Early this year - Jeanne registered us to the City-To-Surf, a 14km marathon from Hyde Park in Sydney to Bondi Beach. We are not runners and not that athletic, so I though she’s crazy to get us into it. I’m a self-confessed couch potato, with a burst of guilt physical activity thrown in every [...]
4 May 2008: The Madrid Family are visiting Sydney from the Philippines. They flew in from Melbourne in the early morning and stayed at the beautiful Meriton Apartments right at the centre of downtown Sydney. Jeanne and I took the early train to meet up with them. The plan was to take them to Taronga [...]
We just spent over 1 1/2 hours waiting for our dinner to be served in a posh restaurant in Sydney. The table next to ours simply walked-out as they could not wait anymore. When our order did arrive - one dish was so salty - we sent it back. The manager apologised and explained that [...]
I got a traffic fine for ‘Stopping on a Mailzone’. I drive my daughter to the train station regularly and there is a post office where I drop her off. There are a lot of traffic in the area and if 3 cars stop in front of you - you can’t help but be on the mailzone. Usually the cars in front of you will be setting down passengers and you get held up long enough that passengers could quickly get off and be done with it. This action will now cost me $79.
This is only our 3rd time to attend the Royal Easter Show. The first was in Moore Park, shortly after we settled in Sydney. Then again when the show was first moved to the Olympic Park. The annual Sydney Royal Easter Show, which runs for two-weeks over Easter, is currently the largest event in Australia [...]
2 March 2008 : It’s the 13th Annual Tour de Hills Classic. A ride that takes you through the streets of Dural and marvel at the facade of 17-room sprawling homes seated in acres of land. (I’m NOT exaggerating, some of these homes were massive and you’ll need an army of gardeners to maintain [...]
If you want to, one can just follow the Sydney social calendar and your Fridays can be filled with free entertainment and cultural experience. For the past 3 weeks, we’ve been spending our Friday nights at the “Overflow” in the Sydney Olympic Park for the yearly Music by Moonlight Concert.
The Western Explorer Ride is a bike route that takes you from the Sydney Bicentennial Park, through to Granville, Merrylands and all the way to the Prospect Reservoir. It’s an easy 20-25Km ride on mostly dedicated cycle paths. Recommended for anyone wanting a ride beyond the park.
