I was experimenting with my camera, trying a few different things. Alec was kind enough to be my model.
Love
Night Out With Alec
Just a fun date night out. After watching WALL.e (which was awesome BTW) we had dinner at BBQ King, a well-known Chinese restaurant that we go to occasionally.
The picture is of lots of ducks strung up. Not very pleasant, but what the restaurant is known for – duck.
The interior. Packed and bustling as always.
Tea.
Alec’s short soup.
My vegetarian san choi bow.
Mixed veges with crispy noodles. Nice, but very similar to the one I have at BBQ Kitchen in Chatswood at a fraction of the price.
I hoe into the san choi bow.
Food bliss.
The city at night.
This busker had a guitar balanced on his head.
The perfect end to the evening – gelato!
I think Alec was sick of photos by this point but I can’t be sure.
Isis & Matt’s Wedding
After a week of tumultuous weather, Saturday was stunningly perfect for my good friend Isis’ wedding – especially since it was to be held outdoors!
The ceremony as held at Observatory Hill in Sydney, in a rotunda. The view was stunning, so it was easy to see why it is such a popular wedding location.
Isis is Indian and her now-husband, Matt, is a Kiwi, so together they had a wedding that was a bit Indian, a touch Kiwi and a lot of Aussie.
The set-up for the Indian-fusion ceremony.
The stunning bride walked down the aisle by her adorable parents.
A lot of the ceremony was in Hindi I believe, so we didn’t really know what was going on. It sounded amazing, whatever they were saying!
Some blessing was going on here. And promising to be good to each other of course.
Exchanging flower garlands.
Making it official.
Flowers for tossing. Because of the breeze they went in the opposite direction than desired and landed on the guests – a nice fragant shower of flowers.
The groom’s awesome shoes.
Happy day! All dressed up.
The bride’s hands – covered in intricate henna designs. Her feet were covered too.
The very happy bride!
STUNNING location!
Being tourists and LOL-ing.
Aww – romance was in the air!
A full-length shot of my purty dress.
After the ceremony we had time to kill so we stopped by La Renaissance Patisserie Francaise in Argyle St at the Rocks for coffee and, erm, snacks.
The display alone had me drooling.
My raspberry tart. So divine I could have happily eaten a few more. Then again, I am quite the little piggy.
Alec’s mixed berry tart. Almost as good as the ones we had in Estonia.
Being such tourists.
The bridal couple changed into Western outfits for the reception.
The cake! It was uber tasty – some kind of moist vanilla cake with lemon-ish cream.
The set-up. The boat was called the Vagabond Princess.
Happy!
Unsure what’s going on.
Making their entrance.
Appetisers!
More awwwww.
Lunch! Indian-fusion tastiness.
The bridal couple did a very nontraditional dance – starting with a waltz, then breaking into an Indian routine, followed by hip-hop. It was so unexpected and so very very funny.
Posing with our friends.
After the cruise we went to Opera Bar with the bridal couple and friends for more celebrating. We watched the sun go down and had lots of laughs as the bride and groom were able to unwind and enjoy themselves.
Being complete tourists again.
Sun setting over one of Australia’s most well-known pieces of architecture – the Sydney Opera House.
Alec does his Wolverine impression.
The perfect end to the perfect day! Best of luck Isis and Matt, and thanks for involving us in your special day!
Oh Hai!
I just love love love this photo of Alec taken with a wide-angle lens.
Doggie Weekend
A few pics from playing with the girls this morning before heading off to Newcastle.
Buffers always aims to slobber my chin.
Kahlua looks grumpy – she knows I’m leaving.
On Stockton Beach – Amy poses for the camera.
Newcastle in the distance.
Amy makes a friend.
Enjoying the sun.
Oh Hai!
Mmmm chips and Coke on the beach.
Zoom zoom zoom!
Callala Beach Slideshow
Yes I am addicted now. Yes I could be doing a lot of other things instead that I’m not. Oh well, it’s Friday.
Kiama
We checked out of our house at Callala beach this morning and slowly drove home via Berry, Kiama and Stanwell Tops. The rain started bucketing down after we left Kiama so unfortunately it wasn’t nice enough to take any pics.
Kiama – the little blowhole.
Oh hai!
Wonky self-portrait.
Kiama lighthouse.
Big blowhole. Thar she blows!
Snuggles.
“I love my dad!”
I had such a great weekend. The girls were amazingly well-behaved! Such a pleasant surprise – both my wonderful Alec for taking me away and my loving dogs for not being painful!
Sexy Is The Word
Alec. Goose called. He wants his outfit back 🙂
Black Watch and Go Organic
Alec and I saw the National Theatre of Scotland perform Black Watch today as part of the Sydney Festival. The play came with rave reviews, so I went in with high expectations. It was lucky for me that the show really followed through. It was powerful, poignant and creative. I’ve never been touched by a play quite like I was by this one.
Black Watch tells the story of Scotland’s Black Watch Regiment, particularly focusing on their deployment in Iraq. The play reveals the harsh reality of the “war on terror” and the effects it has on soldiers mentally, both on deployment and when they come home and try to fit back into society again. I loved not only the content, but the creative staging. It’s an absolute must see.
After the play, we went to Go Organic on King St, Newtown, for late lunch. I left my camera at home, so these pics are taken with my trusty iPhone.
It was super expensive, but really tasty food. Hopefully the cost is improving me on the inside!
My muesli with yoghurt and berries, and mango yoghurt smoothie.
Alec with his berry yoghurt smoothie.
Taking time out on a Saturday afternoon.
New Year’s Day
First pic for 2008.
