The Australian National Maritime Museum was a real sleeper hit with our family. I didn’t think Jack would find it all that interesting, but it ended up being one of his favorite things we did in Sydney. It’s located in Darling Harbour and they have around fifteen different ships docked that you can go onboard … More National Maritime Museum
During the ten days we spent in Sydney, we did a LOT. A lot of walking, a lot of ferry rides and a lot of tourist activities. We walked around The Rocks, walked over the Harbour Bridge, walked from Bondi beach to Bronte, did the Maritime Museum, Australia Museum and the Tonga Zoo to name a few…this … More A Piece of Home
We returned from a long day of sightseeing in Sydney one evening to have dinner in Manly Beach. We decided upon a little Italian restaurant, deVita, which had been recommended to us by one of the locals. Their specialty is Napolitan pizza and their pizza oven was even made in Naples, so clearly they take their pizza … More It’s the little things
While in Sydney, we decided to go to the Opera House. Because you can’t exactly come to Sydney and NOT go to the Opera House, right? I certainly couldn’t seem to pass by on foot or ferry without taking at least ten pictures, so we wanted to check it out up close and personally. They … More Sydney Opera House
Being in Manly Beach meant that the fastest way for us to get into Sydney was to take a ferry. And I would put money on the fact that if you ask Jack what his favorite thing was about Sydney, he would not skip a beat before he shouted out, “The Manly Fast Ferry!” He … More Manly Fast Ferry
After we finished our time on the Great Ocean Road, we flew out of Melbourne to Sydney. We decided that we’d stay outside of the city, knowing that we would end up in Sydney anyway, so why not take the opportunity to explore another location. We’d heard great things about the Manly Beach neighborhood and, … More Manly Beach
As luck (or last minute poor planning!) would have it, we managed to perfectly miss several major sporting events in Melbourne during our time there. We arrived in Melbourne just after the Grand Final, which is the championship game for AFL (think Super Bowl for Australian rules football), and we left the day before the … More Melbourne Cup
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