Monthly Archives: August 2007

Klaus’ 30th birthday

30 Aug Filed under australia, events, new south wales, parties, photos, sydney, videos. No comments.

This post is dedicated to Klaus’ 30th birthday last week. We went to the nearby small Italian Quarter to have a couple of drinks and dinner at an Italian Restaurant called Bar Reggio; A really nice place serving awesome pizza. The following Saturday Andy, Klaus, … Read More →

600 days – the final days – and a brief outlook

27 Aug Filed under australia, daily life, new south wales, sydney, travelling, sightseeing. 2 Comments.

Here they are: The final days! Today it’s my 600th one in Australia and a few less in Sydney. However, I already started to count the remaining days. Bettina is yet on her holidays and currently travelling the Red Centre and North Queensland with her … Read More →

Glebe Market, Star City and Powerhouse Museum

21 Aug Filed under art, australia, new south wales, sydney. No comments.

Just a quick notice about the recent weekend: Saturday afternoon we checked out Glebe Market which was alright but not impressive. A usual market for clothes, art and jewellery. On our way home we also desperately tried to do some more shopping. The night time … Read More →

bettina, palm beach

Blue Mountains Trip

18 Aug Filed under australia, hiking, new south wales, photos, travelling, sightseeing, videos. 1 Comment.

This post’s title says it all. We went to the Blue Mountains. We finally decided to go there last weekend – the 11th and 12th August – as we do not have that much time left here in Sydney and I was there only for … Read More →

the shins sydney enmore theatre 9 august 2007

The Shins concert at Enmore Theatre

14 Aug Filed under australia, events, music, concerts, festivals, new south wales, photos, sydney. No comments.

Last Thursday the 9th of August we went to see The Shins from Portland, Oregon. The concert took place at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney’s oldest and longest running live place, which Bettina and I really love due to its extravagant look. Unfortunately we totally missed … Read More →

shark bay

Vaucluse, Milk Beach and Nielsen Park

12 Aug Filed under australia, new south wales, photos, sydney, travelling, sightseeing, videos. No comments.

We skipped our last weekend’s plan to drive to the Blue Mountains due to bad weather forecast. Instead (as we supposed) the weather became great. Beautiful temperatures and bright sunshine finally forced us to leave our castle. Haven’t been to Milk Beach and surrounding Vaucluse … Read More →

bettina, nick and tom

House party in Paddington

4 Aug Filed under australia, new south wales, parties, photos, sydney. No comments.

Just right after the Sexpo we were invited to a party at Andy’s, Klausi’s, Larry’s and Nick’s house in Paddington barely a ten minutes’ walk from the exhibition area. Pretty much as usual we started right away with a full-size barbie in order to prepare … Read More →