The weekend after I got back from Australia I was a co-hostess of a baby shower for my dear friend Erin who is now on bed rest -- yikes! Miss Sophia isn't due until early May so we're all keeping our fingers crossed that that little bun stays in the oven for a few more…
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Here comes the Sun...
Here comes the rain - doo n doo oo
That's for real
And so is this - bats in the Sydney Botanical Garden
Sydney from Circular Quay (that's key, not kway)
Anzac War Memorial
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Lobby entrance at qualia
After a few days of getting used to city life in Sydney, we headed up to Hamilton Island (part of the Whitsundays). It's a 2 hr. flight (direct - yay! - on Jetstar) to Hamilton Island. Jetstar is a low-cost airline -- low cost to the point where you don't even get…
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We were being dropped off at the Sydney Opera House to see Wil Anderson -- the Rock Star of Australian Comedy, according to The Age-- when we passed by Wagamama. Not only was it a noodle bar, but with a name like that, I knew we'd be coming back no matter what they had. C'mon…
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Image from the Smith's Snackfood Company
A new favorite from Australia. The flavor in all the bus stop adverts was Moroccan Chicken with Lemon. Chicken-flavored chips?! But Sweet Chili and Sour Cream we saved for the flight home with our turkey, cranberry and brie sandwiches from the David Jones Foodhall. The full lineup of Red…
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Flat white at Qualia
Ordering coffee seems like it'd be a simple thing, right? "I'll have a coffee, please." The only place in Australia that order seems to work is at Starbucks. And with so many great little cafes in Sydney, why go to Starbucks? (Well, we did, but it was because of the WiFi -…
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bills corn fritters w/ bacon
Our first morning in Sydney we had breakfast at bills in Darlinghurst. Bill is Bill Granger and he's apparently a well-known chef in Australia (which I didn't know, but I might have seen him on Sara's Secrets once, but maybe I'm making that up). They're open for breakfast, lunch and dinner,…
I just spent the last ~10 days in Sydney and thereabouts. More to come...
Daube of Beef w/ White Wine & Mustard