family funday sunday #2!

We headed to Sydney again, for a family funday sunday on the train.  We visited the MCA (to see the Annie Leibovitz exhibition) then took the kids for lunch and a wander around Darling Harbour & Circular Quay.  We caught the ferry around the harbour just for fun.


The train ride with special friends {BearBear and SunBee, that is}


After the exhibition, the kids played in the spiral water fountain at circular quay


mmmm, Gelatissimo gelato


yep, it’s still good.


and still good.


the lego exhibition at the Sydney Aquarium


and a ferry ride around the harbour

the crowne plaza, toblerone, damien & the girls

A visit to Tamma morphed into a visit to the Crowne Plaza and we ended up chilling out in the Lord Ashley Lounge with Damien {soon to be employee of the month, we suspect} keeping us company and serving our tapas and drinks with gusto.  Of course I didn’t have my camera {genius} so you’ll have to make do with the aftermath, which is:

1. my panda eyes {obviously I slept long enough to actually get panda eyes, but only just}
2. my warm ugg-like boots {that I will wear all day} as I recover on the couch
3. the lego people, looking at me with their smug I-got-a-good-night’s-sleep faces.  you look like fools, lego people, smiling fools
4. my chai in my new favourite mug {reminiscent of where’s wally?!} that got cold because I sat there staring into space and forgot to drink it.  and I’m too lazy to walk to the kitchen and put it in the microwave
5. and as I sit, gazing at the buffet, I console myself with the thought that yesterday I did something {because believe me, not much is going to happen today}.  I actually cleared the 3-foot-deep mess on top of the buffet so I can see the surface now.

coffee @ the rocks

We spent a lovely Sunday at the Aroma Coffee Festival at The Rocks in Sydney.  CityRail has a Family Funday Sunday thing on at the moment with almost all transport at $2.50 per person for the whole day.  Kids mostly enjoyed the train ride {next time I think I need to take some toys as back up!}


watching the world fly by


finally arrived at central station in sydney


checking out the aroma festival below, and the magical view


mmmm cupcakes


the popstar enjoying her taste testing


the marilyn monroe coffee cup sculpture {watch it on youtube}


daisybaby exploring the city


in seventh heaven, i think!


and then….


a well earned rest stop