Started the day with a run around Centennial Park which was nice but I got slightly lost cutting about 1k off my intended route! However as a result I did see what I think were a big colony of flying fox (large (1kg) fruit bats) over trees where they roost. A bit like raptors with …
Off to Coogee. We took the bus down to Bondi Beach and found a very nice coffee at AKT cafe. Had bacon and egg bagel, good, and an egg and chorizo bagel (but the chorizo was more like a frankfurter…) disappointing Bondi Beach itself was quieter but more “surfy” and swimming was not allowed though …
Today John and Lulu working, (Johns first day in ITU) so we started with trip into Bondi Junction for coffee and half an egg bacon and cheese roll (lesson learnt!) 2nd coffee at “Nook” not so good… Then walked to Bondi Beach which tbh sounds more exotic than it was. Sydney has good pedestrian paving …
Off to the Royal National Park in the “Johnmobile” The park is an hour away past Botany Bay and the airport/Johns work. We walked to the Balconies and then onto Wedding Cake Rock along very picturesque paths with exotic and unnamed flora and fauna Em, Kev and Cheng met us at Wedding Cake Rock, and …
Rising at 7.30 to beat some of the heat (about 23c at that time) John Lulu and I headed out for an early morning run into Bondi Junction then on to Centennial Park. Although one or two steepish hills it was mostly a flat circuit beside a horse track encircling a cluster of lakes in …
Our first day in Sydney at Lulu and Johns flat in Bondi Junction We walked into the shopping area and tried out Lulus preferred coffee shop, nice flat white, Ying not so sure on the long black…. We had very generous egg and bacon bun, and brekkie bun, and decided to share one next time! …
Poori and aloo masala for breakfast yummy Off back to Chennai for our last day, a large bustling (which Indian city isn’t) city, to our hotel Taz Kamar. then off to FabIndia, India’s answer to John Lewis. Onto Express Mall the biggest shopping centre for samosas and chicken tikka, and more lassis Down to the …
A restful day of coffee and cake, massage for Sally and a fantastic beachfront meal of grilled and spicy prawns with seafood fried rice
Today is a rest day. So we decided to get a bulk entry ticket to every temple and monument in town! And in case we felt like flagging, a tour guide as well:-) First off the Shore Temple Next a walk to the Monolithic stone carving, very impressive, second largest site in the world Apparently …
Took overnight train to Chennai 9pm-6am in the so called “sleeper” Final trip to “facilities” before bunking down. I had to negotiate trip back, train swaying, high speed and both carriage side doors jammed open. Thus meaning I had to make an “Indiana Jones leap of faith” to the sleeping berth corridor door to grab …