Back to the Grind
Unfortunately back to work in January, but not so bad being back in Sydney. It's taken a few weeks to get back in the swing of things. One of the best things about living here is that the list of things to do and try is endless. Most our adventures lately have been local... We've expanded our taste buds a bit giving an African restaurant a try (the house specials were delicious) and this Indian restaurant that Jared wanted to try (Last Train to Bombay). Also delicious, but I'm not sure our opinion of spicy is in line with theirs (I think we each had about 2 pitchers of water to wash it down). We've also managed to get out snorkeling on the beach pretty much every weekend in January where we saw tons of tropical fish, rays, and even a few carpet sharks.
Last weekend, we did the 10K walk from Manly to Spit Bridge, which is quite a lovely stroll. It starts at the Spit Bridge, goes through middle harbour (to say the houses are out of our price range would be an understatement), which has a bunch of remote harbor beaches, and ultimately weaves back to Manly. It is really nice that the beaches and coastal walks have been preserved for the public to use and enjoy. Katie was able to take tons of pictures of the beaches, flowers, boats, views, lizards, and even a few big spiders.
Last Sunday we made our first trek to the Opera House for a show (given how many pictures Katie has taken of the outside, it is the least we can do to actually support the arts that take place on the inside). Our show of choice... Le Grande Cirque, which was a lot like Cirque De Soleil, only Australianized (which basically means a bit smaller, slightly less stunning, and no where near the crisp presentation that you get in the shows in Vegas). It was still full of stunts that most of us can only dream about doing (and frankly probably never want to do - like the one girl that balanced five candelabras on her hands, feet, and face while twisting herself into various pretzel formations) and quite impressive. As far as the inside of the Opera House, lets just say compared to the outside there are very few people snapping photos to take back with them.
Katie also managed to stop and see the World 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year display at the Australian Museum while Jared was busy with work. It was an unbelievable display of wildlife photography that travels around the world. For all those who have been following the pictures too, Katie bought a new high-tech camera and is thinking of taking classes so there are sure to be a ton more coming.
Last weekend, we did the 10K walk from Manly to Spit Bridge, which is quite a lovely stroll. It starts at the Spit Bridge, goes through middle harbour (to say the houses are out of our price range would be an understatement), which has a bunch of remote harbor beaches, and ultimately weaves back to Manly. It is really nice that the beaches and coastal walks have been preserved for the public to use and enjoy. Katie was able to take tons of pictures of the beaches, flowers, boats, views, lizards, and even a few big spiders.
Last Sunday we made our first trek to the Opera House for a show (given how many pictures Katie has taken of the outside, it is the least we can do to actually support the arts that take place on the inside). Our show of choice... Le Grande Cirque, which was a lot like Cirque De Soleil, only Australianized (which basically means a bit smaller, slightly less stunning, and no where near the crisp presentation that you get in the shows in Vegas). It was still full of stunts that most of us can only dream about doing (and frankly probably never want to do - like the one girl that balanced five candelabras on her hands, feet, and face while twisting herself into various pretzel formations) and quite impressive. As far as the inside of the Opera House, lets just say compared to the outside there are very few people snapping photos to take back with them.
Katie also managed to stop and see the World 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year display at the Australian Museum while Jared was busy with work. It was an unbelievable display of wildlife photography that travels around the world. For all those who have been following the pictures too, Katie bought a new high-tech camera and is thinking of taking classes so there are sure to be a ton more coming.
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