A home to call our own

After 2 weeks, we have finally made it into our new and permanent housing while in Australia. First, we were in the 2 bedroom while Janis was here. Then, we had to move out because this room wasn't ready for us. Eric had originally had the production company book us in the 2 bedroom for 2 weeks. That would be fine but we were going to have to pay for it and frankly, Sydney is so damn expensive, I figured we could find a better way to spend the money. It's not like Amelia would sleep in the other room anyhow!

The new room was worth the wait! Situated on the 17th floor (of a 20 story building) we are on a corner, facing South East. The views are pretty amazing. Honestly, the only way our views could be better is if we were facing downtown Sydney! As it is, we see all the way to the ocean!

View looking East

This is best window in the house!

Our kitchen (before unpacking).

We have a long ass hallway. Must think of something to do there.

The patio.

View from the patio.

After unpacking, we went to the mall for dinner. Yes we did. It's close, and easy and they have a decent selection of stuff. Though, if we had gone any later, the food court would have been closed, and this was about 6pm!

Amelia loved riding on the luggage cart.

Amelia's favorite sculpture in the mall.

Riding the escalators before bed.

Seriously? They have giant flower arrangements all throughout the mall!

This smells amazing!

Not a great shot, but I love this lighting.

If this were tiny, I would wear it around my neck.

Dancing dragons

Amelia + daddy on the train

On Saturday we ventured out of the Bondi bubble, into the heart of the city. Powerhouse Museum is oddly one of the only museums which seem to cater toward children. We took the train, which very much excited Amelia, but only after we were able to drag her out of the apartment at around noon. Luckily, the train we needed begins and ends under our apartment building.

When we finally made it downstairs, we hopped on the train and meandered toward the museum. We took somewhat of a roundabout way to get there, but in the end, it was well worth the detour. Both Eric and I were hungry and found a mall (fancy that... another mall!) on the way. I thought we could find something simple, but it turned out to be a primarily Asian market, in the heart of what I believe is China Town. Instead of food, we were treated to drummers and dancing dragons!

Moving through the mall

The dragon is upon us!

Decorated

On to the next shop

It's a good thing you can't hear this one.

This way, dragon!

They're coming back! Cover your ears!!!

The downside to this was the decibel level inside of the mall was almost deafening! 

Sunday night special

Bondi Junction mall

Sunday night. Nothing special really. Pasta with leftover hamburger cut into little pieces and thrown into the sauce (from a jar). Green beans added for a little fiber.

Our Sunday night special was to go out to... the mall! Fancy that! I've been at least 2-3 times a day, every day since we got here. Tonight, we tried a new grocery store, Woolworths (I don't know if it's the same thing as in the states) just to mix things up. It felt more comfortable the Coles, which is gigantic and somehow just a little too bright. Woolworths felt more like an American grocery store without having very many American brands. It's much smaller than Coles and will probably become my regular store of choice.

The three of us walked there after dinner, went in a different way. Ooooo! A different way! I bought some bubbly water while Amelia and Eric hung out at the cow chairs. I will say this, the mall is pretty classy. The furniture is furniture I wish I could afford. High back 50's style chairs with cow hair on the back. I could do without that, but the style is great. There are elegant and fun sculptures throughout and interesting lighting fixtures.

Our way out led us down the escalator and through yet another entryway. I am amazed at how many doors this place has. I probably will have gone through every one by the time our stay here is over.

Looking up at some of the cool sculptures