Australia Day 1

We have landed in Sydney for our long anticipated Honeymoon.  We had a wonderful flight in business class and I was excited for my first experience “upstairs” in a 747.  We were spoiled the entire trip, enjoyed several wonderful meals and movies and slept well.  We took a bus to the Quay Grand Hotel in Sydney harbor.  After a swim, we ended up finding lunch at “Lowenbrau at the Rocks”  Leave it to us to find a German restaurant for our first meal in Austraila.  After lunch, we found a grocery store and grabbed some snacks and then took a ride to the top of Sydney Tower.  We returned to our hotel for happy hour on our deck with a view of the Harbor Bridge.

For dinner, we ventured to a restaurant that Charlie had heard about from friends.  It was called “Phillips Foote” and we had the pleasure of grilling our own steaks on communal grills.  It was a fun way to start a conversation with some locals.  We ended our first night with a train ride to a bar called “The Sly Fox”.  We thought we were going to a drag show but discovered we were actually at a fundraiser bingo night for the theater where the shows used to happen.  We played a few hilarious rounds of “Bingay” as the announcer called it, and had a great time.  I am not sure how we had the energy to do so much on our first day but I am sure the jet-lag will catch up soon.

Australia Day 2