berlin Graffiti and street art

Day 14 – Travel day to Nuremberg

Day 15 – Down a salt mine on the way to Salzburg

Day 16 – Sound of Music tour

Day 17 – Neuschwanstein & on to Munich

Day 18- Munich and Allianz Arena

Day 19 – Munich A day of contrasts (Dachau Concentration Camp)

Day 20 – To the top of Germany

Day 21 – Last day in Munich

Day 22 – The LONG journey home

Flowers and trees of Germany (France & Austria)

Flowers and Trees of Germany (France & Austria)

I took quite a few flower and tree photos while in Germany. Since I never had room to include them in my daily posts, I’d thought I’d share them here. When we arrived in Germany I was so surprised to find bare, barren trees (I shouldn’t have been but we don’t have a lot of deciduous trees where we live). It was fun seeing things green up day by day. And I LOVED all the potted and wild flowers all over the place.
So sit back and enjoy this splash of colour.

Love, love, love all the window sill displays. Some of which were still left from Easter.

I’d love to see what this is like with leaves. I’ve never seen a tree like this.

This is a flower (weed??) that Kevin picked for me (from a field)


This blossom was my favourite
As you can there was a huge variety of flowers and trees, many of which I’ve never seen before. It was a real treat for me getting to see them all.