Sydney
Any band who says that Austin is their favorite city to play in (and there have been many) are lying. Or haven’t played in Sydney.
Sunday night, Liz and I went to see Architecture in Helsinki at Metro, a medium sized venue with good sound. When the band came on some people screamed and ran in from the bar. And the dance floor was teaming with bouncing, joyful, dancing kids. The reckless abandon was infectious, and makes a much better show then the overly-reserved self-conscious head bobbing hipsters at Austin’s indie rock shows.
My time in Sydney was fantastic. We had perfect weather and my jet lag wasn’t crippling at all. I got home last night, and still feel mighty out of it, but that’ll pass….. eventually.
Friday night, Liz and I grabbed tapas in the Sydney Harbour and ogled the bridge and opera house. Saturday morning, we went running in a gorgeous city park complete with an equestrian area and several sport fields. We followed this up by stuffing ourselves silly at a packed dim sum restaurant.
We headed back to the harbor to catch a ferry to north Sydney to go on a gorgeous walk along the coast line, and followed that up with more eating, and then some drinking in Newtown. Liz’s hottie boyfriend met us out for a bit and watched me shove falafel in my mouth on the street. It was lovely. Really.
Sunday, we had a leisurely breakfast over some Internet, and then headed down to Bondi Beach for the market, lunch and another gorgeous coastal walk.
Monday, I hit up a local breakfast spot for some coffee and a tasty ricotta, pumpkin, sun dried tomato omelet, and then stared at tall buildings on my way to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. I was lucky enough to catch the exhibits for 3 annual painting prizes. One was for portraits, and was endlessly fascinating. Afterwards, I wandered through the immense Botanical Gardens mesmerized by sizable spider webs and wombats!
Tuesday, Liz and I hit the Fish Market, which is the biggest market outside of Tokyo. We got ourselves some fresh off the boat sushi at 10 am, and then headed to The Rocks to wander around. We hit up the Modern Museum of Art. After lunch we headed to Paddington for window shopping and dessert. My time was cut short by an urgent need to hang out in the bathroom. We missed our fabulous dinner at a Thai place, but otherwise I was fine. At this point, my various travel illnesses are comedic.
Sunday night, Liz and I went to see Architecture in Helsinki at Metro, a medium sized venue with good sound. When the band came on some people screamed and ran in from the bar. And the dance floor was teaming with bouncing, joyful, dancing kids. The reckless abandon was infectious, and makes a much better show then the overly-reserved self-conscious head bobbing hipsters at Austin’s indie rock shows.
My time in Sydney was fantastic. We had perfect weather and my jet lag wasn’t crippling at all. I got home last night, and still feel mighty out of it, but that’ll pass….. eventually.
Friday night, Liz and I grabbed tapas in the Sydney Harbour and ogled the bridge and opera house. Saturday morning, we went running in a gorgeous city park complete with an equestrian area and several sport fields. We followed this up by stuffing ourselves silly at a packed dim sum restaurant.
We headed back to the harbor to catch a ferry to north Sydney to go on a gorgeous walk along the coast line, and followed that up with more eating, and then some drinking in Newtown. Liz’s hottie boyfriend met us out for a bit and watched me shove falafel in my mouth on the street. It was lovely. Really.
Sunday, we had a leisurely breakfast over some Internet, and then headed down to Bondi Beach for the market, lunch and another gorgeous coastal walk.
Monday, I hit up a local breakfast spot for some coffee and a tasty ricotta, pumpkin, sun dried tomato omelet, and then stared at tall buildings on my way to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. I was lucky enough to catch the exhibits for 3 annual painting prizes. One was for portraits, and was endlessly fascinating. Afterwards, I wandered through the immense Botanical Gardens mesmerized by sizable spider webs and wombats!
Tuesday, Liz and I hit the Fish Market, which is the biggest market outside of Tokyo. We got ourselves some fresh off the boat sushi at 10 am, and then headed to The Rocks to wander around. We hit up the Modern Museum of Art. After lunch we headed to Paddington for window shopping and dessert. My time was cut short by an urgent need to hang out in the bathroom. We missed our fabulous dinner at a Thai place, but otherwise I was fine. At this point, my various travel illnesses are comedic.
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