Lisa was kind enough to purchase for me as a Christmas present my first sailing class. It is being taught by the Pacific Sailing School. They are located in Rushcutters Bay along the Sydney harbor. Australia is a little confusing when it comes to certifications. For example, there are Yachting Australia or YA courses and…
View MoreIf you dig cool stuff, then you will most likely like Microsoft’s free Photosynth web service. Here is where you can find out more about it: Photosynth Here is a Photosynth of Rushcutters Bay in Sydney Australia. It is home of a couple of the sailing schools. Here it is: Overcast Rushcutters Bay He is…
View MoreI remember when I first travelled to Europe for my company to teach a course in the UK, one night a bunch of the students and I went out for dinner at a Pie place. Every 20 or so minutes a lady would walk through the place and announce what flavor pies were ready and…
View MoreIn the States, I’ve pretty much been successful staying away from fashion food most of the time. Fashion Food? You ask? Well, Fashion Food is food that may be good or may not be, but it looks real good. It is a piece of art on your plate. As opposed to some burger, an enchilada,…
View MoreIt has been too long since Lisa and I have danced the night away. The last time was at Rock-n-Bowl in New Orleans. Well, we didn’t last night, but we did go see some excellent dancing at the Sydney Theatre across the street from us. The Sydney Dance Company, under the direction of Rafael Bonachela,…
View MoreLisa and her daughter Ashleigh did it, and Lisa really wanted to make sure Alexandra, Eric and I did it as well. It costs a bit, I think Lisa said it was around $190 AUD for a daylight trip and add another $70 or so if you want to do twilight. What am I talking…
View MoreI awoke last Thursday and felt like I hadn’t been anywhere new lately, so I decided to catch a formal presentation at the Sydney Opera House for the recently deceased architect, Jorn Utzon, who designed it. That didn’t work out, so I hope on a ferry in Circular Quay to Watsons Bay. When Lisa, Alex,…
View MoreEntry way into the apartment (above), and the Douglas room (below):
View MoreI’m not sure when it started, but the fashion of Sydney home interiors is modern, Light colored wood floors, straight lines, a touch of chrome or stainless. When a house gets remodeled, somehow it must be modern inside. Most new construction in and around the coast seems to be modern exterior as well. Here are…
View MoreThe Blue Mountains National Park is located about 90 minutes by car (assuming Parramatta road isn’t to backed up and road construction on highway is light) due west from Sydney. All you have to do is make it to the Great Western Highway. Or if you don’t like driving or lack a car or bus…
View MoreHere is a snap of Alex and Eric on the west balcony of our place at dust. Alexandra in one of her entries on Facebook referred to the place as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
View MoreYes, they can! Just please don’t go over any bumps. The pictures below are Lisa and Alexandra, and Eric in I travelling back from the Blue Mountains of Australia: Lisa’s little Cooper Mini S did a great job hauling all of us around. Of course I couldn’t go to the airport to assist in picking…
View MoreMy last post about the Tyranny of the Movies has me thinking about Lisa, Alex, Eric and my trip to the Rugby match last Friday. There was some big guy and his date sitting in two of our four seats about midway down the row. I guess this is understandable since we were late and…
View MoreAnybody married or in a relationship knows about it, but don’t talk much about it. Here’s how it works, let’s say you want to see a movie like XMen 5 or Replacement Killers 2 or something like that, we can ask our lady if she would like to go; she will not agree to go….
View MoreYes, the Sydney airport had a nasty Bikie event yesterday where 20 or so guys had a roving battle in the airport that left on person dead. In Australia, bikers are called Bikies. There are the usual clubs that you have in the USA, the Hell’s Angles, the Comancheros, etc. Much of Sydney and most…
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