Tuesday, August 4, 2009

I actually drove while we were there. Here is the picture to prove it. I felt like I had to learn to drive all over again. It's difficult to get used to the other side of the road as well as the other side of the car.

This great house was in Cattai National Park. I saw it and thought, "Man from Snowy River." The highlight of this park, though, was the kangaroos. They run wild. They are all over and so fun to watch.




Hannah and Emma with their new UGG boots.

Me and my sister, Shirley.


Dave and Zach at the train station.


The Sydney Aquarium. My prefered way to see sharks.

Hyde Park. Aren't those cool trees?


The view of Sydney from our hotel room during the day..


and at night. Beautiful!


This is a building at Manly Beach. We took a picture of this building because those first floor windows is a dental office. It reminded us of the dental office in "Finding Nemo." We're sure this was their inspiration for the movie.



These pictures show our day in downtown Sydney doing tourist stuff: the opera house and the botanical gardens.





We visited the Blue Mountains. The Eucalyptus trees emit a bluish hue that makes the mountains look blue, hence the name. There is a hike called the 1,000 stairs. Dave, Zach and I took that hike, down the stairs first and then back up. We got a work out.






We spent a lot of time in the car.


This was a city called Terrigal. It was a little cold there, it was winter afterall. We ate fish and chips and then fed the leftovers to the pelicans and seagulls.







Sorry my pictures all over the place. I haven't perfected blogging yet. Maybe someone can help me!

4 comments:

Heidi Reid said...

It looks like an awesome trip! What a beautiful family. Amy, sorry I that I was asleep and under the weather. Let's get together soon.

Best!

Heidi

Jen said...

HEY! Looks like you guys had a blast. Your "Man from Snowy River" comment brought back so many memories. I can't listen to the music without thinking of you.:) We should head down to Snow together sometime....

Love you,

JEN

Lydia said...

I am glad you got to go, but I wish I could have been there too. We have both had adventures this summer. I will visit you shortly after I get home. I got you something.

Unknown said...

Dave looked too excited at the train station. He should have been arrested or something.

Bartley