Category Archives: Australia

Sydney: Luna Park

19 December 2017 Luna Park is an amusement park at the base of Harbour Bridge on the North Sydney side. The creepy Luna Park Face is visible from Sydney Harbour and made us curious enough to cross the bridge and … Continue reading

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Sydney: Harbour Bridge

17 -24 December 2017 While the Sydney Opera House might be Australia’s most recognizable structure, it is hard to separate it from Harbour Bridge. They define the Harbour. A postcard view of Sydney’s skyline would be incomplete without either of … Continue reading

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Sydney: Opera House

17 – 24 December 2017 Australia’s most recognizable structure is the Sydney Opera House. Love it or hate it, its location at the Sydney Harbour entrance and its iconic shape is known worldwide. The stories of its design and construction are … Continue reading

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Sydney: St. Mary’s Cathedral

18 and 19 December 2017 St. Mary’s Cathedral prominently sits on the edge of Hyde Park looking over Sydney’s central business district. The Catholic Church is worth a visit any time, but we were in for a special treat during … Continue reading

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Sydney: City Skyline

17 – 19 December 2017 Sydney is one of the world’s great cities and the largest in Australia. Here are a few skyline pictures we took from the Sydney Harbour area.  

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Somersby Falls

16 December 2017 Somersby Falls west of Gosford was our last stop of the day. The walk from the upper falls down to the middle and lower falls was pleasant but there was very little falling water.

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Gosford Classic Car Museum

16 December 2017 My favorite stop of the day was the Gosford Classic Car Museum. They have an impressive collection of classic cars manufactured all over the world. The Communist Car Collection was particularly interesting. As an American I was … Continue reading

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The Entrance, NSW

16 December 2017 In our tour of the Central Coast Region we stopped at The Entrance, a town named for its location on the channel that is the entrance to the Tuggerah Lakes. It is a local holiday destination. We … Continue reading

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Blacksmiths Beach

15 December 2017 Today we relaxed. Blacksmiths Beach was only a 5 minute walk from our holiday park. A nice beach but the water was too cold to stay in long.    

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Morisset Park, NSW

14 December 2017 Morisset Park was listed on TripAdvisor as a great place to have a picnic lunch and see kangaroos. We are suckers for seeing roos and we needed a stop for lunch as we circled Lake Macquarie. We … Continue reading

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