When last we met, this traveling group of Benedicts had just left Cockatoo Island (Should have been called seagull island) and were settling into our digs at the Sydney Marriott.
Once Geofferton woke up, we headed for dinner at "Fish on the Rocks," which was a seafood resteraunt in "the Rocks," a section of Sydney... (not just a clever name.) The food was delicious - I had snapper on a bed of spinach and potato salad. Very tasty. While we were waiting for our food, a firetruck parked in front of the restaurant and they let Geoffrey look in the cab. He was shy, but talked a lot about it afterwards.
After dinner, we took a ferry round trip from circle quay just to see the harbor at night time.
Monday
On Monday, we took the ferry to Toronga Zoo - Probably one of the best zoos I've ever been to. I really liked it! Now, of course, it is a Monday in winter when schools are in session, so the zoo was practically ours - but wow - great exhibits, and the views of the Sydney Harbor provided an amazing backdrop to this lovely zoo.
The animals were active and easy to see for the most part. This is the first time that Geoffrey was really into seeing the animals at a zoo - he was very into the exhibits, (the fact that they were active and easy to see helped!) and several times we had to hurry him along because he was so into what he was looking at!
Some of our favorite spots included the reptile area (Geoff got to pet a snake and a lizard, and there was a huge python there, as well!), the Giraffe enclosure (they were so close, and the Sydney Harbor was right behind them! Plus, some zebras came out to join them while we were there), The chimps (one young one was intrigued by Geoffrey and kept jumping up to see him in the window!) The Australian outback (which included a free roam area that you could walk in that had a giant emu that had Geoff intrigued, as well as exhibits on kangaroos, wallabees, koalas, and tazmanian devils!), and the kid zoo (play ground and petting zoo).
We had lunch at a cafe overlooking (what else?) the harbor, and were visited by several brave and apparently hungry lorikeets. One took a chip right out of Geoff's hand! Geoff fell asleep shortly after lunch, but we enjoyed the rest of the zoo - the elephants, the big cats (lions, foxes, etc. The male lion was right up next to the glass and you could see him beautifully!) the gorillas- Just a great day all in all.
For dinner, we ate at a Churascaria - Brazilian BBQ. We got to take a bus to get there and a train to get back, which made Geoffrey very happy! The food was good - my favorite was this grilled pineapple that was dusted in a cinnamon (and perhaps nutmeg?) mixture - so good - and of course, the meats were delicious. At one point, they brought out a macaroni dish that was essentially mac and cheese - a staple of Geoffrey's diet that he had not had since we arrived in Australia! I even tried a chicken heart (too salty, thank you.) Geoff ate one, too, but I noticed he didn't eat the second.
After our oh-so-filling dinner, we walked to the train station which was a bit farther away than the bus stop. As we walked through Hyde Park, we saw that there was a winter festival in front of a church. (Everytime Geoff sees one of those big fancy churches, he calls it a castle. Adamantly. (Geoff, that's a church. No its a CASTLE! Very reminiscent of his insistence that trash trucks are trash trucks - not garbage trucks or rubbage trucks. It is a Ter-ash Ter-uck!)
We went to check it out - they had a lot of German/chalet style booths (despite being way too full, I got an apple struedal - thank goodness i took that zantac before dinner - sorry baby #2!) as well as a large ice skating rink set up. We stayed for about 20 minutes before heading back through Hyde Park to the subway stop. As we made our way down the steps, we were greeted by the bright lights of the subway station and loud music pouring out of the station. We were greeted by about 5 or 6 bums, in what was apparently their living room - complete with a double bed, a couch and a TV! The gates to the main part of the station were closed and they kindly directed us to the other entrance on the other side of the park. Friendly bunch.
Once Geofferton woke up, we headed for dinner at "Fish on the Rocks," which was a seafood resteraunt in "the Rocks," a section of Sydney... (not just a clever name.) The food was delicious - I had snapper on a bed of spinach and potato salad. Very tasty. While we were waiting for our food, a firetruck parked in front of the restaurant and they let Geoffrey look in the cab. He was shy, but talked a lot about it afterwards.
After dinner, we took a ferry round trip from circle quay just to see the harbor at night time.
Monday
On Monday, we took the ferry to Toronga Zoo - Probably one of the best zoos I've ever been to. I really liked it! Now, of course, it is a Monday in winter when schools are in session, so the zoo was practically ours - but wow - great exhibits, and the views of the Sydney Harbor provided an amazing backdrop to this lovely zoo.
The animals were active and easy to see for the most part. This is the first time that Geoffrey was really into seeing the animals at a zoo - he was very into the exhibits, (the fact that they were active and easy to see helped!) and several times we had to hurry him along because he was so into what he was looking at!
Some of our favorite spots included the reptile area (Geoff got to pet a snake and a lizard, and there was a huge python there, as well!), the Giraffe enclosure (they were so close, and the Sydney Harbor was right behind them! Plus, some zebras came out to join them while we were there), The chimps (one young one was intrigued by Geoffrey and kept jumping up to see him in the window!) The Australian outback (which included a free roam area that you could walk in that had a giant emu that had Geoff intrigued, as well as exhibits on kangaroos, wallabees, koalas, and tazmanian devils!), and the kid zoo (play ground and petting zoo).
We had lunch at a cafe overlooking (what else?) the harbor, and were visited by several brave and apparently hungry lorikeets. One took a chip right out of Geoff's hand! Geoff fell asleep shortly after lunch, but we enjoyed the rest of the zoo - the elephants, the big cats (lions, foxes, etc. The male lion was right up next to the glass and you could see him beautifully!) the gorillas- Just a great day all in all.
For dinner, we ate at a Churascaria - Brazilian BBQ. We got to take a bus to get there and a train to get back, which made Geoffrey very happy! The food was good - my favorite was this grilled pineapple that was dusted in a cinnamon (and perhaps nutmeg?) mixture - so good - and of course, the meats were delicious. At one point, they brought out a macaroni dish that was essentially mac and cheese - a staple of Geoffrey's diet that he had not had since we arrived in Australia! I even tried a chicken heart (too salty, thank you.) Geoff ate one, too, but I noticed he didn't eat the second.
After our oh-so-filling dinner, we walked to the train station which was a bit farther away than the bus stop. As we walked through Hyde Park, we saw that there was a winter festival in front of a church. (Everytime Geoff sees one of those big fancy churches, he calls it a castle. Adamantly. (Geoff, that's a church. No its a CASTLE! Very reminiscent of his insistence that trash trucks are trash trucks - not garbage trucks or rubbage trucks. It is a Ter-ash Ter-uck!)
We went to check it out - they had a lot of German/chalet style booths (despite being way too full, I got an apple struedal - thank goodness i took that zantac before dinner - sorry baby #2!) as well as a large ice skating rink set up. We stayed for about 20 minutes before heading back through Hyde Park to the subway stop. As we made our way down the steps, we were greeted by the bright lights of the subway station and loud music pouring out of the station. We were greeted by about 5 or 6 bums, in what was apparently their living room - complete with a double bed, a couch and a TV! The gates to the main part of the station were closed and they kindly directed us to the other entrance on the other side of the park. Friendly bunch.
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