Monthly Archives: June 2007

harbour and skyline

Pyrmont and the Australian National Maritime Museum

30 Jun Filed under art, australia, daily life, new south wales, photos, sydney. No comments.

Just a few impressions of last weekend: After a grand night out on Saturday where I was at a party at an abandoned factory building, we took our chance on Sunday afternoon when the rain eased a little bit and had a refreshing walk around … Read More →

dailai lama domain sydney 16 june 2007

The Dalai Lama in the Domain

24 Jun Filed under art, events, photos. No comments.

On Saturday, 16 June 2007, the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, delivered his last public speech of his Australian tour at the Domain. Though the weather was actually awful we decided to have a quick look at least. Thus we went there at about … Read More →

potts point sunset

A new heater and an extended holiday walk

14 Jun Filed under australia, daily life, hiking, new south wales, other, photos, sydney, travelling, sightseeing. No comments.

After some really stormy days and nights with plenty of rain, we had to leave our apartment. On Sunday we went do Bondi Junction to finally purchase a small electric heater. As most places here don’t have any central heating or high-quality insulation. With about … Read More →

betrinki and tommy

Vanessa’s and Kirsty’s farewell night out at Mint Bar and Uberbar

10 Jun Filed under australia, new south wales, parties, photos, sydney. No comments.

This Friday was busy. Not only a workmate of mine did have her last day and we planned to go for a couple of drinks after that, but also two other good friends wanted to celebrate their farewell party that night. But first things first: … Read More →

italian festival sydney stanley street

Italian Festival at Stanley St

9 Jun Filed under australia, events, new south wales, photos, sydney. No comments.

On Sunday just two streets from our place across William St in Stanley St there was an Italian festival. We decided to have some lunch there and where shocked once we arrived there due to the masses of people. The organisation and advertising did a … Read More →

watsons bay marina

Federation cliff walk from Dover Heights to Watsons Bay

9 Jun Filed under australia, bavaria, events, hiking, new south wales, other, parties, photos, sydney, travelling, sightseeing. No comments.

Last Saturday we did another scenic walk from Dover Heights to Watsons Bay. Although it’s not even 30 minutes away from where we live, we haven’t done that one before. At first we took one of the buses to Vaucluse, hopped off at Rosebay and … Read More →

sydney skyline at night

Manly to Spit Bridge walk

3 Jun Filed under australia, events, new south wales, photos, sydney, travelling, sightseeing. No comments.

Sunday, the 27th of May, Bettina and I spent doing the scenic Manly to Spit Bridge walk. At first we went down to Circular Quay interchange to catch the 25 minutes ferry to Manly on the north shore. That was quite nice and especially, because … Read More →