There are lots of things I'm looking forward to this spring - warmer weather (seems like we've had cold weather all year), beautiful flowers, birds chirping. But one extra special thing I'm really looking forward to - our visit to Sydney!
I haven't been to Sydney since November 2007, which was with my family and my hubby (fiance back then). This is the first time that hubby and I will visit Sydney on our own (well, almost. My cousin and her bf are also visiting Sydney same time as us). This is our birthday celebration for hubby. :)
We're so excited, we have already booked accommodation, dinners and a performance for our stay.
We'll be staying at the Old Sydney Holiday Inn. Basically, we were sold by the amazing roof top view of the harbour bridge, the harbour, and the Sydney Opera House. It is located at The Rocks, which is an ideal location - close to shops, restaurants and the famous landmarks.
One of my pressies to hubby is the performance we will be seeing - "The Taming of the Shrew" by Shakespeare at the Playhouse, Sydney Opera House. When I purchased the tickets online for the performance, I also purchased the Gold Show Plus Package, which gives us the below:
A 2-course pre-theatre meal (per person) at one of their Gold Partner Restaurants:
Aria
Bilson's Number One
Cafe Sydney
Kable’s (Four Seasons)
Wildfire
2 x interval drinks (per person) at their Theatre Bars,
1 x voucher for The Essential Tour (per person) OR
1 x Parking voucher (per transaction)
We have also booked at a couple of restaurants which my Colleague highly recommened - The Guillaume at Bennelong, and at the Cafe Sydney. I really can't wait to dine at these places because not only am I excited about tasting their meals, but seeing the magnificent view! All restaurants have the views of the harbour and the Opera House.
Another thing we are thinking of visiting is the Taronga Zoo. Although hubby has already been there, he doesn't mind visiting again. Maybe combine the Zoo with a cruise back and forth? We'll see as the date comes closer.
Hopefully we are able to meet with relatives and friends during our short stay in Sydney. It will make our visit even more special. :)
I'll end this post with some images of the locations we are visiting. Thanks for putting up with my excitement. :P
Old Sydney Holiday Inn
Cafe Sydney
The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare play)
Aria Restaurant
Guillaume at Bennelong
2 comments:
with that kind of itinerary, who would not be excited - im just reading it and im getting as much excited as you are hahaha... and may i say that you have chosen great venues ... i am very familiar with these places as my office is a mere 15 minutes walk from where you are staying (office is in the heart of Sydney at Martin Place) ... hope you and hubby will enjoy your stay in Sydney - as for us, when we decide to go to Melbourne we will definitely ask your opinion... thanks for always droppin by our blog and always keep in touch li'l sis :)
Jigi
Thanks Ate! We're really so excited! We're wishing that time would go even faster so that it's November already. Hehe. :)
I hope we will be able to meet up so I can see you and your little ones. Maybe at Pancake on the Rocks? I love that place! :)
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