Christmas In Sydney

Posted by Ray

Posted on February 4, 2008

Apologies for the lack of posts over the last month or so. There's been plenty to talk about with numerous pictures to put up so I wont dilly dally.

We arrived in Sydney after a pleasant flight with Qantas from Singapore. Hopped in a taxi to our new home in Ashfield, which is situated south west of central Sydney. Only a short 15 minutes by train into the CBD, which is an added bonus. Ashfield is a mainly Asian populated town which on the whole, isn't a bad thing. There's everything we need here from a big mall to numerous ...

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New Years In Sydney

Posted by Ray

Posted on February 11, 2008

For New Years eve we didn't have a main plan of action. We headed up to Circular Quay in early afternoon to meet the lads who were just off work. Around the city that night there was many pre-ticket events which were on the whole too expensive. From $200 boat rides around the harbour to $150 for the night in the classy Ozzie bar called the Argyle around the "Rocks" area.

We heard that there was a great free view point of the Opera House and the Sydney Bridge from "The Domain" area, just east of the main bay. When ...

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Australia Day

Posted by Ray

Posted on February 28, 2008

"Australia Day, January 26, is the biggest day of celebration in the country and is observed as a public holiday in all states and territories" as quoted from the website. We certainly celebrated it in good old Irish style, some more than others.

The day itself was warm and sunny. A few of the lads headed in early to catch some of the days shows and to wet the lips early. The rest of the gang stocked up on goon and arrived in late afternoon to enjoy the live music festival in Hyde Park. We all settled down there for ...

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Cricket @ the SCG ( Sydney Cricket Ground )

Posted by Davy

Posted on February 28, 2008

Now, i know for most people back home, the mention of the word cricket posts a picture in the head of boring! Well, its not as exciting as field sports, but it is however a great day out on the p**s , and if the sun shines, which it generally does in Australia, then it's an even better day out.

We went to the 3mobile Test series of Australia Vs India in early January, and had a great day. For those of you who don't know much about cricket, test matches usually last 5 days, and we went on Day ...

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