Sunday, June 07, 2009

Australia Vacation -- Day 10

Today was a "go at your own pace" day. We woke up around 7:30 this morning, ate some breakfast, and got out the door about 10:30. What was on today's tap? Parks. Our hotel sits right next to several parks -- Hyde Park, The Domain, and The Royal Botanic Gardens. We took our time walking through the parks, letting the girls run and play. The gardens were awesome, especially considering they are in the middle of a city with 4.5 million people. About halfway through, we stopped and had a picnic at Mrs. Macquaries Chair (a lookout point). Then, on the way back, we stepped into the Art Gallery of the NSW to expose the girls to a little art. I'm not sure they were very impressed. Olivia's favorite picture was of one with cows.












(Olivia took this picture)

When we returned home, we changed clothes, put on some bathing suits, hit the chilly pool, hopped in the hot tub, ran off the other guests, and played in it until time for dinner. We came back to the room, got the girls into the tub, fixed some Mac & Cheese for dinner, and got them in bed by 5:30 and 6:00. Then, Mark & Courtney were treated to a romantic scene of fireworks on the bay (a holiday this weekend -- Queen's Birthday).
Time for bed soon for us because tomorrow will be another packed day! See you then!

1 comment:

aunt vicki said...

sheep...cows...its official..Olivia is definately a farm girl!! lol
So next time you look for a place to move...you might consider a base with chickens or goats lol!
Love you guys!