21-3-2010 (Sunday)
Yes, we got the upgrade!
We started with breakfast at our favorite place Gusto, Sharon loves the Bircher Muesli there. Afterwards we went to the playground and later tot the beach.
A really relaxed morning.
At around 3 we took the bus to Circular Quay to go to The Rocks, one of Sydney’s oldest neighborhoods just between the Quay and the bridge. Our bus trip took us through a real nice neighborhood, usually we take the express bus but this time we were on a different one.
The Rocks was nice, there is a huge open market and also a lot of small shops. We bought a nice painting and we bought UGG’s. Yes again, but this time as presents.
We had drinks on the harbor with a view of the harbor and the opera house. For dinner we went to the big M.
A great day in Sydney!
22,23-3-2010 (Monday and Tuesday)
You won’t believe it, we saw the guy that gave us the upgrade in January and he upgraded us today to the Honeymoon suite again. So third move in 2 dayes, but OK for us.
Last two days in Australia, we enjoyed the relax atmosphere of Bondi Beach. Late breakfast, Monday at Gusto and Tuesday to finish it of at Aqua bar where they serve the best French toast with banana.
Both mornings we started at the playground before moving to the beach. The sea is cool and refreshing with nice waves to dive in.
Monday we had dinner in the Hurricane grill, they serve beef and lamb ribs hmmmmmm.
Tuesday afternoon we went to Bondi shopping to do some last minute shopping for presents. Zeb bought a big Kangaroo for his teacher, Benna.
Before dinner on Tuesday, Ruben met Bruce Fink who got us the cricket tickets. We had dinner a a Thai place around the corner of the hotel.
Time really flies, we are going to HK tomorrow and it seems so short time ago when we arrived here.
24-3-2010 (Wednesday)
Checkout of the hotel and on our way to Hong Kong. The whole morning was a race against time, we managed to get some tax refund and finally boarded the plan at 11:30.
The flight was bumpy, almost the whole way. The kids were very nice again on the plane, they got tons of compliments. Sharai slept for a few hours and Zeb loved the entertainment system.
After a 8 hour flight we arrive at HK airport around 6, also at the airport it took a while before we were in the car. On the airport Ruben met a old student friend, James Loudon.
We had a driver waiting that brought us to the Intercontinental, a splendid hotel in Kowloon overlooking HK harbor. The room is magnificent as is the service, we think this is the best hotel we ever stayed in.
The kids ate something gat the airport. We ordered in some Chinese in room dining. Tres chique!!
Tomorrow we will meet Jaap, Zwaan and there families.
What a way to finish of our trip.
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woensdag 24 maart 2010
maandag 11 januari 2010
Two lazy days and a travel day.
9-1-2010 (Saturday)
Breakfast at Aquabar again, really best French toast ever with baked banana served with it. Went to the Rockpool at the north end of the Bondi beach. We built a pool in the sand again and Zeb loved to go in the sea. Sharai is still very much afraid to go in, but she loves swimming in the rock pool and she loves to walk around with buckets from other kids.
We had lunch in the room and then took the 333 bus into town. In Hyde park was the opening day of ‘the Sydney festival’ that lasts till end of the month.
The festival was a little disappointing, we watched some (sorry, bad Hillybilly) music and some acrobatics. Kids had an ice cream and it was very hot (approximately 30 C). From Hyde park we walked back the first part to Bondi along Oxford street, we walked almost to Bondi junction.
Kids had pizza and pasta at Bondi pizza, we had (finally) sushi in.
10-1-2010 (Sunday)
Relaxed and lazy day today again. Breakfast at Gusto (the best Bircher muesli in the world) and then headed to the beach. Lunch in the room and then we the kids went to sleep in their strollers. We sat down at a beachside café while the kids were sleeping for some reading Frappe and juice.
When the kids were awake we took them to the playground. Back in the hotel the kids took a bath in our jumbo sized tub.
We got dinner from The Hurricane again; really good burger, salad and chicken. We skyped, kids watched ‘Pluk van de Petterflat ‘and we got to sleep late again.
Tomorrow travel day, flying to Melbourne in the afternoon. We started packing again.
By the way: A stroller in Australia is called Pram, we have to. Does that mean we have 2 ‘Prammen’.
That kind of questions keeps us busy, can you imagine how relaxed we are.
11-1-2010 (Monday)
It’s our last day in Sydney and we are invited at Emma and Craig Cohen’s ( friends of Les and Daan de Swaan) place to have a swim and have the kids play together. They have two girls in the same ages as ours; Chloe and Ashley. The kids really enjoyed and Emma took and brought us back to and from the hotel.
We were back at the hotel at 12:30 to do some final packing before heading for the airport to fly to Melbourne.
The flight was quit bumpy at the end especially Sharon did not really like it, to put it mildly. Zeb slept through the whole flight, Sharai did not sleep one minute this afternoon and was jumping around on Sharons’ lap during the flight.
Landing in Melbourne with 42 degrees Celsius, bloody hot. We took a cab to the hotel, Marriot on Exhibition street. Nice renovated rooms. We have two huge beds; one for the kids and one for us. After a quick check in, we went to check out the hotel swimming pool before heading for Chinatown for dinner. Going down in the elevator Sharai got her fingers between the doors, but she was fine soon.
Outside it is like a warm blanket covers you; it’s like walking in the biggest sauna on earth . In Chinatown we had dinner in one of the many places. The kids loved it and we did too,: beef with fried noodles and a lemon chicken with rice. Even Zeb was eating a lot. He made the loudest burp ever in the restaurant, unbelievable that a 4 year old already knows Chinese customs.
Walking back to the hotel we did a detour, around the city center. We call it: window shopping. Now we’re back in the hotel, Sharai already fell a sleep during our little sauna tour and Zeb is happy to see Monsters Inc. with us. Sharon has seen the movie in the airplane and thinks Boo is exactally Sharai.
Breakfast at Aquabar again, really best French toast ever with baked banana served with it. Went to the Rockpool at the north end of the Bondi beach. We built a pool in the sand again and Zeb loved to go in the sea. Sharai is still very much afraid to go in, but she loves swimming in the rock pool and she loves to walk around with buckets from other kids.
We had lunch in the room and then took the 333 bus into town. In Hyde park was the opening day of ‘the Sydney festival’ that lasts till end of the month.
The festival was a little disappointing, we watched some (sorry, bad Hillybilly) music and some acrobatics. Kids had an ice cream and it was very hot (approximately 30 C). From Hyde park we walked back the first part to Bondi along Oxford street, we walked almost to Bondi junction.
Kids had pizza and pasta at Bondi pizza, we had (finally) sushi in.
10-1-2010 (Sunday)
Relaxed and lazy day today again. Breakfast at Gusto (the best Bircher muesli in the world) and then headed to the beach. Lunch in the room and then we the kids went to sleep in their strollers. We sat down at a beachside café while the kids were sleeping for some reading Frappe and juice.
When the kids were awake we took them to the playground. Back in the hotel the kids took a bath in our jumbo sized tub.
We got dinner from The Hurricane again; really good burger, salad and chicken. We skyped, kids watched ‘Pluk van de Petterflat ‘and we got to sleep late again.
Tomorrow travel day, flying to Melbourne in the afternoon. We started packing again.
By the way: A stroller in Australia is called Pram, we have to. Does that mean we have 2 ‘Prammen’.
That kind of questions keeps us busy, can you imagine how relaxed we are.
11-1-2010 (Monday)
It’s our last day in Sydney and we are invited at Emma and Craig Cohen’s ( friends of Les and Daan de Swaan) place to have a swim and have the kids play together. They have two girls in the same ages as ours; Chloe and Ashley. The kids really enjoyed and Emma took and brought us back to and from the hotel.
We were back at the hotel at 12:30 to do some final packing before heading for the airport to fly to Melbourne.
The flight was quit bumpy at the end especially Sharon did not really like it, to put it mildly. Zeb slept through the whole flight, Sharai did not sleep one minute this afternoon and was jumping around on Sharons’ lap during the flight.
Landing in Melbourne with 42 degrees Celsius, bloody hot. We took a cab to the hotel, Marriot on Exhibition street. Nice renovated rooms. We have two huge beds; one for the kids and one for us. After a quick check in, we went to check out the hotel swimming pool before heading for Chinatown for dinner. Going down in the elevator Sharai got her fingers between the doors, but she was fine soon.
Outside it is like a warm blanket covers you; it’s like walking in the biggest sauna on earth . In Chinatown we had dinner in one of the many places. The kids loved it and we did too,: beef with fried noodles and a lemon chicken with rice. Even Zeb was eating a lot. He made the loudest burp ever in the restaurant, unbelievable that a 4 year old already knows Chinese customs.
Walking back to the hotel we did a detour, around the city center. We call it: window shopping. Now we’re back in the hotel, Sharai already fell a sleep during our little sauna tour and Zeb is happy to see Monsters Inc. with us. Sharon has seen the movie in the airplane and thinks Boo is exactally Sharai.
vrijdag 1 januari 2010
First day and night of our trip
Year has started great, we are in Australia. Landed this morning very early in Sydney, Krismpy Kreme donut at the airport and then straight to the hotel at Bondi Beach. The Swiss Grand hotel is a little bit ‘oussig’ as we call it, rooms are spacious but a little bit overdue as is the whole hotel.
As expected the room was not ready when we checked in so we had to wait for almost 2 hours with hangover kids from the trip. Not that bad for us but more for the people in the hotel that had a real hangover from new years eve ;). First room was on a construction site so we now moved to a new room 525.
We slept for 2 hours in the afternoon. Sharon doesn’t feel that well, Ruben went shopping with Zeb, buying real necessities and sunglasses for Zeb.
We went to the swimming pool on the roof, real nice view over Bondi Beach.
When we checked in tickets for testmatch between Australia and Pakistan were already waiting thanks to KH and Bruce Fink in particular, our match day is Sunday.
We have ten days in Bondi, we will take the time to get used to the time difference and will then explore Sydney and enjoy the sunny beach of Bondi.
Long night. Kids felt a sleep at 19:30 but woke up in the middle of the night. Ruben first walked Sharai around Bondi Beach and afterward Zeb. Good way to explore Bondi. Walked along the beach and around the shopping streets. Seems to be a lively Jewish live with kosher cafés and shops.
Had a 6:30 coffee with Zeb served by Israeli boy.
The weather is great and a lot of young and happy people around Bondi, seems to have a good nightlife. Most people I met in the middle of the night walking Sharai were pretty drunk. Good to see it from the other side now.
As expected the room was not ready when we checked in so we had to wait for almost 2 hours with hangover kids from the trip. Not that bad for us but more for the people in the hotel that had a real hangover from new years eve ;). First room was on a construction site so we now moved to a new room 525.
We slept for 2 hours in the afternoon. Sharon doesn’t feel that well, Ruben went shopping with Zeb, buying real necessities and sunglasses for Zeb.
We went to the swimming pool on the roof, real nice view over Bondi Beach.
When we checked in tickets for testmatch between Australia and Pakistan were already waiting thanks to KH and Bruce Fink in particular, our match day is Sunday.
We have ten days in Bondi, we will take the time to get used to the time difference and will then explore Sydney and enjoy the sunny beach of Bondi.
Long night. Kids felt a sleep at 19:30 but woke up in the middle of the night. Ruben first walked Sharai around Bondi Beach and afterward Zeb. Good way to explore Bondi. Walked along the beach and around the shopping streets. Seems to be a lively Jewish live with kosher cafés and shops.
Had a 6:30 coffee with Zeb served by Israeli boy.
The weather is great and a lot of young and happy people around Bondi, seems to have a good nightlife. Most people I met in the middle of the night walking Sharai were pretty drunk. Good to see it from the other side now.
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