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So we are back in Sydney for a couple of nights. We are staying at the Radisson Plaza, a very nice hotel indeed. We went to the Orbit bar which is on the 47th floor of a tower block. It … Continue reading
Having been in Australia for a matter of weeks an never seen a kangaroo I was beginning to think that they were a figment of A. A. Milne’s fevered imagination. However, last night we went out the back of the … Continue reading
Our last day in Queensland is much the same as the others. We have nothing planned except to laze around relaxing. We have just cracked open a bottle of wine and are watching the AFL final between St. Kilda and … Continue reading
Been really quiet on the reports of the trip because we have been doing pretty much nothing. High quality, indisputable nothing. It’s fantastic. The apartment in Clifton Beach (just north of Cairns) is excellent, spacious and overlooking the beach. After … Continue reading
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Yesterday we walked to Bondi beach. It didn’t look very far on the map. Funny that. However, it took a good hour and 3/4 to get there. It was in fact a nice walk, in beautiful weather; it just longer … Continue reading
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We slept in a bit this morning. However, we managed to make breakfast. I had the slightly surreal experience of having an Irish breakfast in a Turkish cafe at 1pm. After that headed off down Oxford Street, where parties were … Continue reading
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Today (Friday 18th) we wandered from our hotel down to the Circular Quay. We had a poke around the Opera House. The place is amazing. What is weird is that the building is not as white as it appears in … Continue reading
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Yesterday we went on a tour down the Great Ocean Road. Travelling in a small six seater coach we went from Melbourne to Torquay and then along the coast road until we got to Port Campbell. Sadly we didn’t get … Continue reading
Last nght we spent the evening on Melbourne’s tram restaurant. We were treated to to a delicious menu while the tram rolled through Melbourne’s centre and suburbs. It was a lovely evening punctuated by the jokes of the waiter and … Continue reading
For the first time today I really felt like I woke up in a foreign country. Because we were no longer in the central business district of Melbourne I could hear birdsong when I awoke. What was really noticable was … Continue reading
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Today we were up early to have breakfast and check out of the hotel as we were heading to the Chandon winery for Sunday school. We learned how to taste (not drink) wine and how to match wine with food. … Continue reading
Lovely breakfast with my georgeous wife. It looks like a beautiful day. I hope that I have kicked this jet lag. # Sitting having a latte in Hotel Lindrum Melbourne. The hotel is beautiful, stylish without being pretentious. http://twitpic.com/h5c2n # … Continue reading