Sandra & Andrew's house is in Balmain, which is a really nice area near the water. We both took the 15 minute bus ride towards Darling Harbour and ended up at the Queen Victoria Building, but not without some drama. We used these pre-paid transit cards that Sandra gave us. After putting the card in the reader x2, a 70 year old granny, screamed at us, accusing us of taking advantage of the transit system, and 'not paying for each individual'. She went on and on about our dishonesty and then lashed at the driver. I looked at her in disgust and thought maybe i should take her diaper and wrap it around her mouth before i tell her to shut up in Aussie style. We were quickly assured by the other riders that what we had done was perfectly fine and by no means 'illegal'.
Immediate thoughts of downtown Sydney are it is very clean, traffic is fairly busy and many of the men and women are well dressed.
We met Sandra for lunch and headed to this kick ass food fair. Really great gourmet fast food with upscale people eating it! Nice crowds!
After picking up some groceries at Coles we took the 433 bus towards Balmain but realized it was veering away from our desired direction. After a 15 minute walk in 25 degrees, we finally made it home!
Immediate thoughts of downtown Sydney are it is very clean, traffic is fairly busy and many of the men and women are well dressed.
We met Sandra for lunch and headed to this kick ass food fair. Really great gourmet fast food with upscale people eating it! Nice crowds!
After picking up some groceries at Coles we took the 433 bus towards Balmain but realized it was veering away from our desired direction. After a 15 minute walk in 25 degrees, we finally made it home!
3 comments:
STEVE....ANITA! I was unable to call when you had your brief stay in Van. Have a safe journey, and I'll be talking to you guys soon. Steve keep up the great work on the blog.......more pics please. Hi Sandra!
off to a good start already, and keep them coming (more pics pls). In the middle of winter for us here, both weather wise and everything else wise. I need to live through a more colourful life vicariously. (hey, are you planning to walk the bridge in Sydney?)
Hey.....Great to see that you are finally "off and running".
Steve is doing a great job as a writer. I can't wait to read the next installment.
I was at our favorite Dim Sum joint on Friday. Not the same without you.
Stay away from old ladies on buses and you'll be fine.
Take care
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