Sydney - End of Trip

We flew back to Sydney with Sonje and KK and then drove 2 hours north to her parents house where she would show KK off to everyone.  It was the first time in 6 years that all her siblings were together, and there were also plenty of other relatives.  And we thought the BBQ was for us!!!  We also got to catch up with Sonje's friend Michelle, who Greg met many years ago on  a trip they made to the States.  Sonje's parents have a great house on a huge salt water lake, so the setting was wonderful and we had fun with everyone.  Sonje took us for a tour of the city, which is where she grew up, and once again, beautiful beaches and a wonderful place.



Sonje's Family and then Michelle, Sonje and KK

 




Sunset from the deck


We left Sonje and KK  in Sydney and we spent the  last of our time seeing the high spots we wanted to re-visit and find new places that would complete our trip.  We spent hours wandering around and then took a ferry out to Manly Beach, which is most know for its surfers.  Beautiful beach and not overly crowded.

Here are a few more things of interest that we learned:
1)  Aussie's put red beets and fried eggs on many sandwiches (hamburgers, club sandwiches)
2)  They offer maple ice cream on pancakes and waffles - very yummy!
3)  On sidewalks they walk like they drive, on the opposite side
4)  The lifeguards at all the beaches are volunteers
5)  There are as many Asians living in Sydney as there are Australians
6)  And lastly, there aren't as many hot men as commercials and movies lead you to believe!

Sonje had told us about a revolving bar/restaurant on top of one of the buildings in the Circular Quay (pronounced Key) area. We went there for drinks one night and it was great.  We were on the 48th floor and it took approximately an hour to make a full rotation of the City.  The sites were beautiful and worth the visit. 

Our last night was spent at a Harborside Cafe, where it was a beautiful night and a wonderful ending to this trip.  We leave for Las Vegas where we will spend 4 nights at The Hotel at Mandalay Bay, with the hope we will win enough to pay for this trip!

Celebration

Awww!