ok, not really but sort of.
so we are now mid-week in our second week here after a long and full weekend. the weekend started with brunch at an awesome place called THE BOOK KITCHEN where we had eggs prepared in various delicious ways and toasted banana bread with butter (which seems to be a thing here). we walked off breakfast by exploring the neighborhood of surry hills, which reminds me of brooklyn a bit, and continued on a marathon trek to the posh neighborhood of woollahra, where we came across many gourmet food shops including a WHOLE FOODS! (not the real kind, but damn close), and a place called JONES THE GROCER! continuing our tour of the eastern suburbs, we traveled down the great oxford street (for shopping), stopping at the paddington market (of the flea variety) as well as various other places, and ended up home with a pair of trousers and a bag full of gourmet cheeses.
sunday brought us to a whole other set of neighborhoods, including potts point where we brunched on more delicious eggs and sandwiches at a place called SPRING ESPRESSO. it is part of a row of little cafes that cram tables onto the sidewalk of a pretty tree-lined street. we decided that given a choice, we’d like to live in this neighborhood, due to its proximity to great cafes and the water. the rest of the day was spent at the art gallery of new south wales, where we bought a a small print by an australian artist named jeffrey smart, the royal botanical gardens which is definitely the best spot in sydney (so far), and then drinks and chips at the opera bar (our new ritual).
to end the 3-day weekend, we were determined to spend a quiet day at manly beach which is a beach in northern sydney that is a lovely 20-minute ferry ride from the harbor. it was beautiful but far too crowded as everyone else in the city had the same idea. so we ended up spending the day in the botanical gardens again and it was just as lovely and relaxing.
p.s. sydney is having a moth infestation. we can’t open our windows.
p.p.s bizarre and potentially dangerous animal sighting #1: flying foxes.
so we are now mid-week in our second week here after a long and full weekend. the weekend started with brunch at an awesome place called THE BOOK KITCHEN where we had eggs prepared in various delicious ways and toasted banana bread with butter (which seems to be a thing here). we walked off breakfast by exploring the neighborhood of surry hills, which reminds me of brooklyn a bit, and continued on a marathon trek to the posh neighborhood of woollahra, where we came across many gourmet food shops including a WHOLE FOODS! (not the real kind, but damn close), and a place called JONES THE GROCER! continuing our tour of the eastern suburbs, we traveled down the great oxford street (for shopping), stopping at the paddington market (of the flea variety) as well as various other places, and ended up home with a pair of trousers and a bag full of gourmet cheeses.
sunday brought us to a whole other set of neighborhoods, including potts point where we brunched on more delicious eggs and sandwiches at a place called SPRING ESPRESSO. it is part of a row of little cafes that cram tables onto the sidewalk of a pretty tree-lined street. we decided that given a choice, we’d like to live in this neighborhood, due to its proximity to great cafes and the water. the rest of the day was spent at the art gallery of new south wales, where we bought a a small print by an australian artist named jeffrey smart, the royal botanical gardens which is definitely the best spot in sydney (so far), and then drinks and chips at the opera bar (our new ritual).
to end the 3-day weekend, we were determined to spend a quiet day at manly beach which is a beach in northern sydney that is a lovely 20-minute ferry ride from the harbor. it was beautiful but far too crowded as everyone else in the city had the same idea. so we ended up spending the day in the botanical gardens again and it was just as lovely and relaxing.
p.s. sydney is having a moth infestation. we can’t open our windows.
p.p.s bizarre and potentially dangerous animal sighting #1: flying foxes.
3 comments:
Thanks much for the update. I did keep checking. Beautiful foody photos. Lovemom
Seriously!
Sorry Nancy! I just put my email address in and they called me Nancy as well. . . so now I am Nancy II. And Siri I was agreeing. . . . that food looks so damn good!
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