......POOR MAN's JET-SETTERS ARE BACK!!! Two years, a wedding, school, new jobs, 3 moves, and a dog later and we've landed in Sydney, Australia for any of you out there still reading. Consider this post and hopefully a few more from the great continent of Australia as the band getting back together for one last fan tour.
We landed in Sydney around 6:30 AM Sunday local time. (4PM Saturday ET) after about 36 hours of travel..OUCH. I think I'd blocked out how painful the flight is. San Francisco to Sydney is almost a 15 hour flight. Although it was really smooth, it's just so hard to sleep. So we sat through few a few painful movies, and again I sat in a sleeping pill induced haze, yet unable to actually snooze. After customs we arrived at our hotel right off of Hyde Park and unfortunately it was too early to check-in so we were forced to immediately hit the city in our scuzzies. We powered through and were able to visit the Rocks area of the city, the Rocks market, the Strand Arcade, Circular Quay, the Opera House, and wander through the Royal Botanical Garden. Conor's quote of the day "This is my most favorite part of the whole trip!!" after being in Sydney for only 4 hours and seeing his first wombat. If Conor gets that excited about Wombats, I feel pretty confident he's going to have a great 10 days here! Speaking of Conor, let me just give you a little run down on his "tourist appearance" so far: the beginnings of an Australia beard, slicked hair, bright red "Dillion" t-shirt, and grimy jeans - nice - right where we left off. I wasn't looking so hot either.
After a long day of sightseeing were were finally able to get back to our hotel and crash for a few hours. After a much needed shower we had dinner in Darling Harbour's Cockle Wharf amongst all the glitzy restaurants, bars and the Sydney Aquarium. I'm trying to convince Conor that we should go back tomorrow to see all of the sharks and Nemo. It was really surreal to be back in Australia after 6 years, so far...looking exactly the same - same Hungry Jacks! We can't wait to get out in the city tomorrow with a little more energy and clean hair. More to come!
Wobmats! Duck!
"We're going to Hungry Jacks! Where we get the whoppers and the fries!" (Australian for Burger King)
-Lindsay & Conor
1 comment:
Glad to see the jet setters are back! And since no word on Jed, assume that he is fine. I am sitting in the only Internet cafe in Prague that we could find. Can barely see the monitor for the smoke, but glad to know that you are enjoying yourselves, are in travel mode right down to your skivvies and can still find delight in the simple things. Have a wonderful and safe trip. LOVE YOU. Mamabear
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