Monday, September 27, 2010

Susan Day!

So I decided to take a Susan day on Sunday! Susan day=aimlessly wandering around and taking too much pictures and eating too much food.
I started at the Rocks market and got several awesome presents for my family. I also went to Baroque Patisserie and got 6 macaroons. They were a total of 15 dollars but they were definitely worth it.
Flavors: Double Chocolate, Pistachio, Strawberry, Chocolate and Coconut, Passionfruit, and Salted Caramel which is shown in the picture which is also my favorite.

I just love taking pictures against the opera house. Actually I just love taking pictures of the opera house!

Then I walked through the Royal Botanical Garden. And then I realized that it was Spring! Flowers bloom in the Spring! I'm still on Northern Hemisphere Season and I was so glad to find the entire garden filled with colorful, fragrant, and interesting flowers!
I went crazy and took way too many pictures. These are my favorite. And of course my battery died so I couldn't document the rest of my day!


I saw bats! So many of them just hanging down on the trees. Couple of them were fighting.

A beautiful day where a lot of people were having picnics and naps. Great view of the water!

Then my camera died. But I will tell you what I also did!
  • Went to the Art gallery of NSW. Such a great art museum and all free!
  • Walked through Hyde Park. It's Art and About season. A green walk path filled with Photographs blown up on canvas by Sydney Photographers. Really cool!
  • World Rugby Parade! So many people dressed weirdly but they looked pretty snazzy.
  • Dinner at Chinatown! Cream puffs and Noodles!
A wonderful day :)


Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Manly and Tea at the Rocks

So my camera has this oil painting setting that is fun to play with. At first I thought it was a setting for taking oil paintings, and there's other settings for watercolor and crayon, and I was like oh this camera assumes that I run across those things on a daily basis.
But because I have ADHD and like to fiddle with things, I found out that it makes photos look like oil paintings!! Big surprise.

And of course, I like to take pictures of the opera house.

Manly Beach


Scones and Tea at Tara's Tea Room on the Rocks. Probably the best service I have had here in Sydney.
As weird as it sounds, I miss tipping people!
Scone flavors: Plain, Cheeeeese!, apricot and raisins, and maple.
I am in LOVE with the tea cozies! I must learn how to knit one pronto! I got the classic earl grey.

Fresh out of the oven!