Friday, September 30, 2011

Sydney Part 2...and all points in between

sydney was an amazing city! i lucked out and happened to catch a good afternoon just before i had to head to the next town to do a show. the cast was able to stay behind and spend one more night, but duty calls....and off we went. but before we went...we were able to head back to the hostel one more time...and back to the opera house! i was able to take the tour of the opera house and got to experience it all first hand! enjoy!
right outside my hotel in sydney

AJ on the business end of a canon

the amazing hostel

Kangaroo pizza! NO JOKE! it was good!

Cori really enjoyed her olive dip!



bats just chillin in the garden. they are HUGE! 

the bay where the opera house is

enjoying the garden

there she is! amazing!


the end of one of the "sails"


inside the lobby of one of the theaters




view from the lobby

there are over 1 million white and cream tiles that cover the sails




blow hole we saw in Nowra

my room in Nowra...my small bed on the right

CREEPY






GOLD COAST! SURFERS PARADISE

this is what we do every time we fly. 50+ pieces



Saturday, September 24, 2011

Sydney adventure...part 1

Sydney...home to one of the most iconic building in existance. what an amazing city. its alot like new york city...just alot cleaner and not AS many people. this city never sleeps. we are staying and playing in the heart of downtown. there is so much to see and do here. too bad were are only here for 4 days. i actually have to leave a day early to head to the next gig. but i still tried to get out and see as much as i could while in this amazing city. one of my favorite cities in australia...and new zealand. 


this is RIGHT across the street from our hotel

here i am..on the street corner...nothing special about this one. 

darling harbor...such a great place

darling harbor

darling harbor...its the MATILDA!

darling harbor




St. Mary's church...right up the street from our hotel

this tower is right next to our hotel

fountain in the park right by saint marys






the AMAZING hostel we stumbled into on our way to the opera house. i had herb bread (see below) pasta carbonara and a drink....$15!!!!

cockatoos along side the road...like they were pigeons in the states



entry way into the botanical gardens


those are not leaves...they are GIANT bats!




...even unicyclists 



first view of the opera house!

i was a total tourist here!



Cori skyping with her family at the opera house...i did the same thing

"look mom..."





the harbor bridge...you can pay to walk over it (UP over it) but its alot and takes 3 hours...plus it was raining...almost did it


we found Liz and Bob there by chance!



see...i can be funny too!






chocolate shop in Adelaide

my apartment in Adelaide

my apartment in Adelaide

we waited for 45 minutes in the Swiss'otel to get checked in...all we wanted to do was sleep! we were on the road at 6am...flight...and then I had a load in that afternoon









cool solar boat!



mmm. gnocchi with rockets, scallops, salmon and onions 

done and done!

the wind kicked up 





from the hostel where we had lunch...this was the WHOLE restaurant.

for a $3 bread plate..we expected MUCH less...so we ordered 2...this was basically a medium size pizza cut up with amazing spreads!




Cori playing with the Cockatoos


Look! UGGS big enough for me! 

An apple store! (for katie and daniel)

pipes for the organ under the theater in Sydney



such an amazing theater. 4 out of 5 sold out...5th one is just a few hundred under the sold out mark






amazing street corner