Today Helen ventured downtown to the museum. We shopped at Bondi Junction for a buggy strong enough to hold 6 bottles of wine! Success – time to shop at BWS (Beer Wine Spirits). Sale on wines, 25% means we purchased 6 bottles of quite drinkable local hooch; 4 white & 2 red! This afternoon we tried Bob’s favourite watering hole; the Lord Dudley old English-style pub. We were more than ready for a pint after walking 30 minutes uphill to the pub. Like always, the first time you visit a place you follow a map – which in this case provided neither the shortest nor easiest route. We will know better next time! The Guinness was cold & went down well in this very typical corner pub. Tonight, we had just finished dinner when Helen noticed about a dozen Grey-headed Flying-fox Bats circling like mad just off our balcony. First for us seeing so many Bats this close; it was rather scary and exciting at the same time. While the Bats were swooping and circling our small valley there were no other birds around. I tried capturing the Bat’s size in a photo but they were moving too quickly (you have us instead). One landed in a tree near the building; it was like watching a black umbrella closing then hanging upside down on the branch. Our excitement for the day!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Paddington Feb 19
Today Helen ventured downtown to the museum. We shopped at Bondi Junction for a buggy strong enough to hold 6 bottles of wine! Success – time to shop at BWS (Beer Wine Spirits). Sale on wines, 25% means we purchased 6 bottles of quite drinkable local hooch; 4 white & 2 red! This afternoon we tried Bob’s favourite watering hole; the Lord Dudley old English-style pub. We were more than ready for a pint after walking 30 minutes uphill to the pub. Like always, the first time you visit a place you follow a map – which in this case provided neither the shortest nor easiest route. We will know better next time! The Guinness was cold & went down well in this very typical corner pub. Tonight, we had just finished dinner when Helen noticed about a dozen Grey-headed Flying-fox Bats circling like mad just off our balcony. First for us seeing so many Bats this close; it was rather scary and exciting at the same time. While the Bats were swooping and circling our small valley there were no other birds around. I tried capturing the Bat’s size in a photo but they were moving too quickly (you have us instead). One landed in a tree near the building; it was like watching a black umbrella closing then hanging upside down on the branch. Our excitement for the day!
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Can't help but notice the name of the place, Paddington. There use to be a cartoon at one time called Paddington Bear. I wonder is there where it orginated from?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo of you two. Love it.
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Jackie
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