2007 Holidays!
Okay everyone, the highly anticipated holiday summary and recap is here.
First some housekeeping. Mateo's album was getting kinda big so the first 3 months are archived on the right... =>>>> look this way =>>>>
A larger collection of holiday photos can also be found on the side bar.
I will be starting a second album for mateo and will also leave the link on the right hand side of your screen (not there yet, cause I haven't made the album yet).
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Okay, for those who don't know (if you didn't know, why are you here?) we decided to go on holidays before moving to Montreal...to Fiji and Australia! As it turns out, this wasn't just some random trip, we had extra motivation to travel half way round the world as Kelly's cousin Marie (who lives in Adelaide, AUS was getting married...hurray!).
To help everyone decipher who's in the pictures, not only were we (Kelly, I and Mateo) going, but both sets of grandparents, Auntie Gail, Uncle Luong, Aras, and Uncle Desmond all were going as well!
Sept 9: Boarded plane in Denver, flew to LAX, met up with everyone coming in from Vancouver. Got on Air Pacific 747 headed for Fiji. Boy, this is easy! By the way - LAX international terminal has a very yummy food court!
FAQ: how was it flying with Mateo?
Answer: piece of cake. Recall, Mateo's already flown to Montreal, so he's already gotten this flying thing down pat. Although if you look closely in the picture, the baby seat belt was something new to us.
Added bonus - our 11 hour flight to Fiji was empty!
No it really was empty. This picture of Desmond was during the flight, not before or after.
And Mateo got a bassinette (on almost every flight we took on this trip).
Oh, did I mention Fiji and Australia is really, really, really far? Well it is.
Well, the long trip was worth it. We touched down in Nadi, Fiji and safely made the 2 hour trip to the Warwick resorts. Here's a shot from our room's little patio.
Nadi was great, and we had a wonderful time just lying around enjoying some 'R and R', and lots of Fiji Bitter and Fiji Gold beer. Here's a shot of Luong and Aras enjoying the beach.
Luong, Des and I also got a chance to do battle on the executive 9 hole at the resort. It was a challenging round of golf, especially with the donkey hazard on the 9th.
Back at the resort, we decided to give Mateo a second go at swimming. He seemed to do a little better this time, but he's got a long way to go to catch up to Aras' swimming prowness.
After 4 relaxing days, we made our way to Sydney, Australia - where we had a pretty posh stay at the Meriton serviced apartments in the heart of downtowm (54th floor might I add - great find Gail!).
For some reason, the reception desk has a super duper high counter. Maybe they're frequented by Yao Ming.
Things we learned in Sydney.
1. Sydney is very, very big: 5-7 million depending on how many suburbs you include.
2. There is lots of yummy food in Sydney - but the food is very expensive.
3. You don't tip your servers in Syndey.
4. Crown Lager is pretty good - but it too is very expensive ($19aus/six pack!!!).
5. When staying downtown, it is very easy to walk to all the big malls and touristy-must sees (or walk to the ferries - which will take you everywhere).
Things we saw:
1. Opera House. It's a big opera house. We didn't see an opera there.
2. Queen Victoria Building (it's a fancy shmancy shopping mall with lots of nice shops and architechture). There's also no garbage cans in public areas for security - this is very frustrating and makes it very tempting to just throw your empty coffee cup on the ground).
3. Taronga Zoo. This is a big zoo. We saw lots of animals. That's all there is to report.
Oh, we also learned this important piece of information:
Apparently there also were lots of papparazzi at the zoo.
After 5 days in Sydney, it was back on another plane for a short flight to Adelaide for the wedding. 2-3 hour flight? Piece of cake.
Glowing review of baby product section of blog: This is Mateo sleeping in his PeaPod. It's basically like a little tent with an inflatable air matress. We took it everywhere and love it. It folds up really small and weighs less than 5 pounds. We think Mateo likes it too.
Well, we got to Adelaide, and had a great time at the wedding. Congratulations Marie and Michael!
Things we learned about Adelaide.
1. Adelaide is west of Sydney. It is much smaller than Sydney.
2. Marie and Michael live in Adelaide.
3. Driving on the other side of the road is a piece of cake.
4. It has some lovely sites which we never got around to seeing. However, Desmond got to see them, so if you want to know more about Adelaide, ask Des.
Oh, and somebody who works at the church where the wedding was in Adelaide drives this...
Awesome.
Oh wait, one more observation: Gail and Kelly like dressing Mateo and Aras the same.
After a few days in Adelaide, we flew back to Sydney for 3 more days. During this period Mateo had his first real laugh (this isn't a picture of him actually laughing, but it's close to it).
During our second stint in Sydney we saw:
1. Manly beach. I liked Manley beach a lot. It was awesome. You should go there.
It appears as if Mateo did not enjoy Manly beach as much as his Dad.
2. Sydney Aquarium. This was also pretty cool...I'm not sure how much Mateo enjoyed looking at fish though.
Sept 27th. After all that, we took the long, long, long flight home. The end.
-Ernest
First some housekeeping. Mateo's album was getting kinda big so the first 3 months are archived on the right... =>>>> look this way =>>>>
A larger collection of holiday photos can also be found on the side bar.
I will be starting a second album for mateo and will also leave the link on the right hand side of your screen (not there yet, cause I haven't made the album yet).
--------------
Okay, for those who don't know (if you didn't know, why are you here?) we decided to go on holidays before moving to Montreal...to Fiji and Australia! As it turns out, this wasn't just some random trip, we had extra motivation to travel half way round the world as Kelly's cousin Marie (who lives in Adelaide, AUS was getting married...hurray!).
To help everyone decipher who's in the pictures, not only were we (Kelly, I and Mateo) going, but both sets of grandparents, Auntie Gail, Uncle Luong, Aras, and Uncle Desmond all were going as well!
Sept 9: Boarded plane in Denver, flew to LAX, met up with everyone coming in from Vancouver. Got on Air Pacific 747 headed for Fiji. Boy, this is easy! By the way - LAX international terminal has a very yummy food court!
FAQ: how was it flying with Mateo?
Answer: piece of cake. Recall, Mateo's already flown to Montreal, so he's already gotten this flying thing down pat. Although if you look closely in the picture, the baby seat belt was something new to us.
Added bonus - our 11 hour flight to Fiji was empty!
No it really was empty. This picture of Desmond was during the flight, not before or after.
And Mateo got a bassinette (on almost every flight we took on this trip).
Oh, did I mention Fiji and Australia is really, really, really far? Well it is.
Well, the long trip was worth it. We touched down in Nadi, Fiji and safely made the 2 hour trip to the Warwick resorts. Here's a shot from our room's little patio.
Nadi was great, and we had a wonderful time just lying around enjoying some 'R and R', and lots of Fiji Bitter and Fiji Gold beer. Here's a shot of Luong and Aras enjoying the beach.
Luong, Des and I also got a chance to do battle on the executive 9 hole at the resort. It was a challenging round of golf, especially with the donkey hazard on the 9th.
Back at the resort, we decided to give Mateo a second go at swimming. He seemed to do a little better this time, but he's got a long way to go to catch up to Aras' swimming prowness.
After 4 relaxing days, we made our way to Sydney, Australia - where we had a pretty posh stay at the Meriton serviced apartments in the heart of downtowm (54th floor might I add - great find Gail!).
For some reason, the reception desk has a super duper high counter. Maybe they're frequented by Yao Ming.
Things we learned in Sydney.
1. Sydney is very, very big: 5-7 million depending on how many suburbs you include.
2. There is lots of yummy food in Sydney - but the food is very expensive.
3. You don't tip your servers in Syndey.
4. Crown Lager is pretty good - but it too is very expensive ($19aus/six pack!!!).
5. When staying downtown, it is very easy to walk to all the big malls and touristy-must sees (or walk to the ferries - which will take you everywhere).
Things we saw:
1. Opera House. It's a big opera house. We didn't see an opera there.
2. Queen Victoria Building (it's a fancy shmancy shopping mall with lots of nice shops and architechture). There's also no garbage cans in public areas for security - this is very frustrating and makes it very tempting to just throw your empty coffee cup on the ground).
3. Taronga Zoo. This is a big zoo. We saw lots of animals. That's all there is to report.
Oh, we also learned this important piece of information:
Apparently there also were lots of papparazzi at the zoo.
After 5 days in Sydney, it was back on another plane for a short flight to Adelaide for the wedding. 2-3 hour flight? Piece of cake.
Glowing review of baby product section of blog: This is Mateo sleeping in his PeaPod. It's basically like a little tent with an inflatable air matress. We took it everywhere and love it. It folds up really small and weighs less than 5 pounds. We think Mateo likes it too.
Well, we got to Adelaide, and had a great time at the wedding. Congratulations Marie and Michael!
Things we learned about Adelaide.
1. Adelaide is west of Sydney. It is much smaller than Sydney.
2. Marie and Michael live in Adelaide.
3. Driving on the other side of the road is a piece of cake.
4. It has some lovely sites which we never got around to seeing. However, Desmond got to see them, so if you want to know more about Adelaide, ask Des.
Oh, and somebody who works at the church where the wedding was in Adelaide drives this...
Awesome.
Oh wait, one more observation: Gail and Kelly like dressing Mateo and Aras the same.
After a few days in Adelaide, we flew back to Sydney for 3 more days. During this period Mateo had his first real laugh (this isn't a picture of him actually laughing, but it's close to it).
During our second stint in Sydney we saw:
1. Manly beach. I liked Manley beach a lot. It was awesome. You should go there.
It appears as if Mateo did not enjoy Manly beach as much as his Dad.
2. Sydney Aquarium. This was also pretty cool...I'm not sure how much Mateo enjoyed looking at fish though.
Sept 27th. After all that, we took the long, long, long flight home. The end.
-Ernest
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