Posts From: Australia/New Zealand 2009-2010
Jan
3
Into the Land of Kiwis
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Christchurch, New Zealand January 1, 2010 5:18pm NZ time? I can cross New Zealand off of my travel list; we have arrived! It was brutal to get up this morning, take a shower, eat breakfast, and finish packing. Considering that I went to bed at 2am after posting my NYE experience, I had about 5 hours of shut-eye. Ouch. After checking out, I went to give Dan, our trusty concierge, …continue reading
Jan
1
Sydney, Australia January 1, 2010 1:03am *Please see the fireworks photos here! Happy New Year, everyone! Joanne and I have returned to our hotel room in what we consider record time, but allow me to start from the beginning. We left The Menzies at 3:30pm and got on the train to North Sydney, the second point after crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Dan, one of the hotel’s friendly and helpful …continue reading
Dec
31
A Manly Day
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Sydney, Australia December 31, 2009 11:30am *Please click here for accompanying photos. Happy New Year’s Eve! Joanne and I are in the basement of a backpacker’s hostel waiting for our laundry to finish. I think our plan today is to have some lunch, pack up as much of our belongings as we can for our trip to New Zealand tomorrow, then head to a fireworks spot for the long-haul wait …continue reading
Dec
31
Harbour Sites
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Sydney, Australia December 31, 2009 9:44am Australia EDT *Please click here to see the latest photo uploads. The typical sunny Sydney weather has been generous the past couple of days. According to yesterday’s news, the clouds and rain that we had received was the worst weather at this time of the year in over 100 years. What are the odds? On Tuesday, Joanne and I went down to Circular Quay …continue reading
Dec
29
Rain = Museums
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Sydney, Australia December 29, 2009 7:34am Sydney is the recipient of unseasonable weather at the moment. We haven’t experienced the pleasantly sunny days that were expected. Yesterday, we woke up to rain which continued through the early afternoon. Luckily it was more of a fine mist than heavy downpours, but the sun would be nicer. Joanne and I had a late start, both sleeping in until 9:30 and then not …continue reading
