tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69661439344542018672024-03-14T01:42:34.952-07:00Zaydee to AustraliaA 15-day adventure to Sydney, Cairns, and Hamilton Island in the summer of 2013.Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-4206050686752032082013-10-10T01:48:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:22:01.454-07:00Day 0 = California to AustraliaYes, you should go to Australia. And yes, you should go to Australia even if you have kids. And yes, you should buy that extra ticket for your child, even if they are under 2 and can technically fly free. You will not regret it.<br />
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On Wednesday, July 24th, 2013, we began our adventure to the best family vacation! And we had friends, Ann Ming and Kevin Chao, that were crazy enough to come with us from California to Australia, with a 22-month old as well. Yes, two toddlers and two sets of crazy parents. Best trip ever!!!!! And by the way, we've definitely found our future travel buddies =) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we go! A suitcase and a carry-on bag for each of us, plus a stroller, carseat, and one bonus bag (more about this later).</td></tr>
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When choosing flights, the number one priority was a DIRECT flight to Sydney. Absolutely. From San Francisco, the only direct flight was with United, which is not a fun plane to fly on because they are old planes and they do not have individual entertainment systems (another priority). Therefore, we decided to fly out of Los Angeles, and then you have many more options. Of course, cost is the second priority, and fortunately, Qantas had amazing deals for the summer (well, California summer = Australia winter). It is a 15-hour flight to Sydney, Australia, but if you can get on the newer Qantas Airbus red-eye flights, it is a pretty great flight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We heart Qantas Airlines.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Zaydee, we're going to sleep on the plane! Isn't that fun???" (repeated many times in the days before our trip to prepare for our red-eye flight)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee meeting her soon-to-be new best friend, Rowan (aka Ro-Ro), in the airport check-in line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting in the terminal and checking out our plane from the window.</td></tr>
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OK, so everyone wants to know, "How was the plane ride???" So here we break down some key points for those of you that are curious, or for parents who may be traveling in the future and need some plane tips:<br />
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1) Like we mentioned earlier, buy a ticket for your under-2 year old child. 15 hours is such a long flight that you and your child need the
extra space. Space to sit, space to play, space to eat, space to
stretch, space to move... later in our trip, we had a few flights that were only 2-3 hours, so for those we didn't buy seats for the kids. <br />
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2) Know your child's sleep tendencies. For us, we knew Zaydee would sleep best in her carseat because she does that on long car rides, so we cleared it with Qantas before our trip. At home, she falls asleep in her crib by herself, so she is not used to us being around. If we didn't bring the carseat, there would be no way Zaydee would just cuddle to sleep or lay down on us. It's just not how Zaydee works. However for Ro Ro, Ann Ming and Kevin knew that he could fall asleep anywhere as long as they cuddled with him. So he just slept horizontally on the seat between them on the flight and they didn't need a carseat. <br />
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3) Before the trip, start shifting your child's sleep schedule closer to the destination time zone to help with jet lag. For example, we knew Australia was 17 hours ahead, or for us we just counted 7 hours back, i.e. if your child normally sleeps at 8pm in California = 8pm minus 7 hours = haha, bedtime is going to be at 1pm in Australia! So both of our families started shifting our child's sleeptime back at least a week before our trip, about a half hour each day. Zaydee was sleeping at midnight the last day before our Australia trip = 12am minus 7 hours = 5pm in Australia - not too bad! Shift before the trip and then when you get to your destination, shift a little bit more, then you're good. During our trip, Zaydee went to sleep at about 7pm each night, which is only shifting 2 more hours = no real jet lag on the trip! Of course, it may not be so easy if you fly somewhere that is exactly 12 hours difference, but California to Australia is actually pretty doable.<br />
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4) Test out Benadryl sometime before the trip if you are not against using it. Ro Ro never needed it because he is able to sleep anywhere, but for Zaydee, she's a resister and we needed to have some "help" to promote sleep. A few days before our trip, we gave her Benadryl an hour before bedtime to see her reaction. You must test Benadryl because some kids get the reverse reaction and become super hyper (not the reaction you want on a red-eye flight for 15 hours!!!). Zaydee didn't get obviously drowsy, but she didn't get hyper either. She just started getting ... clumsy?<br />
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5) Pack a "bonus bag." I mentioned this earlier in our first photo. The bonus bag is a carry-on that has everything you can bring to distract and entertain your child. It is the emergency bag. It is the lifesaver. It is the key to avoiding tantrums bag. What's in the bonus bag? Well, it depends on your kid. For Ro Ro, he just needs his toy cars and he can play with them FOR HOURS. Driving them, lining them up, turning them, stacking them. In the plane, in the restaurant, in the hotel room, in line... Ro Ro is a happy camper when he has his "Tsuh Tsuh." Zaydee... on the other hand, has a one-minute attention span. So our bonus bag had stickers, books, crayons, watercolor, wikki stix, play-doh, glow sticks, etch-a-sketch, containers to open, q tips, felt figurines, I think you get the idea. And of course, her favorite snacks. Oh... and James downloaded lots of kid-friendly apps for the iPad, which she had never used prior to this trip, but were part of the super-duper-backup-plan-in-case-of-a-zero-hours-of-sleep-toddler. Bonus bag. And don't forget that extra change of clothes. You never know when you might need it. Ro Ro had a poop explosion =)<br />
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6) Book a red-eye flight that arrives in the morning (again to help with jetlag). Our flight was at 10:10pm at night, so that meant settle on the plane, play a bit, eat, play some more, and then it's midnight, or when she had been going to bed the past few days. Tired and ready and a dose of Benadryl, and for Zaydee she sleeps with her special blankets, stuffed animal, and lullaby music, so our pre-tested headphones on, and...<br />
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Zaydee ended up being awake the first 2 hours of the flight, then slept straight for 8 hours (WOOHOO!), awake again 3 hours to eat breakfast and play, then slept again for 1 hour, then awake the last hour to land = total 9 hours sleep out of a 15 hour flight! Ro Ro also slept just as long, if not longer than Zaydee! Good job babies!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chao Family's "That Wasn't So Bad" picture!</td></tr>
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Probably the more unpleasant part of the travel process was after the plane ride, when you're so relieved the kids slept, and you're ready to leave the airport... but then you see the customs line. The always. so. long. and. hot. customs. line. Zaydee pretty much lost it as we waited about an hour in line, but who can blame her?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro = "I love to cuddle with mama and play with my cars."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee = "GET ME OUT OF THE ERGO!!! (for those of you that don't know, the ergo is the carrier we use. Zaydee is generally more hot all the time, so we just become a sweaty mess everytime we use the ergo).</td></tr>
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A note about packing. We tend to be over-packers. We like to be prepared for everything, i.e. bonus bag. But we justified packing so much because technically it's winter in Australia. So in Sydney, which is in the South-East of Australia, it's in the 60s during the day and 40s at night, which means jackets and pants and layers. But part of our itinerary was going to Cairns, which is in the North-East section of Australia, and the temperature there was between the 50s and 70s, so t-shirt and shorts. So we packed a lot. For example, I needed my UGGS for Sydney, and my flip flops for Cairns, and sneakers for active stuff. Winter clothes, summer clothes, toiletries, laptops... and then there's all of Zaydee's things. Regular diapers, nighttime diapers, swim diapers, wipes. (I suppose we could've bought some in Australia like Ann Ming and Kevin). We needed her eating chair because she always eats better there (I suppose that wasn't really necessary). Stroller, Carseat, Pack and play were big items to lug around, but essential. Why did we have so much stuff???<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our luggage. As compared to...</td></tr>
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Day 0, or the travel day, to Australia completed! We actually "lost" Thursday, the 25th of July, and arrived at 6am on Friday, the 26th of July. Actually, after customs and getting luggage and taking a 30 minute taxi to our hotel in Circular Quay, it was already 9am. So tired... but wanting to stay awake to adjust for the jet lag! Oh and probably tired because James and I can't resist watching movie after movie on plane rides, therefore, not sleeping. Haha, it's part of the fun of traveling, right?<br />
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HELLOOO AUSTRALIA!!!<br />
On to our official first day in Sydney.....<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-43606336528088489762013-10-09T00:04:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:22:16.675-07:00Day 1 = Sydney: Circular Quay, Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Royal Botanical GardensFriday, July 26, 2013<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our first day attractions, the Sydney Opera House.</td></tr>
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Location, location, location. James booked our hotel rooms at the <a href="http://www.radissonblu.com/plazahotel-sydney" target="_blank">Radisson Blu</a>, and it was in the perfect location to be able to walk to all the main sites in Sydney. Although a bit more expensive than we had wanted to spend, the convenience to walk to restaurants, shopping, and attractions was well worth it!<br />
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By the time we had finally arrived to our hotel and checked in, it was already past 9am. The kids had already been up since 5am from the flight, so we went across the street from our hotel to the ACE Coffee Shop to have some ham and cheese croissants, fancy PB&J, and flat whites. (Flat whites, which are similar to lattes but smoother, became the new drink of our trip). After full bellies, we put the kids down for naptime for a couple of hours... and the adults had naptime too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro naptime.</td></tr>
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Thankfully, the kids have an internal clock and after 2-3 hours, they are ready to get up from naptime (whereas the adults probably could've slept until nighttime and would have become really jetlagged..). 1:00 pm, and we were ready to go explore Sydney!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds, birds... a lot of birds!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And not always just the normal birds we see... what is that??</td></tr>
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In just about 10 minutes, we were able to walk to the must-see Circular Quay. The Circular Quay is a major transportation hub with trains, buses, and ferries. It is quite a magnificent sight to see the famous Harbour Bridge on one side and the equally famous Opera House on the other. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never knew how close the Harbour Bridge and Opera House were to each other!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although it was technically Winter, we lucked out having really beautiful and warm weather (during the day).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great first day attraction to let it sink in right away that we're really in Australia!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of downtown Sydney behind us... very similar to San Francisco feel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First family photo with Zaydee looking in the camera!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chao family photo with a better view of the Harbour Bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Opera House checking out the
schedule of performances. If we didn't have kids, we would have loved
to attend a show! Too bad...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally letting the kids out of the stroller! Also, one of James' co-fellows from USC who is originally from Australia, Scott, met up with us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice large space to run around outside of the Opera House. RUN RUN RUN RUN... FALL.</td></tr>
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Right next to the Opera House is the Royal Botanical Gardens. We took a nice stroll through the Gardens, enjoying the sunshine and space for the kids to run. There were lots of people just reading or sleeping throughout the Gardens and you really appreciate how the city keeps the environment clean and well-taken care of.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee exploring one of the construction areas in the Gardens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imagine Central Park in New York, but much much cleaner.</td></tr>
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After walking through the Royal Botanical Gardens, it was approaching sunset, so we decided to have dinner at one of the outdoor restaurants in front of the Opera House. Opera Bar is the popular spot and where we wanted to go, but they didn't have room, so we went to Opera Kitchen next door. Our first dinner in Sydney turned out to be our most expensive and worst dinner because of the bad service, ridiculous prices, and the aggressive birds!!! The only thing that made up for it was the incredible views of the Bridge. Go to Opera Bar instead!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, Opera Bar. No, Opera Kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of dinner. Notice the seagulls behind us, and that is after shooing away several VERY AGGRESSIVE ones already!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of dinner. 5pm AUS time = 2am CA time. Zaydee can barely keep her head up. And I ordered that martini thinking it would be $10 or so... no. Didn't know until afterwards that it was DOUBLE. Expensive!!!</td></tr>
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Our first day in Sydney concluded around 6pm, but it was a productive afternoon visiting Circular Quay, the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, and the Royal Botanical Gardens. Good night Sydney, we love you already!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But we don't love you, seagulls. Find your food elsewhere!!!</td></tr>
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-37817321622870575842013-10-08T00:13:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:22:27.750-07:00Day 2 = Sydney: Darling Harbour, Tumbalong Park, Taronga Zoo Saturday, July 27, 2013<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good thing they don't sell Tim Tam's at home. Good. Thing.</td></tr>
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Since we were on a California schedule, the kids woke up around 5am on our second day. Unfortunately, not much is open that early on the weekends, including breakfast places or cafe's (weekdays are a different story). Convenience stores, however, are open, and so we went to a 7-11 to buy some water for the day, some milk for the kids, and we had heard about Tim Tam's, so we bought a few packs for later. We walked around searching for breakfast food, but all the places we tried were closed. Well, let's just say Tim Tam's became breakfast that morning, and boy are they GOOD. Another reason we travel well with Ann Ming and Kevin. They love to eat junk food like we do =)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good (very early) morning! Poor Zaydee still looking very tired...</td></tr>
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After our failed breakfast attempts, we decided to walk to Darling Harbour, where the Sydney Convention Center, National Maritime Museum, and Sydney Aquarium and Zoo are located. It was early enough that the only other people there were 3 Chinese people doing Tai-Chi. Yeah, it was THAT early.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee totally intrigued... is this a new dance?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Ming couldn't resist either.</td></tr>
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The kids had a great time running around the harbour, playing on the bridges, and seeing the birds. Water and boats aren't common things we see!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro's contagious smile!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to wake up Sydney!</td></tr>
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Finally, we discovered a restaurant called Toki Hotel that opened around 7:30am and we were able to eat an Aussie Brekkie (breakfast), which is pretty similar to American breakfasts with sausage, eggs, toast, potatoes, etc. Muesli was a new term that we learned when we ordered it with yogurt, thinking it was granola, but it was more grain-like with dried fruits and nuts. Muesli became another regular food item on our trip, in addition to our flat whites and Tim Tams.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brekkie Dance Party at the Restaurant while we waited for our food.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Dance Daddy Dance," says Ro!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stage is too irresistible for a natural performer like Zaydee!</td></tr>
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After breakfast, we discovered an incredible playground called Tumbalong Park. In fact, all the playgrounds we went to in Australia during our trip were incredible. They just all had great designs that incorporate unique climbing structures, and also separate areas for sand and water play too. James had just as much fun as Zaydee!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best park ever! It even had a zipline!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James using the rope climb to get to the top of the slide.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the slide that lands into the sand pit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I wanna climb that!" says James.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water play section of the park is huge!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's freezing Zaydee!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love how playing can be educational too - this one simulates a floodgate.</td></tr>
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After an eventful morning at Darling Harbour and the Tumbalong Park, it was naptime. On our way back to the hotel, we stopped at the Central Baking Depot which was highly rated on Yelp. We bought some almond croissants, choco croissants, banana bread, and carrot cake to snack on. Yummy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our walk to the Central Baking Depot, we saw a bird standing on one leg... so Zaydee had to imitate it! Silly girl!</td></tr>
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We had a big afternoon planned after naptime to visit the Taronga Zoo, which is one of the attractions that was highlighted in every guidebook and website we had researched before the trip. To get to the Taronga Zoo, we walked to Circular Quay and took a 15-minute ferry ride to the entrance of Taronga Zoo. Of course, this was super exciting for the kids since it was Zaydee's first ferry ride, and the views along the way were of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House, so the adults enjoyed it too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for our first ferry ride!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Circular Quay and seeing the right side of the Opera House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of the Opera House - a very different view than what we are used to!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing the Opera House and on our way to Taronga Zoo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye Bye Opera House and Harbour Bridge - what a beautiful harbour!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excited munchkins just staring at the water and waves!</td></tr>
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After disembarking the ferry, you have to take a gondola up to the entrance of Taronga Zoo. No wonder all the guidebooks say that the kids love going to the zoo - first ferry, and now gondola? Fun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Gondola ride for the kiddos!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chao family going up the hill backwards!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yu family with the views of Sydney behind us!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the entrance of Taronga Park, ready to see all the animals!</td></tr>
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Who doesn't love zoos? In addition to seeing kangaroos and koalas, we learned a few new or uncommon animal names on this trip, including my favorite, the Echidna, which looks like a mix of a porcupine and hedgehog. There was also the Emu, which looks like an ostrich, the Cassowary, who is commonly known as the "Roadrunner" - Beep Beep! - the Wombat, which is a cute-looking enormous hamster, the Wallaby, who is similar to the Kangaroo but smaller and has a softer nose, the Tasmanian Devil, which looks nothing like the cartoon character, and many other animals I can't remember the names of...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Taronga Zoo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best zoos are the ones that are designed smart so that kids can have a great view!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting on daddy's shoulders was the new favorite mode of transportation for Zaydee!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee's Halloween Costume from last year!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Zaydee's most favorite animals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had a section of the zoo where you can walk among the Kangaroos and Wallabies. No fence or separation!</td></tr>
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One of the main recommendations at the Taronga Zoo is to watch the Bird Show. First of all, it has amazing views of Sydney. Secondly, these birds are very well-trained and the show is indeed impressive! Third, get ready to have your hats grazed by bird wings... DUCK!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing view of Sydney at the Bird Show.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our daughter has no loyalty to us, and prefers other people... often. Is that strange???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fine! Daddy and Mommy will sit by ourselves!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro, will you sit with us??? 5 seconds, but a great 5 seconds!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well-trained, big, and exotic birds. Fantastic show!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clap Clap Clap!!! Yay!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the show... flocks of birds flying overhead on cue like Fantasmic in Disneyland. How do they do that?</td></tr>
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Unfortunately, since we only did a half-day at the zoo, we weren't able to see everything. The zoo closed at 5pm and it was time for us to go back on the ferry. Ferry? Yay!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ferry ride home with exhausted kiddos and parents. They were ok not hanging over the rails this time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect timing to see the sunset from the ferry ride!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset on the skyline...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pirate ship?</td></tr>
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Searching for open restaurants that were child-friendly was a bit difficult since it was a Saturday night. After walking to multiple restaurants including a Malaysian noodle place and then a pizzeria, we settled with one of the fast food chains called Pie Face. They are known for their different types of meat pies. Too bad by the time we got our food to-go and rushed back to the hotel, it was way past bedtime and poor Zaydee had a MAJOR meltdown.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not thrilled about meat pies, but at least we tried an authentic Australian fast food place!</td></tr>
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Overall, a great day exploring Darling Harbour and the Taronga Zoo, despite the failed food attempts for both breakfast and dinner! Note to future travelers: Yelp is not that reliable in Australia - places that say they are open are NOT, especially on weekends. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another good night Sydney!</td></tr>
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PS. The first package of Tim Tams were gone by the end of the day, and the second one had been opened. Uh oh...<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-55625551139092656102013-10-07T00:55:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:22:41.755-07:00Day 3 = Sydney: Fish Market, Bondi BeachSunday, July 28, 2013<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Fish Market!</td></tr>
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Once again, our kids were ready to start the day at 6am, and not much is open that early on a weekend morning. So we decided to check out the Sydney Fish Market, since it was one of the few places that open at 7am. We took a taxi to the Fish Market since we were all hungry and ready to eat breakfast, and it was a pretty long walk away. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guess we're not the only ones hungry. </td></tr>
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These 3 HUGE pelicans??? or not pelicans... hmmm.... (see their size in comparison to the seagulls there) - were
like 3 hungry toddlers waiting by the back entrance of the Fish
Market. Clearly, they get fed all the leftovers because they were SO
patiently waiting by the door. And no joke, they were the same height as Ro Ro and Zaydee!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many options in the Fish Market.</td></tr>
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After browsing through all the stores in the Fish Market, James and Kevin chose Peter's to buy some fresh Pacific and Sydney Rock oysters, fresh sashimi (tuna, salmon, kingfish -white), and a fried combo plate of assorted seafood. Yes, sashimi for breakfast!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James and Kevin in Seafood Heaven!!! (Hey! Didn't intend for that to rhyme.... hehe).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The combo masterpiece + some more flat whites.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ladies did have some delicious sashimi bites too... but the babies were fooled into eating fruit and yogurt =)</td></tr>
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After our unusual, but special and surprisingly satisfying breakfast, our stomach's were content to take the long
stroll back to our hotels. On our walk back, we crossed the Pyrmont "Swing"
Bridge in Darling Harbour. We actually got to see the "swinging" in action where the center of the bridge "swings," or
swivels, to the side in order to let taller boats through - apparently
the boats aren't too tall or it would hit the monorail above. Something new!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weekend - pretty empty on the Pyrmont Bridge. Weekday commute hours? Very crowded with pedestrians going to work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always taking the elevator up and down because of our strollers ... privilege or inconvenience? </td></tr>
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The Fish Market adventure took up our morning and the kids took their naps when we got back to the hotel. When they woke up, we were ready to meet James' friend Scott in Bondi Beach, one of the most popular beaches in Australia. Unfortunately, getting to Bondi Beach was a little bit of a nightmare. From Circular Quay near our hotel, it would take a 30 minute taxi ride, or a 40 minute bus ride, so we decided to save some money and try taking the bus. Already running late, we got on what we thought was the right bus... only to find out 30 minutes later that it dropped us RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED, in Circular Quay!!! The sad part is that we had asked the bus driver if the bus was going to Bondi Beach and he clearly misunderstood us!!!<br />
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So, 30 minutes later, and by then, the kids don't think the bus is all that fun anymore, and honestly, neither do the parents especially when you have super sensitive motion sickness and start breaking in cold sweats on the bus... well, now we are running super duper late to meet Scott, and then we take the right bus and finally we arrive in Bondi Beach, luckily getting off on the right stop thanks to a passenger on the bus vs. the bus driver who we asked to tell us when to get off and he would've told us the wrong stop! Ay-ya!!!<br />
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Anyhow, we made it. Thank goodness Scott was patient and forgiving...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry for making you wait over an hour for us Scott!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the restaurant that Scott picked (and ended up paying for!), that overlooks Bondi Beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While waiting for the food to arrive, Zaydee walks around outside and insists on playing with sand... in the cracks of the sidewalk sand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro's entertainment while waiting for food. HIS CARS!!! So happy with his cars!!!</td></tr>
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Finally we eat what turned out to be lunch+dinner, and Bondi Iceberg Restaurant was delicious! Some of the items we ordered included the Tuna Carpaccio, the #15 cocktail with blood orange, Pig Ragu Pasta, and Polenta Fries - yum yum!!! <br />
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After eating, we went down to the beach to let the kids play a bit before heading home on the bus again (woohoo - wah!!!). Too bad it was winter and freezing on the beach, because we were too cold to stay long. Surprisingly though, there were many people still in the water! Brrr!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our group photo at Bondi Beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views from the Bondi Icebergs Restaurant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yes, pulling out the winter coat. It's cold!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cold doesn't stop Zaydee! She loves the sand!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hi!!! Cutest picture ever!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rock is for you Uncle Kevin...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey!!! K for Kevin and A for Ann Ming!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to go back to the bus stop! So excited to run up the hill...</td></tr>
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Fortunately, our bus ride home went much smoother and we arrived back in one trip =) Time to walk back to our hotel and get ready for bed! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mode of transportation #1 = Strollers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mode of transportation #2 = Daddy's Shoulders. You've seen this before (and you will see lots more!!!).</td></tr>
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Despite some trouble with transportation today, our adventures to the Fish Market and Bondi Beach led us to one of the best meals on our trip. James will definitely say that the sashimi breakfast experience was his favorite meal, and Bondi's Icebergs was pretty delicious too. Add on some of those Tim Tam's stashed in our hotel room, and we are done!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like father, like daughter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like mother, like son.</td></tr>
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Learning experience from the day: take Dramamine before bus rides.<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-50624457218619269292013-10-06T21:33:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:22:51.869-07:00Day 4 = Sydney: Darling Harbour x2, SeaLife Aquarium, Din Tai FungMonday, July 29, 2013<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love how unique and creative this fountain is!</td></tr>
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Since the past 2 days we had taken a lot of public transportation - the ferry boat, taxi, and bus - we decided to take it easy and stay within walking distance of our hotel. We had actually planned on taking a day trip to the Blue Mountains (2 hours away), but canceled because it would be too hard on the kids to be gone literally the entire day, 7am-6pm (these are the sacrifices you make to avoid major meltdowns. Disappointing at times, but worth the headache of very grumpy kids!). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We think this might be the equivalent of a Denny's or Coco's in the States??</td></tr>
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So instead, we walked to Darling Harbour and found a sit-down breakfast place called Pancakes on the Rocks. Pretty normal stuff, except for the chocolate pancakes with vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce drizzled on top. What? James had sashimi for breakfast yesterday, so what's wrong with having ice cream for breakfast?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chasing the birds!!!</td></tr>
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After breakfast, we didn't have any real agenda for the morning, so we just let the kids have a little bit of "kid time." Usually that just means "running freely." Running around chasing the birds, running in circles, running after things, like trains, running into other people, running like headless chickens, just running everywhere, but most importantly, running happily!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Go Go Go Go Go Go!!!" - what Zaydee is saying, while she is running like a crazy person.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Choo Choo!!!" Ro Ro SO excited to see a train driving around Darling Harbour!</td></tr>
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It was actually a much warmer day than when we had first arrived in
Sydney, so we decided to let the kids play in the water at Tumbalong
Park from the other day. It really is quite interesting to see the different personalities between kids. For example, Zaydee would most likely jump her entire body into a fountain if we never taught her that's not ok, whereas Ro Ro takes his time just putting his hand in the water and making sure not to get the rest of his body wet. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect example. Zaydee would have fallen INTO the fountain. No question.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro first touching around the fountain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then he is ready to put his hand inside the fountain. But notice how he keeps a safe distance away...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee likes to "Strike-a-Pose" frequently. Maybe she is imitating a fountain with her leg???</td></tr>
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OK, the next few pictures are just amazing, thanks to Kevin and his newly acquired photography skills. Just want to mention again that many of the photos in this blog are taken from him - you'll know, because they are the edited ones that look spectacular. The ones below just happen to be all clustered up, so you can see his awesome work!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a zipline in the playground! A real, actually pretty long, zipline!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weeee! Down the slide and into the sand pit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haha!!! Love this perfectly captured expression of Ro Ro mid-shirt-take-off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Adorable that's right!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee was completely soaked by the end of our play session. Good thing we had a change of clothes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foreground framing??? Is that the right term?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another fantastic in-action shot! </td></tr>
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It turned out to be a morning filled with lots of fun for the kiddos at Darling Harbour and Tumbalong Park. Time to go back for a nap, and to pick up some goodies for the mommies and daddies at...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, this was our 2nd time. Sausage roll, Choco croissant, Pecan tart... fatties.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, that's a happy James face!!! Definitely eating a sausage roll because of that ingenious ketchup package in his hand!!!</td></tr>
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In the afternoon, we visited the Sea Life Aquarium in Darling Harbour. The exhibits were very interactive, such as allowing kids to get stamps throughout each "station", answering questions written on the walls, and getting up close to all the different animals like the tidepool exhibit. Two sections were designed as a walk through tunnel, including the shark tunnel, and those were pretty cool. Zaydee did get scared in those tunnels, especially when the sharks, stingrays, or dugongs swam right against the glass!!! But for adults, it was a great close-up view of everything!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay! We're going to see FISH!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What are the little munchkins looking at?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They're looking at the little penguins bobbing in the water! Splash Splash Splash!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro - "Woah, look at that!" and Zaydee pretending to read about the fish!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something jellyfish like? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you see what Ro Ro sees??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee imitating the stingray by hiding on the floor too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro face to face with the Broad-shelled turtle, one of the longest neck turtles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock cod? We eat that one, don't we?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top view of the Dugong and Stingray Tank... ready to go down below?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woah... inside the tunnels with Eagle Rays swimming above!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that one!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflection in the glass of kiddies looking at the Dugong eating cabbage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scared Zaydee in the shark tunnel... rare to want to be hugged vs. running around on her own!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tidepool exhibit - Zaydee loved it of course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin and Ro Ro looking at the creatures in the tidepool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye Bye Sydney Sea Life Aquarium!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The aquarium is so much fun! Very happy babies!</td></tr>
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After a great time at the aquarium, we wanted to check out the Din Tai Fung that we heard was in Sydney. The kids had been eating pasta and croissants the past few days, so we knew they would eat really well at Din Tai Fung. We found it inside the food court of the fanciest Westfield mall (apparently, Westfield, i.e Valley Fair, originated in Australia and their malls, and food courts, are SUPER nice).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay! Xiao Long Baos, Beef Noodle Soup, Pork Fried Rice, Sauteed Spinach... Ro Ro and Zaydee love it!!!</td></tr>
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One thing we haven't mentioned since our first day in Sydney is the ridiculously expensive prices in Sydney. Well, coming from Pasadena, where we ate Din Tai Fung at least once or twice a month, we know what's considered already rather expensive Chinese Food. In Sydney, guess how many Xiao Long Baos you get in one order?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One order = FOUR Xiao Long Baos. As compared to normal chains that serve TEN in one order.</td></tr>
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What about the price? Haha... Four Xiao Long Baos cost $12. Ridiculous. And yet, we had to order enough for all of us to have a few at least... My beef noodle soup? $16. Let's just say that was another really expensive meal!!! But, worth it because Ro Ro and Zaydee were so happily full. They miss their Chinese food =)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Ro Ro.</td></tr>
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Time to go back to the hotel and go to sleep! After the babies went down, the daddies escaped and went out for a few drinks. They ordered some different stuff like Bulmers cider and Carlton draught, but later discovered that their favorites were the Rekorderlig Ciders and the James Squire beers. Try those if you go one day!<br />
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End of our fourth full day in Sydney, and packing for our flight tomorrow from Sydney to Cairns! Time for warmer weather! See you tomorrow!!!<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-57522220724371942482013-10-05T00:35:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:23:03.196-07:00Day 5 = Pirrama Park, Sydney to CairnsTuesday, July 30, 2013<br />
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Today was a travel day for us as we prepared to leave Sydney and fly to Cairns. Our flight wasn't until 1:30 in the afternoon, so we were able to explore a little bit more of Sydney in the morning time. We started by getting some breakfast to-go from Cafe Vienna, including egg/cheese sandwiches, almond croissants, and banana bread. Then we found a park that we could walk to called Pirrama Park in the Pyrmont neighborhood. Another great find with fun climbing structures, sand pits, and water play (except we pretended the water didn't work because it was too cold that morning!). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good morning Sydney! Short-sleeve onesie, long-sleeve T-shirt, sweater, and thick jacket. Brr!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First a turn for the most excited one, Ro Ro!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then a turn for Auntie Ann Ming who wanted to give it a try!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee wants a turn too because everyone else made it look so fun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to play on the rope climbing structure! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can do it Ro Ro!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay! Ro Ro loved climbing the ropes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee loving her upside-down backbends from the ropes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our family photo - too irresistible for the adults!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye Pirrama Park!</td></tr>
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After walking back to the Radisson Blu, Zaydee took a nap so she could be well-rested on the plane, and Ro stayed up so that he could end up taking a nap on the plane - both methods worked out! During that time, the parents frantically finished packing up all our stuff to get ready for the airport. We flew Qantas again, and the flight from Sydney to Cairns was a 3 hour flight. Nice and short (in comparison to our 15-hour flight!). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our view of the Cairns Esplanade from our apartment.</td></tr>
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Upon arriving in Cairns around 4:30pm, we got our luggage, took a taxi to our place, got some take-out Thai food nearby, and it was pretty much time for the kiddos to sleep. We found a place called Cairns Aquarius that was a 2-bedroom 2-bath apartment in a perfect location near the Cairns Esplanade. In Sydney, we tried looking for an apartment as well, but if you want to be in the central location like Radisson Blu was, then you really have to stay at a hotel. Fortunately, in Cairns, we found this apartment and loved having a refrigerator, laundry, and a bigger space to hang out together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect views from our balcony at Cairns Aquarius.</td></tr>
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Ready for warmer weather now that we are not in Sydney anymore, and preparing for our diving trip the next day! Motion sickness patch-behind-the-ear + Dramamine taken the night beforehand for best results!<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-8450487877223423152013-10-04T23:55:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:23:11.868-07:00Day 6 = Cairns: Great Barrier ReefWednesday, July 31, 2013<br />
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This will be the shortest post in terms of having the fewest photos to share with all of you, and that is because the adults took a full day trip (8:00am-4:30pm) to go diving in the Great Barrier Reef. What about the kids you are probably wondering?? Well, Ann Ming researched <a href="http://www.executivebabysitting.com.au/our_services.html" target="_blank">nanny</a> and <a href="http://www.busybeesbabysitting.com.au/content/view/13/27/" target="_blank">babysitting</a> services before our trip, and had booked a nanny to come to our apartment in the Cairns Aquarius to watch Ro Ro and Zaydee for the whole day! <br />
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Going to the Great Barrier Reef is an absolute must-do, especially for people like James and I who enjoy DVD's like Planet Earth and LIFE. We would have liked to go more than one day, but it would be too much to leave Ro Ro and Zaydee for a full day again. So we settled for one, fabulous, incredible, unforgettable diving day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty big boat, with an inside cabin that had about 10 tables and could sit at least 50 people. </td></tr>
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To prepare for our diving trip, which includes a 90 minute each-way really really rough boat ride from Cairns to the Great Barrier Reef islands, we took whatever motion sickness medicine we needed. I had a patch behind my ear the night before, took Dramamine an hour before our trip, and took another Zofran when we started moving on the boat... because it was ROCKY, like occasional catch-air footsteps as you hold on tightly to furniture and try to move from one place to another. Just thinking about the boat is making me nauseated right now. Not kidding.<br />
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Fortunately, the medicine worked!!! And it was not a miserable ride for any of us - yippee (well, not the 4 of us at least...). We chose to go with <a href="http://www.tusadive.com/reef_day_trips.html" target="_blank">Tusa Dive</a>, and would definitely recommend them! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They served some breakfast pastries with hot chocolate or coffee in the morning, and we had a cold lunch (meats, cheeses, salad, bread, chips) at noontime.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of the boat, where you jump into the water!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Equipment area where you get your COLD wetsuits on and put on all your gear. BRRRR!!!</td></tr>
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On our 90 min. boat ride to and from the Great Barrier Reef, we were able to see whales a couple of times! There is a restriction for boats to get too close to the whales, so it was hard to capture the whales clearly by camera, but in person, it was pretty incredible to see them splashing around!!!<br />
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During the boat ride, we were separated into certified and non-certified divers. Ann Ming and Kevin are already certified divers, so they went upstairs and had their orientation there. James and I have never dived before, so we stayed downstairs for an introductory dive orientation. Basically for the introductory dive, you learn everything you need to know to go diving, (like clearing your ears... a lot!), except you have to pass a skills test in the water first before they let you actually go diving, i.e. clearing your mask underwater, finding your breathing apparatus if it falls out, and how to clear your breathing apparatus if water gets inside. Then during your dives, you are accompanied by a certified instructor in a ratio of 1:3 or 1:4, which is great. <br />
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Another difference between certified and non-certified divers was that James and I were able to do 2 dives, whereas Ann Ming and Kevin could do 3 dives. The boat also stopped in 2 different locations so you could get a different view.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin and Ann Ming all geared up!</td></tr>
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The equipment they gave us was great. You could tell because the masks wouldn't leak or get fogged up at all, the wet suits were warm and thick, and we had booties we wore in addition to the fins, which helped to keep us warm. The instruction was very clear too. Even though there are a lot of nerves before the dive, since it is a small ratio of divers to instructors, they go at your pace and really make you feel comfortable by using all sorts of hand gestures underwater, constantly checking your air gauge for you, guiding you at all times, etc. For me, personally, I found using my regular yoga breath (Ujjayi) helped me not only stay calm underwater, but also I was able to save a lot of oxygen in the tank and dive longer. <br />
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You know how you go to any attraction, like Disneyland, or a zoo, and they always take your picture so that you'll maybe buy it later? Well, this is one of those occasions where buying a few pictures was SO worth it, otherwise, we would've never had a photo to capture the memory of diving underwater!!! So worth it. <br />
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We didn't see any sharks (whew!) but we did get to swim alongside a green sea turtle, with literally just blue water everywhere around us. Just like those DVDs! We saw lots of fish, and actually the coral was amazing to see because of all the different colors and sea animals!<br />
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After our full-day adventure, we returned home to relieve the nanny. Of course Ro Ro and Zaydee were thrilled to see us, but it was pretty much bedtime. We fed them some Pho and tucked them to bed =) <br />
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Because of this diving experience, James and I are planning to get our full diving certification! It was so clear underwater, and we found it so peaceful and beautiful. Truly memorable...<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-63191664484870136272013-10-03T22:28:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:23:22.220-07:00Day 7 = Cairns: Muddy's Playground, Esplanade LagoonThursday, August 1, 2013<br />
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Since we felt guilty ditching our kiddies the day before to go scuba diving, we decided to make this day completely dedicated to fun activities for Ro Ro and Zaydee. Fortunately, our apartment was in the perfect location and we were literally right next to plenty of kid-friendly activities within the Cairns Esplanade.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking along the Esplanade Boardwalk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take the largest playground you've been to, and multiply that by 5!</td></tr>
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For the first half of the day, we took the kids to Muddy's Playground, which well-exceeded our expectations. It wasn't just one playground, or a big-kids and a little-kids playground, like all the parks we've ever been to. It was literally one playground after another after another, mixed in with one water play area after another after another... it was amazing. Here are just a few shots of the playground:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the water play areas that has a creek for kids to run through and water shoots out of those "poles."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An even bigger rope playground for the daddies to enjoy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the "toddlers-only" playground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Row, row, row your boat... Faster! Faster!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cool fish water play area!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Woah..." Zaydee inside the fish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin's view from inside the fish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee LOVES water, especially "fountains!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro doing a good job not getting his clothes wet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite candid photos taken from Kevin! Watching Zaydee play in the fountains!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee found another water play area!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We better change into our swimsuit for this play area (actually, she was already completely soaked).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, good idea to change into her swimsuit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having a great morning!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch time break at Muddy's Cafe.</td></tr>
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The kids had a great time exploring Muddy's Playground in the morning. We took them back for their noon nap, and when they woke up, we decided to explore the other end of the Esplanade Boardwalk that has the Lagoon. What we love about Australia is that it seems like the cities really take care of all the public areas, such as keeping the streets clean, maintaining all the parks, offering free group exercise classes on the Esplanade everyday, creating scenic running paths with exercise equipment along the Boardwalk, and providing the community beautiful free activities like this humongous Lagoon!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the "exercise stations" along the Esplanade Boardwalk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagerly walking to the Lagoon - I see it!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge. Huge. Really huge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun structures with water that squirts out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much larger than any resort-pool I've been to!!! Do you see Zaydee?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro's here! Love that there was lots of shallow areas for the kids to sit in the water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swimming time?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water, sand, water, sand, best day ever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the other side of the Lagoon. Zaydee loved the tiny fountains over here.</td></tr>
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In addition to lots of fun activities and beautiful views, the Esplanade has plenty of good restaurants and dessert shops. We had a pizza dinner from Villa Romana Trattoria, and then ended the day with some excellent gelato from Gelocchio. Happy day for the kiddies; relaxing day for the parents!<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-38268383047906450072013-10-02T23:13:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:24:25.803-07:00Day 8 = Cairns: Kurunda Koala Gardens, Hartley's Crocodile AdventuresFriday, August 2, 2013<br />
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Just a 30 minute drive northwest from Cairns is Kurunda Village, which has the Koala Gardens, Birdworld, and Butterfly Sanctuary. We rented a van from a place near our apartment called All Day Car Rental, and took a day trip to visit Kurunda Village, a must-see attraction for kids and adults!<br />
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On our way there, we also stopped by a short scenic walk to see Barron Falls.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walkways to the waterfall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walkways with lots of BIG ants!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And lots of big... birds? Not sure what that is!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barron Falls viewpoint.</td></tr>
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We arrived at Kurunda Village, and started off with the Koala Gardens. This was one of the places in Australia that let you actually hold a koala! Yes, please!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've arrived at Kurunda Village!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone gets a koala stamp as our admission ticket!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What are you kiddies looking at???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course... KOALAS!!! Why are koalas so cute???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they sleep 23 1/2 hours a day...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every Koala gets 30 minutes awake time to eat eucalyptus leaves and to take photos!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee a little hesitant about this up close and personal koala!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So worth it! Koalas are so hugable!!!</td></tr>
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Also part of the Koala Gardens was the Kangaroo Garden, which was a large, fenced-in area where 10-15 kangaroos and wallabies hang out. People can go inside and feed any of the kangaroos or wallabies, and basically get right next to them! It was essentially a "petting-zoo," Australia style! We always had the impression that kangaroos were dangerous and violent, because of their strong "kicking" legs. Apparently not... Zaydee even accidentally stepped on one of the kangaroos' legs, and it barely flinched!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to enter the Kangaroo Garden!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee learning to feed the kangaroo by keeping her palms open.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro and Ann Ming feeding a kangaroo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the wallabies - much smaller than the kangaroos!</td></tr>
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Next, we visited Birdworld, an aviary with 80 species of birds. I was not fond of this attraction because I had already gotten pooped on once on our first day in Sydney by the Opera House. Guess what? Of course, I got pooped on in Birdworld, but right on my head! It's so much fun washing my hair in the bathroom sink.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Ming and Ro Ro watching all the birds fly up right next to them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy-looking birds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black swans?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ducks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cassowary! It's the ROADRUNNER! Beep Beep!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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Afterwards, we went to the Butterfly Sanctuary, which has 1500 butterflies inside! The butterflies ranged in size, some as big as two hands side-by-side, and were so colorful. They were very friendly too, often landing on one of us!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside, butterflies were flying everywhere! Hard to capture on camera...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much larger in size than the butterflies at home!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up shot!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprise!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure what James was doing with this expression?</td></tr>
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It was an eventful morning at the Kurunda Village, and fortunately the kids took a short nap in the car on our way to our next destination, Hartley's Crocodile Adventures, which was in the same vicinity. We were able to catch the last show of the day and take their jungle cruise. It almost felt like Disneyland's Jungle Cruise... but with 7 or 8 REAL crocodiles swimming around us... and the guide would hang large pieces of meat off of a pole so that we could watch the crocodiles jump out of the water to eat it! Fortunately, the cruise boat had floor to ceiling covered windows (not open air like in Disneyland)!!! Whew!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance of Hartley's Crocodile Adventures... ready to see real ones?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The show we watched was crazy! This guy would tease the crocodile by running back and forth from the 2 cages!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Ming and Rowan's expressions while watching the crocodile show =)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now the guy is getting the crocodile to do tricks and roll over! True reason? The crocodile won't let go of the meat at the end of the string.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look how high the crocodile can jump out of the water!!! Taller than Zaydee for sure!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time for the Jungle Cruise! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the walls of the boat were completely enclosed with glass windows at the bottom and metal wires at the top!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surrounding our boat...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the cruise driver feed the crocodiles!</td></tr>
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After the jungle cruise, we had a little more time to walk around the park and turns out there was another Koala observation area where we could pet more koalas! Sure!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So soft...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love koalas!</td></tr>
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On our way back home to Cairns, we stopped by Palm Cove to check out their
beautiful beaches, and we also stopped at a restaurant called Aloha
Grill for dinner. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letting the kids "drive" before we left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm Cove Beach</td></tr>
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Today's day trip was definitely memorable as something we could only do in Australia - hold a koala, and feed a kangaroo! Add on some butterflies, birds, and crocodiles, and we had a really productive day! We ended up getting back to Cairns too late to return our van, so we decided to keep it one extra day... Daintree Rainforest tomorrow!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodnight Koalas!</td></tr>
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-54512568127859312902013-10-01T21:36:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:27:07.738-07:00Day 9 = Cairns: Daintree Cape Tribulation RainforestSaturday, August 3, 2013<br />
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Another day with our van rental allowed us to take a full-day trip to the Daintree Rainforests, which is a 2 hour drive north of Cairns. We were relieved that the kiddies took a nap on the car ride there so they wouldn't be too fussy throughout the day, and they woke up just in time to ride our first car ferry!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Daintree!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cassowary, AKA Roadrunner Territory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving onto the Daintree Ferry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First time on a car ferry for most of the adults too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you see any crocodiles Zaydee?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello to the largest Rainforest park in Australia!</td></tr>
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There are supposed to be really great hikes throughout the Daintree Rainforest, but since we had the kiddos, we were limited to shorter, easier hikes with friendly walkways versus hiking through mud (although we would have loved to do that!). One of the places we stopped at was the Daintree Discovery Center. It had an aerial walkway and a 23-meter high canopy tower that takes you to the treetops, so that visitors could experience the rainforest from all different heights. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Daintree Discovery Center!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They give tours at the Discovery Center, led by a guy that looks just like this cartoon character!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone gets an audio wand to listen to the audio tour as you walk throughout the Center.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yu family photo on one of the walkways.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chao family photo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to climb the canopy tower!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the five platforms in the canopy tower that takes you higher and higher!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ergo Carrier has been essential throughout this Australia trip!</td></tr>
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After leaving the Daintree Discovery Center, we found another very short hike to see the Kulki Lookout. The Kulki Lookout takes you to see where the rainforest meets the water.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the Kulki Lookout path.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what "hiking" looks like with a 2-year-old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty views of the rainforest and the water.</td></tr>
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Our last hike was on the Dubuji Boardwalk, which takes you past some creeks, swamps, and of course the rainforest. These boardwalk hikes are nice because of the wheelchair-accessible paths.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of the Dubuji Boardwalk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin carrying Ro Ro through the hike!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the interesting photos that Kevin took during the hike!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great shot of a caterpillar!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above us are the fan-palms in the rainforest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Below us... mud!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice and clean walkways.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking stick!</td></tr>
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Next to the Dubuji Boardwalk was the Myall Beach. We took a short stroll along the water, but it was too windy to stay long since it was getting late already.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chaos making their way to the edge of the rainforest and the beginning of the beach!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's good to know...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More warning signs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee's footprints in the sand!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where rainforest meets beach...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey! What is Ann Ming looking at?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee found something in the sand! What could that be?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sand shark!!!</td></tr>
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We still had a long drive back to Cairns, so we headed back in the late afternoon. Halfway home, we stopped by Palm Cove again to have some dinner, and there was a playground right outside of the restaurant, so the kids had some play time as well to break up the long drive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Random restaurant that we ate at. James tried eating Kangaroo. YUCK!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While waiting for dinner to be made, the kids played in the playground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wooo! Swing!!!</td></tr>
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End of a long, but productive day visiting the Rainforests. We never know what to expect when we take the kids out of their daily schedule, i.e. flexible sleepers or little monsters? Fortunately, both Ro Ro and Zaydee adapted well to our plans and the adults were happy we were able to stay busy and do a lot of sightseeing today! Good night!<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-88239771507471327232013-10-01T21:00:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:27:27.771-07:00Day 10 = Cairns: Esplanade Marina, Muddy's x2Sunday, August 4, 2013<br />
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The past two days in Cairns was exhausting because of the long drives and day trips to Kurunda and Daintree. This was our last full day in Cairns, so we decided to take it easy and further explore the rest of the Cairns Esplanade close to our apartment. We walked from one end of the Boardwalk to the other, and explored everything from Muddy's Playground (again), past the Lagoon and Park, to the Esplanade Marina, where we also discovered a "treehouse" playground!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One end of the Boardwalk ends at the Marina, and the Treehouse Playground is on the right!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin and Ro Ro getting ready to play!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Try to find Zaydee! Hint: strawberry top and white pants.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two turtles for two little toddlers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After playing in the treehouse, we explored the pier and marina a bit more. Off they go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chao family photo at the marina!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yu family photo!</td></tr>
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As we walked the other direction toward the Lagoon, we found a small radio hosted festival that was giving out balloons and selling tickets for their jump houses. Of course we had to stop by!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balloon! Must get a balloon!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stage for the music concert that will be used later in the day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jumpy house and slide for the little kids only.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up, up, up we go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to slide!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guess the toddler slide wasn't thrilling enough.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weeee!!! Even the mommies and daddies wanted to slide =)</td></tr>
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After naptime, we let the kids return to Muddy's Playground again, except we were prepared this time... swimsuit on!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee loves wearing her octopus swimsuit! She knows... it's water play time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slight detour on the way to the playground. A few pull-ups...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on the rocking boat! Fast! Fast!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro on his own rocking horse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee loves playing with older girls who are nice to her! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro sharing a ride-on toy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Are these the size of my hands?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loving the different sand toys!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ribbit!</td></tr>
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That night, we were able to eat at one of the restaurants off of the Esplanade called Raw Prawn. And of course, we finished the night with some Swiss ice cream from Movenpick! James also went on a potato chip craze during this trip, looking for unique flavors. This time, he found Thai Sweet Chili, and had to hide from the kids while he ate them. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiding behind the kitchen counter!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James LOVES his potato chips - only on vacation!</td></tr>
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A relaxing day to end our time in Cairns. Time to pack up all of our stuff - which, btw, is one of the only drawbacks about renting an apartment... you end up accumulating so much stuff in the kitchen and refrigerator, so cleaning up is quite a process! Otherwise, having an apartment is the best way to go because you can do your laundry anytime, cook food, store snacks and drinks, and have a bigger space to hang out. We'll be back Cairns! And hopefully next time we'll be able to take Zaydee and Ro Ro scuba diving too!!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye Bye! We love Cairns!</td></tr>
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-24420262114018700452013-10-01T20:00:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:27:52.132-07:00Day 11 = Cairns to Hamilton IslandMonday, August 5, 2013<br />
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In the Great Barrier Reef lies 74 tropical islands called the Whitsunday Islands. Only a few of them have resorts, and Hamilton Island is one of the largest ones that also has an airport on it. Many people who visit the Whitsunday Islands take a cruise boat or rent a catamaran to sail around, and one day we hope to return to do that, but for this trip with the toddlers we decided it would be smart to book an apartment on Hamilton Island and just stay on land the whole time. We would highly recommend visiting the Whitsunday Islands for a few days if you are in Australia, especially during the tail-end of your vacation, because it is just a beautiful and relaxing destination! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small plane... 2 seats on each side of the aisle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We didn't buy an extra ticket for the kids for all the inter-Australia flights... that's ok, it was only an hour or so.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yes, flying over several of the Whitsunday Islands!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hamilton Island airport and landing strip!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooray! We've arrived (small planes are not so smooth...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Hamilton Island!</td></tr>
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The nice part about Hamilton Island is that it is only about 5 miles all around, which means that it's small enough to easily see the whole island, but big enough to have a grocery store, multiple restaurants, a few stores to shop at, a couple pools, and even a "Clownfish Club" for babysitting services (now you know why we chose Hamilton Island!). It is definitely too big to walk everywhere, so, everyone drives their own buggy to get around the island! The only people with real vehicles are the staff members who arrange transportation to/from the airport. So this is what greeted us upon landing - a large van to fit all of our luggage, and our own personal buggy associated with our specific rental unit! Fun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to greet our very own buggy!</td></tr>
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We stayed at one of the apartment rentals called Lagoon Lodge, and chose it because it is one of the few units next to the beach. Surprisingly, there is only one beach, Catseye Beach, on the whole island. The rest of the island is surrounded by cliffs and private beaches for super expensive resorts, like Qualia Resort, which was rated #1 in Conde Nast! We really liked our 2-bedroom apartment and it was definitely nice for the kids to be able to walk to the beach anytime!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our balcony.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee making herself comfortable on the balcony!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snack time! Loved how they even provided 2 high chairs for us!</td></tr>
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We let the kids take a nap after lunch, and then in the afternoon, we decided to check out the pool and beach. Zaydee didn't sleep as long for her nap, so we went first and later Ro Ro met up with us at the beach. In the morning, there were lots of people in kayaks, sailboats, and paddle boards out in the water, but by the afternoon, it was empty except for people... you will see why!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First, we swam around in one of the resort pools, the Bougainvillea Pool, but it was a bit cold. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, hello Cockatoo! There are lots of them on the island!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we decided to check out the beach... hey, what happened to the water???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently the afternoon meant low tides, or really really really low tides.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took a little while for Zaydee to get used to walking on this clay-like sand!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actually, low tide was perfect because we could walk really far out and still be in super shallow water!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee getting totally comfortable in the water now! Even better... no waves!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see our apartment in the middle of this picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sit, Da Da, Sit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with the mud. Such a perfect "wading" pool for our kiddos!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee makes friends easily. You know what they're looking at???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TONS and TONS of hermit crabs!!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was actually quite cool to see so many hermit crabs running around in their shells. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey! Look who's up from his nap!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Ming and Ro Ro joining us on the beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We never turn down bao bao requests!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro had to get used to the ground too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay!! You're here to play with me Ro Ro!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James and Kevin decided to conquer the cold water (remember it's winter!!!), and go snorkeling!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Success! They saw a lion fish and a stingray!!! And almost froze to death =)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Da Da, I want that!!! (referring to the snorkel mask)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Definitely a water baby!</td></tr>
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After taking showers, we drove our buggy out to one of the restaurants in the Marina called Manta Ray Cafe, which served pizza and italian food. We ate outside under the heat lamps, and then halfway through dinner, we realized that we were sitting across the street from a tree filled with hundreds of BATS!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mommy picture!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very happy Ro Ro waiting for his spaghetti dinner!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If only Zaydee had been in a good mood, then this would have been a nice family photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All those shadows... yup, bats. Pretty much right next to us. Yikes!</td></tr>
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Up to this point, we had had pretty busy days visiting different attractions and sights that we read about in guidebooks. For Hamilton Island, we just booked the apartment, and didn't do much research as far as what to do there. Now we finally had time to just "wing it," relax, and explore. Definitely a great place to end up after Sydney and Cairns! Looking forward to exploring the rest of Hamilton Island in our buggies tomorrow!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best buddies forever!</td></tr>
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-64704681475725666962013-10-01T19:00:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:28:05.472-07:00Day 12 = Hamilton Island: Buggy Exploring, Passage Peak HikeTuesday, August 6, 2013<br />
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A buggy is so much fun to drive. It's like being a kid in Disneyland and wanting to go on that Autopia ride, and then you floor the pedal the entire time and can't go any faster, but it's still so much fun. Except our buggies are even cooler because they can go in reverse! Yeah!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you like my ride?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Ming's turn to drive!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, flooring it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course the kids always took turn driving too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or driving together!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro's turn?</td></tr>
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Seriously though, we all took turns driving our little buggy all around Hamilton Island, checking out the main parts of the island besides the Catseye Beach where we were staying. The other main part of the island is the Marina, where the grocery store and restaurants are, and then you can explore all the smaller roads to see all the different rental units, resorts, homes, and several viewpoints, including the highest viewpoint on the island that allows you a 270 degree viewpoint. Our morning was all about exploring in our buggy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's kind of fun to allow yourself to get lost, and just drive without any maps!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We wanted to check out what all the hype was with Qualia, the #1 Resort in the world...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But we couldn't see anything because of that Jurassic Park gate!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A glimpse of Qualia from one of the viewpoints... private bungalows?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 270 degree view Sunset Gazebo where they serve drinks every night to island guests.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to create a panoramic picture for you from left to right... 1,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4! Didn't work, huh?</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheese!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our only group photo, taken at another random viewpoint on the Island.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our family photo - you might see this on a Christmas card. =)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chao family photo!</td></tr>
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We ended our morning of exploration at the Marina to pick up some sandwiches and desserts before heading back to the apartment so that the kids could take their naps. At the bakery, we ordered some yummy custard tart and lamington cake (an
Australian dessert people told us to try). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marina is where all the stores and restaurants are.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hi Cockatoo! Looking all sweet and friendly...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But really, they're pretty aggressive, trying to take Ro Ro's sandwich!!!</td></tr>
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As I mentioned in the previous post, one main reason we chose to stay at Hamilton Island is because they have Clownfish Club, which is a kids babysitting service. They take kids for a few hours, a half day, or even a full day, and they have 3 different rooms (all with indoor and outdoor play areas) depending on the age of the kids. Since Ro Ro and Zaydee were still under 2 years old, we made reservations in the infant room for 3 hours in the afternoon. The nice part is that the ratio is 1:4, and it allowed us adults to have another opportunity to do something "not kid-friendly." We decided to do one of the main hikes on Hamilton Island called Passage Peak.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of hills and steps - just what James, Kevin, and I like!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure Ann Ming enjoys hiking hills quite like the rest of us, but she is a great sport =)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin captured this shot during our hike!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it! Passage Peak had several viewpoints. Here's one...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feels so good to go hiking without a 25 pound weight (aka Zaydee).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view from the top!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And even another amazing viewpoint just a short hike longer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful Whitsunday Islands in the background!</td></tr>
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We hiked back down and had enough time to pick up some groceries to make dinner at home, before picking up Zaydee and Ro Ro at Clownfish Club. That evening, the boys cooked dinner for us and made awesome lamb chops, steak, chicken drumsticks, and zucchini. Delicious and really appreciating the apartment benefits of having a kitchen and refrigerator, plus a laundry machine! Sleepytime for the kids and movie time for the adults!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee saying Good night to the Cockatoo on the balcony! Really, they are everywhere!!!</td></tr>
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-7349509044265095682013-10-01T18:00:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:28:18.240-07:00Day 13 = Hamilton Island: Catseye Beach, Whitehaven Beach, Cockey's SnorkelingWednesday, August 7, 2013<br />
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Good morning Hamilton Island! Apparently, Kevin and Ro Ro were up a little bit earlier than everyone else to catch the sunrise!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smiles on the balcony!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun starting to come up...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There it is! Beautiful!</td></tr>
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Our trip to Hamilton Island really included only two full-days, not including the travel days. Since it was our last day in warm weather before heading back to winter-like Sydney, we wanted to really take advantage of the beach and water activities. We started our morning off just hanging out at Catseye Beach so that the kids could play in the sand, collect shells, and see the hermit crabs again. Big difference in the morning - no more low tide!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice and empty beach for just our families!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee loved collecting all the different types of shells.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro, Ann Ming, and Kevin took advantage of the "high-tide" and rented a kayak for an hour!</td></tr>
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Very relaxing morning to let the kids be free and run around! After their nap, we booked a half-day excursion to go snorkeling off the reef at Cockey's Beach, and visit one of the top ten beaches in the world, Whitehaven Beach which had the softest white sand we had every felt! We also booked Clownfish Club for the kiddos, but unfortunately, Ro Ro didn't have a good time at Clownfish the day before so Kevin had to stay back and go on a separate hiking adventure with Ro Ro. =( So only Ann Ming, James, and I went on the excursion.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the company we chose to go on our half-day snorkeling and beach excursion.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to board our boat in the Marina.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our boat is the Ryder II - a super fast one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Ming has her arm around an invisible Kevin! Wish he was able to really be there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James and I preparing for the boat ride to take off!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving past our hike yesterday, Passage Peak!</td></tr>
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On the boat ride, we passed by whales several times, including a mama whale and a baby whale. We even got to see the mama whale dive in the water and the tail was sticking up out of the water like in photographs you see in books and magazines! So cool! When we arrived at Cockey's Beach, we all put on our wetsuits and snorkel gear to swim around the reef. Beautiful and really colorful coral is really what makes the Great Barrier Reef different than the rest of the world! Too bad it was just soooo cold and we couldn't stay in the water that long.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Cockey's Beach and approaching Whitehaven Beach.</td></tr>
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After snorkeling, we got back on the boat and drove to the next island that had the top ten beach in the world, Whitehaven Beach. We could definitely see why it was chosen as top ten! First, it was a huge and long stretch of white sand along the whole side of the island. Also, since it's on an island with no resorts, the only way you can get there is by a boat. So in general it is just cleaner and well-taken care of because there are overall fewer visitors. Finally, the sand was really really really fine, so it is incredibly soft. It almost felt like snow in a sense because you couldn't feel the individual "grains" of sand. Apparently you can also rub this particular sand all over like a mud bath and it is fantastic for exfoliation and creating smoother skin!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to warm up on the beach, especially after snorkeling in the freezing water!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can take that sweater off now...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's more like it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful stretch of beach and sand.</td></tr>
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We got back on our Reef Ryder boat (remember to always bring a jacket because they go so fast so it is really windy and cold!), and then headed back to Hamilton Island. After showering, we ate dinner to-go from the Marina: Fish and Chips, the Works Burger, ice cream, TimTams, custard tart, and lamington cake (again!). Later in the evening, Ann Ming, Kevin, and Ro Ro went back to catch the sunrise at that gazebo viewpoint from yesterday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun setting behind Ann Ming and Ro Ro.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Chao family picture!</td></tr>
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Back to packing up all our stuff for one more short stop to Sydney before flying home! Sad to say goodbye to Hamilton Island, but now we know we definitely want to come back and see the other islands!<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-42803101097068486602013-10-01T17:00:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:28:30.776-07:00Day 14 = Hamilton Island to SydneyThursday, August 8, 2013<br />
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This was a travel day for us, so this post will be pretty short since we didn't take that many pictures. In the morning, we frantically packed and cleaned out our apartment because checkout was at 10am and the airport transfer van picked up all of our big luggage. Breakfast was also finishing some of the leftovers in the refrigerator, like some chicken drumsticks and lamb chops =) <br />
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Unfortunately, our flight wasn't until 2:00pm, so we had nowhere to go for a couple of hours. We ended up finding a little playground to hang out at and a little hut for us to sit in. We also wanted the kids to take their noon nap, so Ro Ro just fell asleep on one of the benches in the hut, and for Zaydee, we had to set up our pack n play outdoors in a quiet spot. It took her awhile to finally fall asleep (being outdoors next to trees versus inside a blackout room!), but she finally took a short nap. Whew! As for the adults, we enjoyed some cocktails from the Pool Island Bar while the kids slept.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our hang out hut next to the playground and pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See if you can find Zaydee's pack n play?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a closer look at our sleeping baby!</td></tr>
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We ended up walking to the airport (haha, that's how small the island is!) and then got on our flight to Sydney, which was about 2 hours long. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the airplane window - goodbye Whitsunday Islands!</td></tr>
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By the time we arrived at Sydney, got our luggage, and checked in to the Radisson Blu (same hotel we stayed at on the first half of our trip), it was already almost bedtime for the kids. We just got some takeout from a Japanese restaurant called Izakaya Masuya and ordered a chirashi bento box, udon, and the boys tried some Hitachino owl beer. Ready for bed - tomorrow is our last full day in Australia! Sad!<br />
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<br />Gracelingyuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322976738697225042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966143934454201867.post-58970913835560155942013-10-01T16:00:00.000-07:002013-10-11T10:28:42.497-07:00Day 15 = Sydney: Chinatown, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Bridge and TowerFriday, August 9, 2013<br />
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For our last day in Australia, we wanted to make sure it was packed with activities that we still hadn't done in Sydney. After all, this was our last chance to enjoy Australia before heading home! So early in the morning, we head off to explore and started by enjoying our last flat white and ham and cheese croissant at Workshop Espresso. Then we walked over to checkout Chinatown.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our breakfast stop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strolling along to Chinatown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's the cleanest and least congested Chinatown we've ever seen!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course we had to get some Dim Sum to-go! Zaydee was very happy with the pork bun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now you're getting into the spirit, James!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer-up look at the pork bun being devoured by Zaydee. Clearly, she misses Chinese food!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off we go!</td></tr>
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After walking through Chinatown, we decided to go checkout the Powerhouse Museum. The exhibits change in the Powerhouse Museum, but we had heard that there was currently a Wiggles exhibit! Zaydee doesn't really know much about the Wiggles show since she doesn't watch TV, but she sure knows all of their songs, especially the Monkey Song! The Wiggles exhibit was so AWESOME, creative, and interactive so Zaydee loved it!!! Ro Ro didn't know the Wiggles, but he loved all the transportation vehicles - planes, trains, cars, boats, etc - throughout the museum. This was a great place to go for our last day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's go inside!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ro Ro was in transportation heaven!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just like the Mars Rover?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool shot by Kevin with Ro Ro walking through the space shuttle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much fun for all of us!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee, it's the Wiggles exhibit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to point her finger too...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The layout of the exhibit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loved learning all these facts about the Wiggles and how they got started!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a talking house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wiggles have a popular "Fruit Salad" song, so how appropriate to have a fruit salad cutting table!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was an interactive game, like the Xbox Kinect!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You have to try to catch the falling fruit (the blue blobs on the screen are us!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Wake up, Jeff!" You have to literally scream that until the meter goes to "Loudest!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wags the Dog! Pretty impossible to get Zaydee to look at the camera now!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's Dorothy the Dinosaur!!! Yup, no eye contact whatsoever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee loving Dorothy's rose house and the tea set inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They even had a craft table teaching you how to make tissue roses. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By far, Zaydee's favorite was watching this "concert" of the Wiggles performing the top songs! She's dancing...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry the Octopus and an underwater dance party!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On to the big boat, Zaydee steering the ship!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big boats, little boats...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of different "red cars."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But there's only one Big Red Car! Interactive screen like you are driving on the path.</td></tr>
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A few more of the other exhibits...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a tidepool simulation that was also interactive when you stepped on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Electricity!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was even an outdoor playground with lots of cool play structures!</td></tr>
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What a fun morning! We still had a long walk home so that the kids could take their nap, but we made sure to stop by the Westfield shopping center to pick up some more Din Tai Fung to-go for the kids to eat for lunch. We couldn't resist getting it, even though we knew it was way too expensive! Some things you just sacrifice because you want your kids to eat well!<br />
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After naptime, we decided to take a closer look at the Sydney Harbour Bridge by walking on it! One of the popular tourist activities is to do the Bridge Climb, where you literally walk on the top of the bridge arch, but we decided the views from the bridge itself would be good enough for us since the kids wouldn't be able to climb the top. So we headed to Circular Quay and climbed the steps to check out the bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of stairs to climb.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somebody's still tired from the nap!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing higher, and higher, and higher!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the bridge now, and almost to the arch!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is one of the lookouts you can take to go even higher.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see people who are doing the Bridge Climb walk!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann Ming and Ro Ro enjoying the views.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great views of the Opera House!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sydney is so beautiful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We didn't walk across the whole bridge. Now we are turning around!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye Bridge!</td></tr>
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Another popular tourist spot is to go to the Westfield Sydney Tower Eye, where you can get 360 degree views of all of Sydney. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sydney Tower from ground level.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking the elevator to the top!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, we are in the highest point of all of Sydney now!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zaydee checking out all the lights below - who has a fear of heights? Not her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A better photo taken by Kevin of Sydney from the Tower.</td></tr>
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For dinner, we yelped good places to eat, and found a popular ramen place called Menya Noodle Bar. We sat outside with the heat lamps, and it was a perfect meal to end our trip!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummy... ramen is always so delicious.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers!</td></tr>
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Since it was our last night and all of us were sad to leave Australia, we decided to continue our fun after the kids went to sleep. Both the places we stayed at in Cairns and Hamilton Island were 2-bedroom apartments, where the adults could hang out in the family room after the kids went to sleep. But in Sydney, since we were at the Radisson and staying in a hotel-layout, we had to be really quiet in our rooms when the kids went to sleep, and it would be dark too. Many of the previous nights in Sydney, James and I hung out in the bathroom with our computers because that was the only place we could have some more light!<br />
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So us adults decided to hang out in the hotel hallway that night, leaving a crack in the door of our hotel rooms. We brought out our Tim Tams, our potato chips, our James Squire SunDown lagers and stella for the boys, and our Rekorderlig ciders for the girls, and had a little last-night party in the hallway. All the neighbors who walked past us gave us weird looks and kept asking if we were locked out, until we told them that our babies were sleeping inside... and then they all became nice and understood =) Haha, the joys of parenthood.<br />
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Our flight home the next day is a blur... it was a bit more challenging because it wasn't a red-eye, and the departure time was in the early afternoon, but the kids eventually slept and did really great considering such a long trip is hard on anyone! Our only group photo will end this blog... unless we come back Kevin, Ann Ming, and Ro Ro!!! 10 year reunion? =) Thanks for reading everybody! Goodbye Australia - thanks for such a wonderful vacation!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hamilton Island, Australia - 8/6/13</td></tr>
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