Monday, July 19, 2010

Sydney Weekend

We had a fabulous weekend in Sydney. We headed off from Goulburn early Saturday morning, after having a coffee at GJCs (of course). We did a spot of shopping in the city and then caught the train out to Olympic Park to watch Disney on Ice. The kids have been looking forward to this for a while now! They all had a great time, and the show was pretty entertaining. I think catching the trains, buses and ferries in Sydney is just as big an adventure as going to a show!

The girls having a cuddle on the train:

The girls posing for an unusual picture at Olympic Park:

Disney on Ice:



Jasmin was hilarious - she was always panicking about whether everyone was on the train or not (at one point I caught her doing a head count). When she wasn't making sure everyone was together (12 adults and 6 kids) she was trying to make Chloe laugh or trying to kiss her. It was very cute! Eliza sung and skipped her way around Sydney - she is one happy little girl!


We were all soooo tired on the Saturday night we decided to eat in the hotel. Di's feet were swollen, my knee was giving me a bit of strife (too many years of dancing :-( ) and Dave's gout had started to play up! We are all feeling a little old (not in mind though, only in body). We had a lovely meal (although I could have probably eaten double the amount), enjoyed a couple of bottles of wine, and some lovely conversation.


Sunday we trekked to the zoo - train, ferry, bus. Very exciting for the kids, especially the ferry ride:

I think we have been to the zoo once a year for the last three or four years. Doesn't matter how old you are, I think you still enjoy it - for different reasons. I love watching the kids looking at all the animals, holding hands with one another between the exhibits, and just having a great time. Poor Davie spent most of the day at the Cafe, his foot was not up to walking around for hours, so he got some quality TV, movie and game playing done on his iPad.

Our traditional picture of the kids at the front entrance on the Koala:

Don't worry mum - I'll save you from this vicious rhino!

Cool tree green frog picture:

Every chance she had - Eliza climbed on top of the animal statues to get her picture taken. Here she is with Jas and Bella:

The baby elephant was the cutest:


After a long day we collapsed into bed fairly early. Now to organise a trip to the snow for the kids - to tobogan and build snow men!

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