Annandale Lodge Sydney

By All Means (by Brad)

Here's a question for you: What's the difference between travel and transport?

Easy, travel is what you do and transport is how you do it!
Whilst you've been busy reading our travel adventures over the last five weeks or so, here's our transport listing for the Big Adventure 2009:

1.Marie's car to get us to Canberra airport to start our adventure. Thanks Marie!
2. Jetstar Airbus A320 to fly us to Osaka
3 ...

... anniversary if at all possible. On Thursday the weather was glorious and we climbed the pylon of the harbour bridge; the views were spectacular. We then went to the rocks area which is very historic and beautiful - lots of little shops and cafes to soak up the sunshine in. For lunch we tried crocodile and kangaroo, neither of which we'll be having again! Plenty of delicious Oz wine though. We then took the ferry ...

... but I regret it when she serves it up. I grump over to a table and get annoyed at a chair that hasnt been pushed back in, two girls stare at me and whisper and giggle, i havent looked in the mirror this morning so its probably not pretty. After breakfast I tacke my laundry. My towel has reached new heights of badness after seeing several showers, beaches and bird poo covered jettys, im pretty sure my showers have become null and void. The towel sees the washing machine and ...

... they drive on the opposite side of the road as us. I guess they've smucked a few tourists and have to remind us where the traffic is coming from. We walked around the downtown area-the architecture is phenomenal-all clean and very British. It is strange to see the same names as in Ottawa-Kent, York, George, Sussex and King to name a few. Finally found a really cute pub for ...

... of the bars in the Surry Hills/Darlinghurst/Paddingotn areas near where we live because we are seemingly going downtown or to King's Cross a lot. I prefer the bar scene in these neighborhoods because it is a lot more locals and reminds me more of going out in the neighborhoods in Chicago, rather than the tourist and suburbanite enclaves that encompass downtown and the Cross (or Rush/Division and Weed Street in Chicago). Anyways, an ...

... up call for the next day. Jan 1 - a new year, I can't believe it. But here we are in Sydney. This was tour day. Out coach drove us all around the city to see the major highlights, yet abother botanical garden, Watson's Bay for beautiful views across the harbour, a tour of the Opera House. Then we took a harbor cruise for an hour and got great views all along the harbor and learned the history of the various inlets and buildings along the harbor's edge. Gary ...