Sydney, Day Four and Five...

Day 4 of our trip was the hottest day of the week, in the mid 30's. In the morning Andy and I dropped into Andy's head office and said hello to all his work colleges and after some advice from said colleges we decided to take to kids on the fairy to Manley Beach... Beautiful weather and very interesting and beautiful views, I actually wished we could have explored further.... Maybe next time!   

Day Five

Our flight home on the Friday wasn't until 4.30pm, so we thought we might squeeze a few more touristy sightseeing things before we headed to the airport. A visit to the aquarium was on Cam's list of things he wanted to see while in Sydney and as we were only a 10 minute walk away we thought it would be a perfect way to spend our last day. We also visited the zoo ( not the actually Sydney Zoo) which was right next door and after that we headed to the bridge because we had some free tickets to climb the pile longs. I must say the views from there of the Harbor Bridge, Opera House and surrounding areas were amazing, well worth the million stairs you have to climb to get there! I also got to use my new lens that Andy bought me for my birthday at last! 

We had an amazing time and I am so glad we went. I really do think a trip back to Sydney is going to be on the cards.... Maybe with some girl friends next time.... and I might get to go shopping! LOL!

Sydney, Day Three...

Day three of our holiday to Sydney was always going to be a special day.... Especially for my youngest son who is a self proclaimed Whovian! But let me start at the beginning of the story... I was scrolling through FB a few months before we were heading off and came across a Dr Who exhibition being held in Sydney. Now first, if you don't know who Dr Who is.... Have you being living under a rock? It's a TV show based on the lives (yes, lives) of a very cool Timelord who travels with a very cool companion(s) through space and time... The show actually started in the 60's and I can remember watching it as a little girl (Just to make oneself very clear... I wasn't watching it in the 60's, I'm not that old!!) When the new version of the series started a few years back I said to Cam that I thought he might like the show... Because, you know, I do and I still don't know to this day if that introduction  was a good thing or bad because I seemed to have created a monster Whovian, this teenage boy is obsessed!! The show is celebrating it's 50th Anniversary this November and we are hanging out for the Anniversary Special....But anyway, I digress, back to the story.  I thought this would be a great surprise for Cam and I was in luck, the exhibition was still going to be on while we were in Sydney!

 

If you know Andy and myself you know that we love to tease our kids... Especially Cam. Not being mean or anything but we kept on and on that we had a huge surprise for him while were visiting Sydney and wouldn't even give him a clue... This drove him nuts! So the day finally came. We got in a Taxi and headed to the ABC building. When we pulled up Cam got really excited because he saw the ABC shop where the Dr Who merchandise was for sale and headed straight into the store... I let him wander in there for a minute and then called him over to me because down the side was every Whovian's dream come true... I will always remember his face. His mouth dropped open and the eyes got wide and he was in complete Dr Who Heaven.... Best surprise EVER!

The rest of the day was doing more tourist things. We visited the Sydney Tower. The tower is Sydney's tallest building and it stands 309 meters tall from top to bottom. Oh and that delicious dessert you see... OMGoodness... Sublime.... Was from a little chocolate cafe called  Guylian Belgian. If you see cafe with that name on your travels do yourself a favor and don't walk past!