Tracy Times: The Wonder Was Down Under but now Across the Pond in London Town: The Guys and their First Four Days in Sydney

I posted below Thursday - Sunday of the guy's trip...it is backwards so it goes from Sunday night to Thur :) oops.

They have been having a blast, way more than I ever imagined. Thursday they ventured on the bus and train, a first experience as my dad has not been on public transport. They got off in the cross, found a cheap pub which they got on TV (a news crew was taping a story, they were in the background and they thought that was pretty darn cool).

It was a rainy day so they didnt come to the city to meet me, I just worked a bit late and meet them in Bondi. They were not asleep the second night :) I had friday off so it was exciting, vacation long weekend...whoo hoo! we had a few beers and went out to Thai for dinner...another first! John loved it, dad thought it was good but prefers simpler tastes.

Friday took them into the city, showed them my work, hyde park, took the double decker bus around Sydney, ended with my dad and I getting Chinese Din in Bondi, uncle john wanted to get to his facebook :) closed the night with some sequence and taught my dad my fav card game, cho tai tee!

Saturday we got frocked up for the true aussie racing experience, follow by dinner over looking bondi at icebergs RSL, beers at the Bondi Hotel to watch the rugby game. Closed the night we sequence of course...

BBQ at bronte on Sunday, all my friends made it out. Beers and sequence at the Bavarian Beer cafe...

Sunday Night - 10pm finish

Lots of good beers, sequence and laughs. Becks and dad were a good opponents...

we are pooping uncle john out

Elodie and Ross came by...

Bronte Beach - weather was nice!

Good burgers and hot dogs - american style BBQ

Jodes and kai made it. Dad really liked meeting them, putting a face to the names..

Dad got right up in the mix and took over cooking. met a nice irish guy

a little paddle ball was played

Sunday

morning hit the market after a walk on the beach

Enjoying the sunset after the races

what a view

all the peeps frocked up, the guys loved seeing all the fashion, fancy dresses, crazy people

my facinator - compliments of Jodes and my craft day...i dont know about you but $2 vs $100 is a pretty good deal

Dad and I lost a little bit of $$ but had fun

The horses ran the wrong way?!

sequence history - my first 8 chips = 2 sequences, too bad dad had a jack :(

This is Dingo Spidie my pet spider - we had fun catching flies for him, some good laughs. I decided to face all my fears in australia, so how else to do that with bugs then to keep them as a pet ;)

Our fortunes at Chinese Din - dad likes Chinese better than thai...

saw the iconic coke sign

dad loved all the tall buildings, blown away by the size of sydney, city center is prob 5 seattles..

opera house!!!

Historic Rocks - oldest part of the city

Just ask google...this has been a constant theme of the trip...whatever, whenever we just ask Google. Been learning lots of useless facts as well as some important directional things..

Roo pizza!!

Nice afternoon beers

their first pic with the opera house - on top of the bus

DUCK - some low hanging tree were a potential danger

they see the harbor bridge!

some random sights and art along the way

on the double decker bus - john said he wouldnt ride one of these on a vacation in LA cause only dorks/nerds do this...well lookie here!

Dad on the bus!

went into St Mary's Cathedral, cool building, mass was on..

the AMP tower, we hope to go up this week

the fountain in hyde park

hype park walk...dad is going great getting around. his feet and legs hurt a bit

Anzac memorial

my office!! friday afternoon and NO ONE was there, i swear we work :)

the brothel next to my work, everyone gets a kick out of this. the whole legal prostitution thing is strange! there is an EFPOS only and open sign right there, John only has visa so it was a huge disapointment (only joking).