Month: February 2013

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Roadtrip! Roadtrip! (8/52)

Man do I love roadtrips! Does it count as a roadtrip if you visit your hometown though? I guess there’s still driving and roadtrip music involved.

Day 1: Blue Mountains – Katoomba

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Those crazy German tourists clearly didn’t read the signs very well, despite speaking quite good English
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A visit to Katoomba just wouldn’t be complete without going to see the Three Sisters
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On the drive back, we stopped over at this lookout across the Capertee Valley. Gulgong is a very classy establishment

Day 2: Mudgee

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Chillin’ around Mudgee, dropped by High Valley Wine and Cheese Co for this amazingly delicious cheese platter with a selection of blue, brie and an amazing olive fetta

Day 3: Targona Zoo – Dubbo

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Always thought that giraffes looked funny, and pretty cute as well
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There’s just something about furry little animals that gives them that cute factor, like these here otters
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It’s Timon!! And my favourite furry little guys at this zoo – meerkats!
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Even the gift shop had these cute little animal toys

Day 4: Relaxing at home

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Needed a day to just relax and unwind after nearly dying in the heat walking around the zoo all day – it’s what the country is all about anyway. Here’s a sunset from that day
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Wanderings (7/52)

This week is all about wanderings in Sydney. My friend was down from Brisbane so here are a few photos from our wanders.

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Delicious Sushi Hotaru goodness. Mmmmm….
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Chilling down at Darling Harbour on Valentine’s Day
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Here’s To The Less Fortunate (6/52)

I really do feel sorry for the homeless people around Sydney. This poor man was at Pitt St Mall, one of the busiest areas in the Sydney CBD and people were just walking right past him. I think we try and ignore the homeless and much as possible because it makes us feel bad and we deal with it by not acknowledging that they exist.
I really do feel sorry for the homeless people around Sydney. This poor man was at Pitt St Mall, one of the busiest areas in the Sydney CBD and people were just walking right past him. I think we try and ignore the homeless and much as possible because it makes us feel bad and we deal with it by not acknowledging that they exist.

Completely off topic but I thought this was cool.

I've never seen green penguin books before, I always thought they were orange (as that's the classic colour). I suppose they had to have something before the orange.
I’ve never seen green penguin books before, I always thought they were orange (as that’s the classic colour). I suppose they had to have something before the orange. But here was a shelf, full of green penguin classics. It just didn’t feel right!
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Sydney CNY (5/52)

Lots of goodies this week, went into the city to do some shopping and ran across the start of Chinese New Year celebrations.

Seeing these dragon dancers around Chinatown going into random business and scaring out the bad spirits
Seeing these dragon dancers around Chinatown going into random business and scaring out the bad spirits

Dragon Dancer

On an unrelated note:

These two got trapped in the downpour (which lasted 5 minutes) but they decided they wouldn't take shelter and just run through the rain
These two got trapped in the downpour (which lasted 5 minutes) but they decided they wouldn’t take shelter and just run through the rain