sydney

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Sydney

Sydney

Sydney

Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour

Newtown

Sydney

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Old and the New

November 19, 2011 · 1 comment

Sydenham Station

Sitting at Sydenham station, watching the planes come in low overhead, when an historic railway tour train passes. Love it :)

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Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

What better way to spend a magnificent Sydney day?

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Our plan for Saturday was to head to Circular Quay and hop on a ferry to Manly. Maybe have a picnic, some wine…

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

But on our way from Martin Place, where we hopped off the train, we wandered past some old buildings, and found ourselves at the Royal Botanic Gardens. A reasonable sized park in which to spend the day ;)

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

I suggested we take our shoes off an walk on the grass. A wonderful sensory experience! (I don’t recommend it on the hot bitumen though!!!)

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish
These were almost spongy!

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Some amazing colours! None of which I captured as well as I’d like. Still adjusting to the camera on the Sony Xperia Arc I’m trialling….

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Into the herb garden, I was surprised to learn the shapes of some of the plants!

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish
I didn’t know kaffir lime was a double leaf

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish
Valerian zzzzzz

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish
Echinacia.

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish
Sundial.

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish
Fountain.

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

Royal Botanic Gardens with Rish

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Falling into place

October 24, 2011 · 3 comments

One of the things that has really helped me in the quest to settle down in Sydney has been finding myself with a great living situation. I have to confess, I’m not a people person – I need my down time (hello understatement), and the idea of having to live with someone I didn’t know, or worse, do know but don’t get on with when living in close quarters *shudders*

So, this match up has been great. Found through a dating-like website for flatmates, we both enjoy a glass of wine, and just click pretty well :) The selling points initially were the proximity to work, the train line, being offered a cup of tea, and it being furnished (cute little dresser and all!). And when I need to escape my messy room I can lounge all over my favourite sofa and not worry about being in the way!

I’d kind of refused to have housemates in the past, whinging whenever it was suggested along the way, citing the fact that it may just drive me insane, among other things! Rish always dealt with that, and somehow has dealt with me as a flatmate for the past six years!

What is it that has made or broken housemate relationships for you? Is it the smoker who refuses to admit to it? The dishes issue? Is it their obsession with The WotWots, or something positive, like being there for you to talk or not talk after a bad day?

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I’m settling in.

I like living here.

Work has been up and down.

But easy isn’t what I do.

I’m finding what I love to do.

My favourite places, people.

Myself. My interests.

Passions.

I think I could stay here awhile.

Be better if Rish was here!

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Today I Picked Up…

October 3, 2011 · 1 comment

Frankie Calendar, Foodies Guide to Sydney 2012

The 2012 Foodies Guide to Sydney, next year’s Frankie Calendar and the program for the Art and About thingy that’s on this month in Sydney :) Loved the photos in Hyde Park North!

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Yum Cha and Lots of Walking

September 20, 2011

Had to catch up with a mate because I can’t make his wedding because it clashes with uni :( Two days a semester, and one has to be that day! So of course it was Yum Cha at Emporer’s Garden ;) Lots and lots of steamed noms. BBQ pork buns for Rish ;) best so [...]

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Over a week down in Sydney

August 8, 2011

So, how’s it treating me? I’m sitting in my room in the little flat I share with my landlord. Wonderfully close to work. The same suburb, in fact. Yes I can hear the trains pass the end of the block, but I’ve adjusted to them, and the fact that that means I’m close to transport. [...]

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Sydney

July 31, 2011

So, I’m here. My room is full of my things. There’s a big TV. The Devil Wear’s Prada. It means that ANYTHING I wear tomorrow on my first day will be ok. So long as I wear awesome tights. xx

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Got it! (looks like I’m moving to Sydney)

June 29, 2011

I start work August 1. So much to do! Meep!

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Yum Cha @ Emperor's Garden, Sydney

March 9, 2010

One of our traditions going to Sydney for events/gigs/parties/whatever is to have a yum cha breakfast the next day – usually close to midday, and usually at Emperor’s Garden in Chinatown (right across from Paddy’s markets). We eat a lot of steamed dishes – including the must-have BBQ Pork Buns. Yums. And finish with the [...]

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People-watching Pre-Amanda Palmer at the Sydney Opera House

March 8, 2010

No photos from the gig, since it was truly awesome and I spent the whole time falling in love with her even more, but got a few outside the Opera House, on the steps ;) There were so many girls in awesome corsets, petticoats, hats, dresses… didn’t snap any (focussed) shots of them though. Fairy [...]

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