Courtyard By Marriott North Ryde

... tourist information Office in Katoomba recommended the 75k drive to Jenola Caves which are supposed to be very spectacular. What they had neglected to mention is that the tours through have restricted numbers and are usually fully booked especially those with the least stairs to climb. When I finally arrive though some pretty but not stunning country I found that there was no available tour apart from the one which included pot-holing ...

... I was able to give them pictures... they were delighted. The "project peru" team might remember an extremely photogenic pair of kids (one was posed up against a rock and the other amongst the ladies). they combined for a gorgeous photo, where you can see them looking at the photo from last year... <br><br>G really got the art of translating on the second day (no mean feat for a young person) and I got a picture of him surrounded by the women before ...

... of English didn't help matters. I say probably because due to a lack of understanding I never quite caught the name and you can't ask a third time. Lola, Lulu or Lila. Or maybe Lily. Anyway, the first time I saw her I managed to spend ten minutes repeatedly asking her if she was using the kettle which she clearly wasn't and she could only stare at me like I was showing her my sock puppet doing a striptease. Then later when I realised she was my new room mate I asked ...

... the dingo area is being reconstructed, so they weren't there. Koala area was closed.<br><br>Saw a couple of brightly colored birds doing "the deed" and got to tell Boo that she was a lucky witness to bird porn. At first, she thought I was joking -- a completely appropriate response from an 11 year old whose mother had threatened to eat her just one day earlier. After I convinced her that it was, indeed, the way ...

... night, took us for a litre of beer at 'the rocks' trendy drinking area and then he introduced us to the famous 'Harry's Pies'!! I never knew Pies were so popular in Australia! And this Pie van was a popular stop for celebrities... So pie, mash and mushy peas was devoured and we went home with a full tummy...<br><br>The next morning we headed into sydney, visited the harbour bridge and opera house by day, walked through hyde park and around the city, travelled the monorail ...

... as well as the Mosques and Temples. There were colourful saris, interesting food markets, delicious cooking smells and a multi level shopping Centre. Next we had a look at Sim Lim Square at the many levels of electrical stores. We also had a look at Bugis Street, the largest street market in Singapore selling clothing ...

... letter from the child in Brazil that I sponsor, and he has asked me to go and visit him, so I am making a vague and suspicious attempt at learning to speak Portuguese. I have a new second-favourite novel called Acheron, which is all about a guy who spends his life in slavery (My favourite novel being Dark Desire, which is about a guy who was tortured for 7 years...). And finally, I have just finished reading Job (a book in the ...

... norseman to port augusta, stopping once at the western australia / south australia border, next at ceduna and lastly at the nuttbush retreat, a working cattle and sheep ranch just outside of port augusta. it was an epic drive, but absolutely amazing. at times, we could look out of our window for miles and miles, where there was only red scrubland. sometimes there were breaks in the journey with stretches of forest and bushes and patchy black areas where there might recently have ...

... as we needed tupperwares and they just laughed at me haha. Went to the cinema and saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Cor doesnt brad pitt just get better looking as he gets younger...then he gets too young, haha. I managed to trick the ticket man at the cinema into thinking my international student card was valid there (which it isnt =P) and so i got a ticket for $13 instead of $17, This is how desperate i am getting to save money! This hostel is a mental house, the room ...

... your fiance)... Oh, sorry, I don't recognize your voice on the phone". I gave Mary a huge hug and kiss at the airport, Esther and I loaded up the girls and their luggage and we returned to the apartment to load up the car for an insanely fun and kingly-living weekend as we would celebrate Esther's (and her two friends') birthday at a country estate a couple of hours south of Sydney. Living the King's Life in Kangaroo ...