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Travel Journal – 6 Apr – touring Sydney and the museums

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Our hotel, Mantra 2 Bond Street, was a good news/bad news story. The location couldn’t have been better, but there were a few things that can best be described as “quirky.” The photos will give some insight as to what we mean. On the night we arrived, we noticed our driver took a roundabout way to get to the hotel, but we were so tired (and it was dark), so we didn’t … [Read more...] about Travel Journal – 6 Apr – touring Sydney and the museums

Travel Journal – 5 Apr

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Friday, April 5, Touring Sidney by Hop-On Hop-Off Before I get to our lovely touring day, a little more about our quirky hotel room. Our view:This is apparently a restaurant/bar that gets extremely loud at night with very poor karaoke singers. Hence the ear plugs on the night stand when we arrived. (See photo with Ariel yesterday.) The bathroom: A sink that is about 2 1/2 to … [Read more...] about Travel Journal – 5 Apr

Travel Journal – 4 Apr

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Wednesday, April 3, Getting settled into Sydney Christchurch airport and Air New Zealand flight to Sydney, AU:Christchurch airport was so quiet with very few people. The Air New Zealand flight was delayed twice. We had seats in economy and still got free headsets, free movies, tv, music, games and a nice dinner. I'm really liking these international flights.Due to the … [Read more...] about Travel Journal – 4 Apr

Travel Journal – 1 Apr

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Day 14 - Monday, April 1: Wanaka to Lake Tekapo Drive to Lake Tekapo:Woke up to a bright, sunny day, but very windy.Entering Lindis PassAt the top of the pass, 900 meters above sea level.Coffee stop - Omarama:View of the Southern Alps from the east side.Lake Pukaki with Mt. Cook in the background hidden in the clouds.Mt. Cook is the highest mountain in … [Read more...] about Travel Journal – 1 Apr

Travel Journal – 31 Mar

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Day 13 - Sunday, March 31: Te Anau to Wanaka, Oakridge Resort:Surprise walking tour through a bird sanctuary before leaving Te Anau this morning. Very difficult to see the birds and very few birds for a sanctuary. But the walk was lovely. First stop is lunch in Cromwell: Warm weather but very windy! Terry had trouble getting a gluten free lunch, so we went to the … [Read more...] about Travel Journal – 31 Mar