At the pub:
Pete's last night in town...walking around Southbeach
Friday, June 22, 2007
Finally, the last of our vacay pics
My sucky picture of the Hilton interior
At the pub:
Pete's last night in town...walking around Southbeach
At the pub:
Pete's last night in town...walking around Southbeach
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Air New Zealand flight to Australia plus gold coast
And off we go!
After more than 20 hours of traveling, Pete and I stumble out of the airport into the bright Brisbane sun, acquire our rental car (a Ford Prius that ends up being really fun to drive once we get the hang of it!), I spend about a half hour in the rental car parking lot trying to figure out how to turn it on and then psyching myself up for driving on the other side of the road. We head down to the Gold Coast where we spend the weekend at the Sheraton Mirage Resort. We spend most of our time swimming, sunbathing and eating. Good times!
After more than 20 hours of traveling, Pete and I stumble out of the airport into the bright Brisbane sun, acquire our rental car (a Ford Prius that ends up being really fun to drive once we get the hang of it!), I spend about a half hour in the rental car parking lot trying to figure out how to turn it on and then psyching myself up for driving on the other side of the road. We head down to the Gold Coast where we spend the weekend at the Sheraton Mirage Resort. We spend most of our time swimming, sunbathing and eating. Good times!
Chiara's grad party
Pete and I flew to LA on Saturday, May 12, 2007 and met up with my friend Chiara at Zuma beach in Malibu where she was having a party commemorating the completion of her pHD in Classics. Congrats girl, good job! We were sort of tired after our flight (4 screaming kids behind us...including one who woke up Pete by squeezing his head and trying to take off his hat :))so we spent most of the party laying out in the warm California sunshine.
The weather in LA was gorgeous all weekend and we had a great time running around town, meeting up with various folks, eating and shopping. We stayed at Le Meridien in Beverly Hills which was really nice and conveniently located.
The weather in LA was gorgeous all weekend and we had a great time running around town, meeting up with various folks, eating and shopping. We stayed at Le Meridien in Beverly Hills which was really nice and conveniently located.
Friday, June 15, 2007
May 6 2007
In preparation for our May trip to Australia, Pete and I took a class at Surface Interval Scuba in Arlington, Texas to learn to scuba dive! This has been a desire of mine for a long time...and I'm glad we finally found an excuse to just go do it. After a week of classroom work and pool dives we spent the first weekend of May doing our final dives at Clear Springs Scuba Park in Terrell, Texas and we are now PADI certified open water divers!
Here are some pics our awesome instructor Randy Cook took:
Here are some pics our awesome instructor Randy Cook took:
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
one of our favorite restaurants to eat at in brisbane
....is this japanese place called Sono that is right around the corner from our hotel. my favorite thing to get is the giant garden salad and an order of their onigiri...rice balls filled with ume. yum!
Monday, June 11, 2007
April 11
Our second day in Australia, my colleague Lily and I decided to take a walk around town. We stumbled upon the Botanical Gardens and explored them for a bit
Apparently someone had been partying there the night before
We then walked through to the goodwill bridge and across the river to southbank
Checked out Southbank a bit, did some shopping, then headed back to the hotel over the Story bridge
Apparently someone had been partying there the night before
We then walked through to the goodwill bridge and across the river to southbank
Checked out Southbank a bit, did some shopping, then headed back to the hotel over the Story bridge
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