opera house, harbor, zoo, manly beach...

We have had an amazing time in Sydney so far. On our second day here we took an epic walk from our hostel in Potts Point around the harbor, through the botanical gardens, to the opera house, to circular quay where we took a ferry to the Taronga Zoo. We spent several hours there and it was Jose's first time at a real zoo! Then we caught the ferry to Manly beach where we walked around the boardwalk and got little cakes to enjoy on the beach. We took the ferry back to the opera house and walked home through the park at sunset with tons of cockatoos flying about. 

First day in Sydney

It was rather cold, windy, and drizzly on our first day in Sydney but it's spring here.  We walked all over Potts Point and Kings Cross and the city center to get a book on Australia and get our internet and cell phones squared away.  We walked through Hyde Park where Jose's picture was taken and then stopped off at Joe's Cafe on Victoria Street where we are staying and had some of the best food I've had in ages.  My soup was enormous and almost as good as mom's.

long travels

We had very long travels to finally get to Sydney... flight from Cusco to Lima, then one short hour to get through customs, security, etc to fly from Lima to Buenos Aires. We had beautiful views of the mountains to Lima at least. Then we flew from Buenos Aires to Sydney...15 long hours.  But we flew over Antarctica and got to take photos!  The last photo here is as we came into Sydney.

Palermo Hollywood!!!!

Wow! All I have to say is I love this neighborhood. It has chic stores, boutiques, tons of clothes and shoes and delicious cafes on every corner. We went shopping all day and then ate at the BEST place ever called B.Blue where we had filet miñon in oyster sauce, spinach quiche, salad, and roasted potatoes and squash with grapefruit-ade and a little cappuccino to top it all off. I actually found frozen yogurt after at a little shop and had my first taste in over four months! Then we shared a bottle of wine and had a great conversation. I could totally live here...if i never had to work again and could eat as much as I wanted without gaining weight. Tomorrow off to Sydney on our 16 hour flight.

last day in cusco...for now

Had our last day in Cusco today, at least for a few years. Didn't do anything special, just cleaned up our place, packed, watched as Jose played futbol, shared some drinks with friends, went out to dinner. It was nice and relaxing. Tomorrow we are off to Buenos Aires for 3 days, then to Sydney for 6 days, then Broome for my orientation for 5 days, and then finally to Derby.  Should be a pretty crazy journey. Just 16 hours from Buenos Aires to Sydney. Yikes!