Jurassic Lounge

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What a night! We went to the opening of the Australian Museum’s Jurassic Lounge last night, and I can assure you that we’ll be going back!

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At 5.30 on Tuesdays for the month of February, the Museum becomes an over 18’s venue. For the price of admission you get in to all the regular exhibits, plus the wildlife photographer of the year, and a drink!

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Some of the regular exhibits aren’t in a way that you’d normally view them though! The Bone Room was a silent dance party! (Think of a room full of people dancing in time to the same beat but you can’t hear what they’re dancing to until you put on the head phones that they are all wearing.)

We arrived about 7pm (owing to working hours) and the queue to get in was out the front door, though moving at a good pace. We decided to pay the extra $15 upon admission for wine & cheese and participate in the talk “Vampires through history” that was on. A very good decision on our part!

There were performances,

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The ability to play with exhibits,

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The whole Museum was open to you for exploration!

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There was so much to see and do, and interact with, I’m just going to have to go again while it’s still on, and I recommend you do the same!

Have fun exploring! 😀

An exciting life

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So much has been going on in our happy little household over the past week!

I’ll begin by letting you know that the Raffle has been extended at the request of Toni the organiser in order to let anyone who missed out on the Auction bidding to still have a chance on some of the Raffles. So the Raffle has been extended to midday Wednesday!

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A little closer to home the routine for the year has been settling in, and I now walk home from work 3 nights a week, and go running 3 mornings a week. On the day off we head to Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym.

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The most uncomfortable shoes I own …

We also managed a trip to the Art Gallery on Wednesday, thanks to their amazing Art After Hours program. It’s such a calming and inspirational place.

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Often a little random too!

I have been knitting up a storm and finishing off some hats to match gloves that I made in previous years.

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Nothing I can wear yet in the heat, but fun little projects none the less.

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I hope your weeks are being productive and inspiring!

Not entirely expected!

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Such a weekend you never did see! Well, I did, and you might have, if all of your circumstances came together like ours did! You know when you see a stuffed life sized tiger in a white hearse that you’re in for something a little different!

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We had an Adventure all planned out, and at the last minute decided that this really may not be the perfect weekend for that particular Adventure. The weather was not cooperating with us.

So we decided to go play tourist instead by purchasing some tickets to the Sydney Aquarium with some left over holiday money we had.

We got there about lunch time, and there were queues, and we were dispirited, so we decided to find food, re-group, and come up with a new plan. We re-grouped here;

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Such a steak you never did eat before! So tender, so juicy, so LARGE!

Three hours later, the queues to get into the Aquarium had mysteriously vanished, so we thought we’d try our luck!

We saw Dory

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and Marlin

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and Pony-Boy

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and Bruce’s cousins …

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And a MERMAID!

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*cough* I mean, Dugong of course!

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Such an amazing day! We had so much fun! We’ll definitely be going back!

Now don’t forget the Raffle to raise money for the QLD flood relief is still going but ends next Monday, 24th, at 9am. If you have yet to enter Just head to this post and follow the directions. The clean up efforts are just monumental, and every little bit helps.

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It’s a tourist town

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With lots to see when you’re acting as guide.

 

The Promenade

There’s the expected sites,

 

The Opera House

 

Checking out the scenery

and the unexpected!

 

Hanging Lights

(I now want to do something similar in the back yard!!!)

All the fun of the fair!

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I’m late to update. I told myself I’d try to get in a post a week about all we’ve been up to. But sometimes life takes over and this wee little blog is the one to suffer. But it’s a good post I have planned! I promise! (Well, I had fun!)

Himself and I ended up at the local street fair on the weekend. It was hard not to! You walked up the street and there it was! Living in Sydney’s Italian district does have advantages when things like this happen! The local colour is very colourful!

 

Performance

They closed off the main street, and it was just packed with people.

 

Crowds

Not to mention mascots!

 

Mascot

I managed to catch up on a new street art installation

 

Street Art

And the Fiats were out in FORCE! (Well, the Fiat Car club had a carpark reserved for them to show off in!)

 

Classic Car

 

Classic Car

But what would an Italian festival be without food? So much food! (I’m sorry I didn’t get a photo of our pizzas, but we ate them before I remembered to document.)

 

Biscuits

They managed to pack so much in! Even when they ran out of street they over ran into the local park for rides

 

Rides

And a petting farm

 

Wee Piggies

(FLUFFY CHICKEN!!!)

 

Fluffy Chicken

And performances in Venetian masks! (you can just make out the live chess board pieces in the back ground)

 

Carnival Mask

So much fun for all ages. I can’t wait for next year now! *grin bounce*

 

Dancing