Sooo .... after some more sightseeing trips around town, like the funky Paddington Saturday Market and Centennial Park (which brought up visions of Hyde Park in London), sprinkled with some playground visits .... we set off on a roadtrip to Palm Beach, NSW.
We stopped at a funky restaurant on the waterfront harbour of Palm Beach
and while we waited for our rich seafood lunch the girls amused themselves with sticks, stones and an old tree
Afterwards we explored the nearby sandy beach which stretched over several kilometers
Miss E was completely enchanted
and dad was good for some fun and games
Now I apologize for the length of these posts, but we packed a lot in and I don't want to miss jotting down most of these memories. So our next outing has us once again boarding the ferry to downtown Sydney and really taking in as much of the Downtown area as we could manage in a day.
Our girls had a fabulous time on a City tour atop one of the red doubledecker buses
We then stopped at the Botanical gardens and strolled along the seawall towards the Opera House - breathtaking views
In the garden we saw trees covered with "Flying Foxes" which are giant fruit-eating bats that hang around all day grooming, sleeping and arguing with each other in high pitched squeaks. WILD!
The Pipsqueak liked watching the bats and was having a particularly photogenic moment under the leafy trees
Once we had walked around the Opera House and played in the park we took a nice little lunch break
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Whew, that was a whirlwind of activity. Sometimes it's hard work being on vacation, but its worth every moment in gathering experiences and memories to savour once we are settled back into the routine and relative quiet of home.
Gorgeous memories come back when I see all these photos and descriptions. It was a fabulous trip. Yes, it was lots of work with three little kids - but we would have had the pleasure of looking after them at home anyway. So you can still see a lot with kids - you just have to be prepared to organize, plan (my wife, excels at that) and look after them while enjoying the trip
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