Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #751 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Interesting boat. There was a maritime museum nearby, but we didn’t go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #752 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We had read good reviews about the Sydney Wildlife park, so that would be our first stop. http://www.wildlifesydney.com.au/ The location was very convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #753 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Australian animals – can’t find them anywhere else in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #754 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Ok, ok, I won’t mess with this spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #755 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yikes, I won’t mess with this chap either! RUN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #756 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) You’re still here? This is why you ought to believe me when I said run! Edited January 4, 2013 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #757 Share Posted January 4, 2013 On the way, we passed Queen Victoria Building (QVB). Inside Queen Victoria Building. We just walked through it, a bustling place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #758 Share Posted January 4, 2013 From QVB, we just walked south along George Street to reach the Chinatown/Paddy’s Market area. It didn’t take us very long, about 15 minutes at a leisurely pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #759 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We had dim sum at this restaurant on the Chinatown street. (I think it was Little Hay Street) We didn’t read up on the restaurants, so we relied on the usual method of looking at various menus (to check the prices) and to see whether there were any patrons (especially locals) in the restaurant. In this case, this restaurant looked to be very well patronized with many locals (both Asian and Caucasian) having their lunch. The dim sum here was quite authentic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #760 Share Posted January 4, 2013 A view of the Market City and Paddy’s Market (which is right beside the Market City) from across the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #761 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We would spend the next hour at Paddy’s market. It was a fascinating place that offered many souvenirs and other interesting items. Prices were very good. Much cheaper to get your souvenirs (e.g. magnets) here than any other place we have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #762 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thereafter, we decided to walk back to the ship. We would head north on George Street, before turning into Liverpool street and then walk north via Elizabeth street. The plan was to visit Sydney’s Hyde Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #763 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Where are or were the Grand United Order of Oddfellows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #764 Share Posted January 4, 2013 For some reason, I took this shot at an angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #765 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Archibald Fountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #766 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We continued our walk up Macquarie Street, walking past the Botanic Gardens and many interesting buildings. If we kept walking, we would have reached the Opera House. But we decided to head back to the ship (Circular Quay) as by now it was past 5pm and we wanted to be back for dinner. We found this staircase that brought us up to the overhead roadway (Cahill Expressway), walked along the bridge and there were two lifts to bring us right down to the Circular Quay area. This picture shows the harbour ferry we took earlier in the day, wharf number 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 4, 2013 Author #767 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We took some more photos and got back to our ship in good time for dinner. In summary, we took the harbour ferry from Circular Quay to Darling Harbour, visited the wildlife park, walked to QVB, then along George Street to Little Hay Street for Dim Sum lunch, then spent an hour at Paddy’s Market, and then walked northwards (George Street, turn right to Liverpool, then walk north along Elizabeth street. Visited Hyde Park, including Archibald fountain, kept walking north into Macquarie, then cut over to Circular Quay shortly before the Opera House and back to ship. We left the ship at about 10:30am and got back to ship by 5:30pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will773 Posted January 4, 2013 #768 Share Posted January 4, 2013 This review is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney32203 Posted January 4, 2013 #769 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We had dim sum at this restaurant on the Chinatown street. (I think it was Little Hay Street) We didn’t read up on the restaurants, so we relied on the usual method of looking at various menus (to check the prices) and to see whether there were any patrons (especially locals) in the restaurant. In this case, this restaurant looked to be very well patronized with many locals (both Asian and Caucasian) having their lunch. The dim sum here was quite authentic. Good choice. This restaurant has been around for many years and it's one of the better restaurants for yum cha (that's what we call dim sum over here) and good fresh seafood. How do you find the prices here? When I go back to Singapore and Malaysia (which is not very often at all) I pig out and eat non stop because it's so cheap over there and I miss the food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney32203 Posted January 4, 2013 #770 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Is the entire ship non smoking? What about the open areas like on the pool deck etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney32203 Posted January 4, 2013 #771 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Possibly some sad news for you ILuvCruising in light of your recent trip to tasmania where you hired a car and drove to Port Arthur. Southern Australia (the states of Victoria, tasmania and South Australia) have been having a heat wave the last couple of days with temperatures up around the high 30's and low 40's degrees (around 105 degrees fahrenheit). Well today bush fires hit the Tasman Peninsula hard particularly around the township of Dunalley which you would have gone through (it sits at the head of the Peninsula) - early reports show up to 65 buildings destroyed including the local school, homes and a petrol station. More in these papers (one a Melbourne paper and one a Hobart paper). http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/bushfires-gut-tasmanian-town-20130104-2c8j1.html http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/01/04/369647_tasmania-news.html Just goes to show, how things can change overnight and particularly Australia, while people enjoy good weather and heat it can also bring tragic results in the blink of an eye. :( Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have lost their homes and business or livelihoods. Even higher temperatures predicted next week. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6andy6 Posted January 4, 2013 #772 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Where are or were the Grand United Order of Oddfellows? http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/2784/grand-united-order-of-oddfellows Bit of a brief history here. We still have organsiations here...IOOF - Independent Order of Oddfellows - they operate one of our larger investment and investment advice companies in the country. Also Australian Unity is born out of a similar organisation and is now one of our largest private health insurers - basically they began as mutual and self help societies plus also having a social aspect ( much like the Masonic Lodges and the Masons which also operate large hospitals and retirement villages in this country) Edited January 4, 2013 by 6andy6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 5, 2013 Author #773 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Day 14 - Dinner menu. This was our final MDR dinner onboard the Voyager of the Seas for this cruise. Now I am really going to cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 5, 2013 Author #774 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I tried Samuel Adams beer that evening. I liked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 5, 2013 Author #775 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Moroccan spiced chicken salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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