Everyone had a great time, but this is the trip from my perspective:
1. Checked into the hotel in Surrey Hills dropped off our bags and headed out for a bite to eat. Who should be walking (actually staggering) into the hotel at the same time? Bugger me if it wasn't Daniel Johns. OMG. I walked straight past him, and quite frankly I am still in shock.
2. Ate at a dodgy place down the road that gave ALL 5 of us the shits the next day! Noice!
3. Woke up early the next day to head into town to get to the new Apple store by 9.00. On the way there I walked straight past Scott Hicks (director of Shine), could not believe my eyes. Then a detour to a public lavatory was in order. Next stop was the Apple store. I was in Apple heaven... sigh. And here is the impressive internal stairway:
4. Went to Myers and bought two shirts in record time (the advantage of getting to the shops early).
5. Decided to head to the rocks (by foot), so had a leisurely wander down to the harbour and briefly sat enjoying the sun, the opera house, and the bridge.
6. Got to the rocks and wandered through a favourite book store and then the markets. Came across a piece of jewellery that I had regretted not buying over a year ago now, so promptly purchased it.
7. Slowly wandered back to the CBD via George St and numerous public toilets, noting the now massive crowd in the Apple store (the early bird really does catch the worm).
8. Time for lunch and I couldn't go past the Noodle Bar in DJ's food hall. I waited in line for half an hour, but it was worth it. I ordered the Prawn Salad (hot) with coriander and lime, and a glass of Georgiana (thank you Mark!). A simply delectable meal. Then I met up with Frank and Gus.
9. Helped Gus do some retail therapy, then we both went and had massage therapy. Met up with the others and went to Max Brenner for some chocolate therapy. OMG!
10. Wandered back up Oxford St and stopped into a music store, where I found Sia's new album, which I didn't know was coming out. Go to pay for it and the staff tell me it's a brilliant album, and it's not being released in Australia for another 4 months. They had imported it. I couldn't believe my luck.
11. When we finally got peckish we headed to Leichhardt for dinner. After dinner I decided I needed to rest my body while the others explored the depths of Kings Cross.
12. This morning - woke poor Gus up so that I wouldn't eat breakfast alone again. Ate at Bills (Bill Granger's restaurant) for the best ricotta hotcakes I have ever eaten (since last time I ate at Bills).
13. On to Oxford Street for a spot of shopping. Explored one of the best bookshops in Australia (Berkelouw - set aside some time for this particular activity if you ever go). Then I bought myself a red trenchcoat that the store is sending to me in Adelaide as they didn't have the right size/colour combo for me. Can't wait to get it!
I LOVE Sydney, it is just awesome. It has so much character and personality, and so many weird people. And this weekend, was I think, the best weekend I have ever had in Sydney. I love it, I love it, I love it.
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4 comments:
Sounds like you did well. Only one dodgy food experience and one dodgy shop (what did you buy from Apple? - not an iPhone surely!).
Thanks for pointing out Berkelouw. Looks great just from the web site. Mrs Beaton and first edition H.P.Lovecraft! Heaven! And we all know the true pleasure is in browsing and holding the actual books. Though I imagine you don't get to hold the 1622 Thomas Aquinas.
More details on the ricotta hotcakes please.
I mean Mrs Beeton of course.
No I didn't purchase an iPhone, I only bought a boring firewire cable.
I think I might have the hotcakes recipe somewhere. I will try and find it.
As for Berkelouw's - it really is book heaven! You should see some of the books in glass cases, and the prices attached to them! Sigh.
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