Saturday, May 31, 2008

Edward Scissorhands



Tonight we are going to see Edward Scissorhands at the Opera House. And after having seen the interview with Matthew Bourne the director of the show, we can't wait.
And because we think we should do everything right first time around we have also booked a table at Guillaume at Bennelong (located inside the Opera House) for a pre-theatre dinner.


Interview with Matthew Bourne

This is one of the treats we have been treating ourselves to for being in Australia for 1 year already!!!
The other treat was last weekend at Cafe Sydney where we enjoyed al fresco fine dining with a stunning view of Sydney Harbour. What can we say we love Sydney and we love being in Australia.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Rocket Man



Rocket Man
A little girl opens a 3D book that comes to life.
Created by the Swedish students Tim Sundin, Olov Jacobsen, Mehmet Özdemir, Johannes Lindberg and Michal Marcinkowski.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Evolution of Mobile Telephony


The humble beginning of your mobile phone...to present...to future?

The Story of a Sign


With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez.

Friday, May 23, 2008

BBQ Seafood Cooking Class


A nice place to visit in Sydney is the Sydney Fish Market. A real treat to the senses.

Just look at those crayfish, crabs and Moreton Bay/Balmain bugs!!!
Last year Caroline bought me a seafood bbq cooking lesson at the Sydney Fish Markets. And because I am 'original' I bought her a lesson for Christmas, thinking two might remember more then one. Going to the fish market is always a treat so much seafood and so many varieties to see, most freshly caught by the boats that are docked nearby.

In the end we cooked five types of seafood:
  • prawn skewers with a herb marinade
  • Thai squid salad
  • char-gilled vegetables (yuk! capsicum and other veggies)
  • Seared yellow tailed Kingfish with wasabi mayonnaise
  • parmesan crusted Garfish
  • Blue mussels with garlic butter sauce and crusty bread
We won't hesitate to cook these again.
We do not do requests ;-)

Sunday, May 18, 2008

To Infinity and Beyond.....



''To infinity and beyond.....''
That's what Yves Rossy must say every time he straps this rocket powered wing on his back

Sunday, May 11, 2008

The Sydney Opera House






Saturday we finally went for a tour in and around the Opera House only because Caroline received a 50% discount on the tour that normally costs $35 per person. The tour took about an hour and it was nice for a change to have a look of the inside of the building we have walked past and around a million times before.


Here is a photo of Jørn Utzon the architect next to the Opera House while projected on one of its walls.

If you are wondering why there aren't any photos of the concert hall it's because you are not allowed to take photos of it during the tour because of copyright issues.

Monday, May 05, 2008

Lane Cove National Park


Last weekend we went to a National Park almost right at our doorstep.
Lane Cove National Park. It is only 9 Km from the middle of Sydney surrounded by suburbs on all sites. Bandicoot and wallabies still roam in the fenced in park together with echidna, red bellied black snakes and a whole variety of other wildlife we didn't see.

We did see some picturesque areas though and it was nice to be out and about on what would otherwise would have been a quiet Saturday afternoon.

It was nice to find two rainbow lorikeets hanging around in and outside their hollow tree trunk.

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