I got a 7 for english now watch me travel theworld: August 2008

"Italy day" or Tour of Sydney - part 2

Oops.. no photos of our shopping tour with Mary and Greg to the Italian side of town..just after shots. nevertheless it was a really fun, interesting and educational day.. I loved it..and could sooo be an Italian..well a Sicilian anyway. The food is delicious and the acquiring of it such an adventure!! First stop was the butcher in Five Dock, where we got among other stuff, made on the premises Italian pork and fennel sausages, salami, bracioli and pork belly.

Next stop was the supermarket / deli at Haberfield for cheeses, olives and cold meats - this was rather wonderful ..everything sliced fresh before our eyes, ..i'm wondering if the freshness compensates for the rather long wait though...our number was 83..they were currently serving 20 something..we filled in the time well, by going up the road to the coffee and pastry shop where we had coffe ,rolls, brioche and came home with fruit flans and cannoli for dessert.

( also see Mary's delicious and deadly home made limoncello to accompany the dessert.

Next stop was the Norton St grocer at Leichhardt where we waited in another long deli queue for the marinated Persian feta @ $60 a kilo.......this was sooo worth it..I am a total convert and can see forays over the bridge just for the repurchase of same. ..( we ate this spread on delicious bread while Greg was cooking the pork and fennel sausages on the barbie and Mary made salads.

We kicked back with a couple of bottles of red for the evening and had a fun and relaxing time. Thank you Greg and Mary...it was a grand day out!

Tulips

Don't you just LOVE tulips...treated myself to a pot of these yellow beauties to cheer up the kitchen.

Watson's Bay _ Tour of Sydney - Part 1

Had a fun day out last Friday with Louise. I met her in town and we caught the ferry from Circular Quay up to Watson's Bay. On the way, we broke some sort of traversing town record, making it from the QVB to the Quay in 10 minutes.

When we got there, we hiked up to the naval Station and visited the Chapel where Dad and I were married 32 years ago. There were lots of lovely sailors walking around, but we were on strict instructions from Chubb Security at the gatehouse not to photograph ANYTHING except the Chapel. ( Btw --- wtf..Chubb Security..since when can not the Australian Navy defend itself????? I find this ALARMING!!!) Then it was back to the wharf, for Doyle's fish and chips in the park, followed by another hike up to the Gap and the lighthouse.

Then an exhilaring sprint down the hill to catch the ferry back to the quay and another hike around Sydney in search of coffee and via Customs House...which I had not previously realised is a public space. It has a very very cool glass floor under whicch is a diorama of Sydney..

....very very cool!! - it's really really worth a look if you ever find yourself with 10 minutes to spare at Circular Quay.. - and there's very salubrious loos on the first floor!) Louise is an excellent tour guide and knows all manner of interesting information and fun spots to visit. We had coffee in the foyer of the Deutsche Bank building .. another find for me --it has very good coffee and an enormous foyer with a very long fountain affair..must remember this place .it will be an oasis of cool on a hot summer's day.

For me, it was then another hike up to Clarence St, and home on the bus. For Louise it was 2 hours bell ringing at St Phillips Church...and she walked into town from Darling Point ...the girl is a walking machine!!

Fun day:)

Unexpected Visitors

Look who turned up in Sydney last night!!!...(my sister Ros and her hubby Tony). It was wonderful to see them and have a meal and a laugh together.

Here is Tony modelling his jumper....by his own admission he reckons the kids at school call him Mr Crazy Woop Woop guy" and ask him where his red nose is when he wears it! lol he's a funny bloke that Tony...the kids he teaches ( special needs) are lucky to have such a truly funny wonderful caring bloke.