We walked around everywhere so were pretty tired every night. Here are the things we did on each day.
Sydney, Australia
Saturday: Arrived about 8:00 couldn't check in to the hotel till 2:00. So we left our luggage, went to starbucks got coffee, walked down to the Darling Harbour Bridge, went to a park, went to the Chinese Garden of Friendship, ate at Mother Chu's, walked around downtown, did some shopping, Went to the hotel checked in, took showers, went downtown, shopped, ate dinner in the Harbour, went to the Oprea House to watch Pericles, then walked around a little then went back to the hotel.
Sunday: Woke up early and went to Badde Manors cafe had the most delicious pancakes topped with fetta cheese and raspberries, walked to a bookstore, walked around Sydney University (beautiful campus), went to a target (it's been so long since I had seen one), then went and grabbed some coffee and did some shopping, when the sun was about to set we went to the Harbour Bridge and walked across it and back, then finally went and had a salad down by the water, took some pictures, walked around a little, then went back to the hotel and went to sleep.
Monday: We woke up early went to get some breakfast then to the warf to catch a ferry across the habour to go the Trango Zoo (which was really nice), went back to the other side, did some shopping, walked through the botanical gardens, ate at Harry's Cafe De Wheels, walked back through the gardens and downtown Sydney, then went back to the hotel and got ready, went and grabbed dinner at a pub, then it was off to the observatory to watch the stars. We got to see Jupiter and Neptune which was really cool, then walked back to our hotel.
Tuesday: We ate breakfast at a small cafe by the water at Darling Harbour, then took the subway over to Bondi Beach and did the beach walk, walked back into town and went to the Boarders (long time since I've seen one), walked around a really nice mall, went shopping for all the families, got some little cupcakes from babycakes, went to the apple store to check e-mails, had subway for dinner (mmmmm), then went and watched Public Enemies, we then just did some window shopping and went back to the hotel to pack up our stuff.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Wednesday: Got up at 4:00A.M. to get a taxi to the airport at 4:30. Went to the Airport to catch a flight to Christchurch at 7:30. We arrived in Christchurch about 12:30. Allison and Rob MacDuff were waiting for us with flowers for me and maps for Houston. We went back to Robs house and had a glass of wine to celebrate us making it, then Al took us downtown to walk around and checkout Christchurch, then we went back to Robs for a lovely home-cooked dinner, good conversation, and drinks to finish off the night.
Thursday: Got up early (an hour to early because we had no clocks) ate breakfast with Rob and had some coffee, went on a Lord of the Rings tour to Mt. Sunday and Edoras, hiked up a mountain, took great pictures and videos, went back to Robs and had a glass of wine before heading to South of the Boarder a Mexican restaurant where we ate way to much food, then headed back to Robs and had more conversation time.
Friday: We finally got to sleep in a little then we made our way to downtown Christchurch, we walked around all day checking out the city, museums, art galleries, shopping for families, puntting (a river ride on a boat that is like a gondola), walked back to Robs through Hagley park, had a glass of wine,then went over to Al and Jenny's and had fish and chips, then went to see an independent art film called Mary and Max, we went to a pub with Alex after but only stayed a short time because we were tired.
Saturday: We woke up early, had breakfast at Robs house, Al came over and we were off again, we drove over to a port where we caught a ferry to visit Al's brother and sister-in-law, then we had lunch on a mountain (with beautiful scenery), we headed back to Rob's house where we napped while he prepared wonderful Mexican tacos, we ate and drank and were merry.
Sunday: We woke up kind of early to eat breakfast and finish packing then it was off for one final adventure. We went tramping through the New Zealand Bush (which means we went for a walk through a forrest) then walked through a few parks, then it was time to say goodbye and we were off to the airport, Al and Jenny took us, we had a bit of coffee with them, got on the plane to Sydney, then to Singapore.
To say that I loved my holiday would be an understatement. I got really emotional when we were leaving because I didn't want to come back to Korea and because I feel in love with both Sydney and Christchurch. The place, the events, and especially the people were just lovely. My favorite holiday EVER! I can hardly wait till I can go again,
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