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Kyle’s Sydney adventure Day 5

February 24, 2010 · By Rachel ·

To experience the golden sand and turquoise water of Australia’s most famous beach, we headed to Bondi Beach, just about 8km from the city centre.

For K, it was his first time experiencing such fine sand. He enjoyed scooping up the sand with his hands, running it through his fingers and kicking it around. Probably if I had brought his swimwear, shovel and bucket along, he would have no qualms staying on the beach for hours. We had to gently coaxed him into leaving the beach, and he was only willing to leave when Uncle Nick told him that daddy will bring him back here again.

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Kyle’s Sydney adventure Day 3

February 22, 2010 · By Rachel ·

We made a day trip to Hunter Valley on Day 3. Hunter Valley is a popular destination for its wineries, fine food and scenic drives, about 2 hours drive away north of Sydney. This day trip was catered mostly for the adults as K did not really appreciate the fine food or the wine. The most encouraging thing though was that K is a great traveller and have no problems being in a car for a long drive. He was either taking short naps, singing his favorite repertoire of songs at the top of his voice or entertaining the adults with his comments throughout our road trip. From this trip I found out that one of the most effective way to keep K contented and to get him to pose for a photo (even in a grumpy mood) is to offer him a jellybean. His passion for jellybeans can rival his love for ice cream and I can get him to do almost anything, if he gets a jellybean in exchange. Our trip to the Hunter Valley will not be complete without a visit to the vineyard. The vineyards were not looking too lush at this particular time of the year as we were approaching the tail end of the harvest.

The sun was getting a little bit too hot that afternoon and we decided to take a respite by stopping by an air-conditioned cheese shop. Instead of getting some cheese, which Grand-dad decided that it might be too much after nights of rich dinners. We all got ice cream and ice lollies to cool off from the heat. K relished every bite of his ice cream and it got a bit too much for the little boy that was watching him enjoyed his ice cream. The latter refused to leave the shop until his parent got him the same ice cream that K was having. For K, it was the perfect way to end off any excursion for the afternoon.

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Kyle’s Sydney adventure Day 2

February 21, 2010 · By Rachel ·

With everyone feeling a little jet-lagged from a lack of sleep from the previous night’s journey on the plane, we started our sight-seeing late the next morning. We crossed the Sydney Harbour bridge from the city to an area known as The Rocks. The Rocks is framed by the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House and is filled with heritage sites, galleries, cafes and a weekend Rocks’ market. K was not the most complaint person that morning due to the lack of sleep. It did not help that it was a really hot day at 30 degrees celsius. The thing about the blazing sun rays in Australia is that you can feel a slight burning sensation on the skin after some exposure, so slathering lots of sun-block and wearing a hat is a must.

The heat must have bugged K quite a bit, as his mood varied according to temperature of his environment. Sun = super grumpy, Air-conditioned / shaded area = slightly happier. His mood only got better after grand-dad brought him to the harbour to see a big cruise ship and after he thoroughly enjoyed his lunch of Fish & Chips and Ice Cream. Things got even better for him when grand-dad proposed that we visit the Sydney Aquarium after our lunch. The experience at aquarium offered was worth the AUD $30+ entry fees, it was a much bigger place compared to our local Underwater World. On the way back to the serviced apartments, we caught a glimpse of the performers getting themselves ready for the Chinese New Year Twilight Parade. Every year towards the end of Chinese New Year, Sydney’s Chinatown streets will be filled with floats, lanterns, lion/dragon dance performers, stilt walkers and acrobat celebrating the Lunar New Year. Very similar to what we see in our Chingay Parade but on a slightly smaller scale. That evening, we made our second attempt make our way to the Chinese seafood restaurant highly raved by Grand-dad, but our attempt was thwarted by road blocks set up for the Chinese New Year Parade We ended up with a fairly good but expensive Chinese Seafood dinner in one of the restaurants in Chinatown.