Day 4: Back to the Bay {Tahoe 2016}

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Joyce and Norm

Note: Some links in the post will direct you to our reviews of the places. Links to all related/previous posts are at the bottom of this post.

Day 4 – Monday, October 10
– Check-out: 11AM
– Apple Hill, Placerville / Camino – visited 2 orchards
– Lunch: High Hill Ranch at Apple Hill
– Homeward Bound!

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Extra comments (in italics) by: Joyce
Photos by: All the Moys and other various people who helped take our pics

We really didn’t do much on Monday morning since we needed to check out at 11am. Packing up and checking that we didn’t leave anything was what happened.

Aston Lakeland Resort + Village Center
Aston Lakeland Village Resort is a collection of more than 100 townhomes (1 to 5 bedrooms with free wi-fi) you can rent along with free continental breakfast in the winter months and free kids camp/activities in the summer months. There is also a shuttle that can take you to and from nearby destinations. The resort village also has a private beach with a boat/walking pier that jets out onto Lake Tahoe.

Our 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom with a loft was enough to fit 14 people. You can probably fit 2 more on the couches in the living room. There was a full-equipped kitchen and a mini patio deck. The townhome had 2-bedrooms and 2-bathrooms on the entry-level floor, the kitchen/living room and 1-bedroom/1-bathroom on the second level, and the loft on the top level. The rustic-themed townhome is apparently owned by the Richardsons. They have a big family, which explains the townhome accommodations.

If you have a big family or a lot of people, renting one of these townhomes is the way to go. Plus, you’re right on the lake.

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On the Road Again
On the way back home, we ran into some traffic. Apparently, there was road work on a stretch of highway in Pollock Pines. They were one-laning and stopping traffic in each direction. We had to wait 30-40 minutes in stand-still traffic until we were allowed to travel through the one lane.

Apple Hill, Take 2
On the way up to Tahoe, we didn’t pick up apple items for friends and family, so we decided to pick them up on the way home. We were also on the lookout for elusive APPLE MILKSHAKES.

The first stop was High Hill Ranch, one of the top apple orchards in Apple Hill. We ate a late lunch and in the same building, there was a window to watch workers cutting apples.

The apple milkshakes were being sold at “The Wine Shop”, which also sells Apple Beer, Apple Wine Spritzers, and Cider Champagne. We ordered the Apple Cider Shake and Caramel Apple Shake. They were the only non-alcoholic beverages sold at “The Wine Shop”.

Abel’s Apple Acres was our last stop where we picked up Apple Butter, Apple Fritters, and Apple Bread for home.

And then, we were back in the Bay before we knew it!

And so ends our trips for 2016. Where should we go next?
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Day 3: South Lake Tahoe {Tahoe 2016}

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Joyce and Norm

Note: Some links in the post will direct you to our reviews of the places. Links to all related/previous posts are at the bottom of this post.

Day 3 – Sunday, October 9
– California / Nevada Stateline (Van Sickle Bi-State Park)
– Lunch: Heidi’s Pancake House
– View of Lake Tahoe from beginning of the Vikingsholm Trail
– View of Lake Tahoe from private beach at Aston Lakeland Village Resort
– Dinner: Base Camp Pizza Co.

Captions by: Melody
Extra comments (in italics) by: Joyce
Photos by: All the Moys and other various people who helped take our pics

We went to Van Sickle Bi-State Park on Sunday. It was nice, and I was excited that we got to see the state line for the very first time! Then after, we went to Vikingsholm Trail and the elevation was so high, but the view was great!

Van Sickle Bi-State Park
We went to the state line at Van Sickle Bi-State Park! It was cool that we jumped between the state line and we could stand in both states at the same time. (Thanks to some new friends we made at the state line, Heather from Sacramento and her mom from Colorado Springs, who helped us take our pic for us. The mom was so sweet and told us where we should stand for the best pic. :p )

Heidi’s Pancake House
We had gone to Heidi’s Pancake House before in the winter, and it had yummy food. So we went there again. On the top of the walls, there were sculptures of Heidi. I had heard of the book Heidi before but had never read it, so this week, after our trip, I went and checked out that book from the library. At Heidi’s, I got the same thing as last time, The Matterhorn, which has a choice of two pancakes, two wedges of French toast or home fried potatoes, and includes egg plus two strips of bacon, but I chose sausages instead.

Views of Lake Tahoe
Like I said at the intro, the elevation was great (more than 5,000 ft.), but the view was impressive. In the 2nd and 4th pictures (below), you can see the island behind us. That island is the only island in all of Lake Tahoe. When we were standing and taking the 2nd and 3rd pictures, I was so afraid I would fall, because you can’t stand on the rocks behind us – that is unless you want to fall to a certain death with a drop of more than 5,000 feet. In the 5th picture, we were on our way to a waterfall, but a lady came up to us and said that the walk was too far down for us to walk, and plus, someone had gotten stung by a bee just then, which is probably why I saw so many bugs when we were getting out of the car. So we just took a picture and left, because we had already assumed the waterfall was dried up due to the California drought.

Before dinner and after we got back from Vikingsholm trail, we took a walk around our place, since it is right on the beach. The beach is private, so we walked along the dock, which is also private, and took this picture. Very pretty.

Since we don’t own a TV at home, free time on our vacations is spent watching TV at our hotels. I watched the Food Channel, and Emily watched Sprout and Disney Junior. I watched Halloween Baking Championship and Halloween Wars. It’s funny how they have it on TV at the beginning of October when Halloween is on the 31st of October. (The main floor of the townhouse was the second floor where the living room and kitchen/dining room was located, so our rooms downstairs were fairly cold, thus the snuggling in their sheets and pillows.)

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Day 2: Apple Hill {Tahoe 2016}

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Joyce and Norm

Note: Most links in the post will direct you to our reviews of the places. Links to all related/previous posts are at the bottom of this post.

After we went to Jelly Belly Factory, we stayed overnight with our friends’ house. Then, in the morning, we left for Apple Hill, which was about a hour’s drive away. The mom and older sister had to go to softball practice, so we arrived separately and met at Boa Vista, the second orchard we visited.

Day 2 – Saturday, October 8
– Apple Hill, Camino – super crowded, so we only visited 5 orchards
– Arrival in South Lake Tahoe at dinnertime
– Staying at: Aston Lakeland Village Resort

Captions by: Melody
Extra comments (in italics) by: Joyce
Photos by: Joyce and Norm

Below is a picture with me and my friend on our drive to one of the five orchards we visited. It was a little blurry because the road was bumpy and we were in the car. She asked to go along with us that time.

Abel’s Apple Acres
Our first stop was Abel’s Apple Acres. (Kind of a tongue twister, right?) They have all sorts of baked goods there. My friend got a caramel apple there and then I had an apple donut. I also had part of an apple fritter too, and we bought apple cider. Then we got a pizza slice. (Because, a “real” lunch was needed. 😉 ) It was REALLY good and also very big so I had to share it. Also, there is a picture below with a bear. Reminder: if anyone ever wants to go there, there are two bears out front – Annie the Apple Bear and Andy the Apple Bear. Take a picture with them. There are bungee cords down the hill, but you have to pay to go on them.

Boa Vista Orchard
Our second orchard at Apple Hill was Boa Vista Orchard. There, you can pick apples, but we didn’t do that because it was very crowded. We also tasted some samples of apples. Fresh apples = good. I ate the Empire apple and the Candy Crisp apple. If you haven’t heard of either of these, the Empire is a little crispy and sweet. The Candy Crisp is very crispy (like it’s name) and sweet. They also have a little shopping area with things that people sell there.

Kids Inc
Just like it’s name, Kids Inc. is completely kid-friendly. They have: Kids arts and crafts, You-Pick pumpkin patch, pumpkins and apples, Corn Maze (all ages), Junior farm tours, and a nature trail. There is a very big hill that leads to the little kid corn maze. Kids were rolling down it. There was one girl and her mom, and they had their pumpkin. But unfortunately, their pumpkin rolled down the very steep hill! They also have vineyards at the end of it, so the pumpkin rolled INTO the vineyards! The dad went to go get it, but I think they should have gotten a new pumpkin instead of going through all of that trouble later.

Rainbow Orchards
After that, we went to Rainbow Orchards. They are famous for their Apple Cider donut. This was our friends’ last stop, so we said goodbye and took the picture below before they left. There are benches that you can sit at there also.There are: Hay Bale Hop-a-Crooked-Mile, “Piper’s Pumpkins” Photo-Op Wagon with Heirloom Squash and Pumpkins, and a Fresh Cider Mill. We didn’t go to these because we didn’t have enough time, but I’m sure they are very good.

Honey Bear Ranch
Our last stop was Honey Bear Ranch. We went to this one by ourselves, and it was very quiet there, which I liked better than all of the orchards, which were crowded. They have very good apple milkshakes there, but they didn’t have any left, because it was later in the day. There they have a waterwheel, a fish pond, and lawn area games.

Welcome to South Lake Tahoe
We drove to South Lake Tahoe from Apple Hill. This was 1 hour and 15 minutes, but because of traffic, it took us more than 2 hours to get there. We arrived at dinnertime. I had forgotten how much elevation there was there. I couldn’t look down almost the entire time. On our way there we passed Strawberry (population of 50 people) and Twin Bridges (population of 10 people).We stayed at Aston Lakeland Village Resort, which is a townhouse place. We went with my dad’s parents and his brother and his wife. We rented a 3-story place with 4 bedrooms and 1 loft bedroom on the 3rd floor. Then, we made fried rice there for dinner.

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Day 1: Jelly Belly Factory {Tahoe 2016}

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Joyce and Norm

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Day 1 – Friday, October 7
– Departure was after lunch since Norm had a work thing in the morning
– Jelly Belly Factory, Fairfield – factory tour
– Arrival in Auburn was later than expected after fighting the Friday night traffic
– Dinner: Chick fil A (our first time!!)

Captions by: Emily
Typed by: Melody
Extra comments (in italics) by: Joyce
Photos by: Joyce and Norm

We went to Jelly Belly Factory as our first stop on our way up. Here’s our story:

On the Road
On the road, we had a bunch of stuff in the car and we were all packed up and ready to go. We played lots of games in the car, like Spot the Different Car Colors and I Spy. There wasn’t a lot of things to spot out there. (We did spot license plates from about 7 states.)

Jelly Belly Factory Tour
There were a bunch of Jelly Belly beans there. The first thing we saw when we got there was a Jelly Belly Factory car with Jelly Belly beans on it. You might not see it there if you happen to go there. When I entered the building, I saw giant Jelly Belly Bean balloons hanging out of the ceiling. They were gigantic!
This picture was inside the Jelly Belly Factory Tour. Be sure to keep your hats on! (This was not our first time at the Jelly Belly Factory, but it was the first time taking the tour. We learned a lot of new things!)
These were real Jelly Belly Beans in the mosaics. I liked all of them!

We got to smell a bunch of Jelly Belly Beans. That makes me want to eat them!
There were a bunch of jelly beans that they made. Did you know that it takes 14 days to make one Jelly Belly Bean?

We played this game where you have to drag all of the jelly beans that are oddly shaped or the wrong color up. There are ones like this in real life. These jelly beans are called Belly Flops.

Here’s some info on the free self-guided factory tours that are offered to the public daily:
– Updated HD/4K quality videos to give you an up-close-and-personal look at our candy manufacturing
– Interactive exhibits and games along the tour lane
– A self-guided walk along the elevated, ¼ mile long tour lane to give you a bird’s-eye view of the entire operation.
– Free samples at the end of the tour

Other fun stuff at Jelly Belly:
– Browse the Jelly Belly Jelly Bean Art Gallery
– Shop the Jelly Belly Candy Store
– Dine at the Jelly Belly Café
– Shop the Jelly Belly Chocolate Shoppe and Fudge Counter
– Sample your way through the Chocolate & Wine Experience

Welcome to Auburn
(After the Jelly Belly factory, we started making our way up to Auburn. Our friends recently moved up there so we were making a fun stop before Tahoe. We got to eat at Chick-fil-A for the very first time. We do have ones closer to home, but we’ve just never had more reasons to make a trek there. (Yes, I know…the sauces!! :p ) We give it a thumbs-up, but didn’t take an pics while we were there since we were eating and catching up. Then we ended the evening with chatting, unboxing a double oven, and Jenga..and a movie for the girls.)

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Related Posts: Tahoe Trip 2016 Part 2 Recap

Tahoe Trip 2016 Part 2 Recap

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Joyce and Norm

Since we are replenishing the funds after our Australia trip 😉 , our trips this year were closer to home. We went to Tahoe in the winter and decided it would be fun to visit again without the snow.

Before we made our way to Tahoe, we stopped off in Fairfield, Auburn, and Placerville/Camino for a factory tour, visit with friends, and hanging out in the orchards (respectively). It has been a long time since we have done a detailed trip recap, but if any ONE of our handful of readers is interested, we will write more!

If you have asked us or will ask us what we did, the answer was and is that we didn’t “do” much of anything. :p Sometimes, it’s nice to just “be”.

Big thanks to the Bagais for having us as houseguests! And also thanks to the Moys (Norm’s fam) for being our travel buddies this round, and making yummy meals when we didn’t go out to eat.

Day 2 – Saturday, October 8
– Apple Hill, Placerville / Camino – visited 5 orchards
– Arrival in South Lake Tahoe at dinnertime
– Staying at: Aston Lakeland Village Resort
Read about Day 2 HERE.

Day 4 – Monday, October 10
– Check-out: 11AM
– Apple Hill, Placerville / Camino – visited 2 orchards
– Lunch: High Hill Ranch at Apple Hill
– Homeward Bound!
Read about Day 4 HERE.

After a busy start to the new school year and adjusting to new schedules and new groups and new plans, the trip was much-needed and very relaxing. We will add links to this post as we do reviews and daily recaps. Have you traveled lately? Where have you been? What should be our next destination?

Day 4: Taronga Zoo {Australia 2015}

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Joyce and Norm

Note: Most links in the post will direct you to our reviews of the places. Links to all related/previous posts are at the bottom of this post.

We were still a little tired from traveling, but we were ready for a day at the zoo. It was a ferry ride away, so that added to the adventure!

Travel by Ferry
The ferry ride was actually only about 12 minutes long. We got to see the sights that we will be visiting through the week.

Taronga Zoo
After we got off the ferry, we took the Sky Safari into the zoo. The timing was not quite right for us because we were planning on taking the direct path all the way around the zoo, and that would mean missing a lot of the shows and feedings that were taking place. We did get to go to the Reptile Keeper Talk. It was pretty informative. We ended up leaving a little early because it was SO informative. 😝 Beware of fast-moving ants. They were everywhere!! If you are taking a break to drink some water or eat a snack, make sure to look before you sit anywhere!!

The Fish Stop
We decided to get some food at The Fish Stop. I wonder if it is strategically located halfway on the path around the zoo. It was pretty hot out at this time and the exhibits are fairly spread out, so we definitely needed to stop. It was also when everyone else needed to stop too. The Fish Stop was packed. The food was decent, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea if you brought your own lunch and found a non-crowded area to sit and eat. Also, watch out for the big birds. We saw one take food from a neighboring table.

Return by Ferry
It was nice to finally sit down and enjoy the breeze on the ferry ride back to Circular Quay.

Goshu Ramen Tei
For dinner, we picked up some Japanese food from a nearby restaurant. Check out our review HERE.

Highlight
The highlight of our day was seeing all the animals that we don’t see at the zoos in the United States. It was interesting to learn new things about the world around us!

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Day 3: St. Philip’s & MCA Cafe {Australia 2015}

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Joyce and Norm

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We were all super excited about our first full day in Sydney that we woke up at 3a.m. Just kidding, it was jet lag. (3a.m. is 8a.m. in California) But excitement wasn’t too far behind. 😜 We found out that we wouldn’t need an alarm while we were here. Little Aiden was pretty good at giving us a wake-up call at 6a.m. that day and most of the days to follow. We didn’t mind because it gave us a chance to get going on our day and explore! Since we flew into the future, we didn’t really get to experience Saturday. It was Sunday and time for church! We found out that sultana bread (aka raisin bread) would be a favorite breakfast item for the girls.

Observatory Hill Park
We had some time before church, so we walked to Observatory Hill Park. It has an amazing view of Sydney Harbour and the Harbour Bridge. Apparently, there is a cycling path, so make sure to watch for cyclists on your way there.

St. Philip’s Church/Church Hill Anglican – 10:15am service
It was nice and sunny on our morning walk, but it started to rain! Luckily, we were right across the street from the church by then. We enjoyed a nice church service while the girls headed off to Kids Church. St Philip’s is the oldest Parish in Australia. Their first service was held in 1788. (And thanks to CC, the girls knew that the following year George Washington became the first president of the United States. It was neat to see them connect what was happening in Australia and America around the same time. We had many learning moments through our trip.) Hillsong also visited this church –> Forever Reign. After service, we went to pick the girls up and Emily didn’t want to leave. They had the same lesson about the lepers at our own church a few weeks ago, and they even played the same game.

Museum of Contemporary Art Cafe
By this time, it had cleared up. We made our way over to the Museum of Contemporary Art Cafe for lunch. Again, super great view of the harbor. We only got to see the bridge from here since there was a huge cruise ship docked in front of the Sydney Opera House. The food tasted very fresh and was yummy! Check out our review HERE.

Circular Quay
Circular Quay (pronounced Key) is the hub of Sydney Harbour. It is located at the foot of the central business district and the older, historic end of the city. The bus station, major railway station, and ferry terminals are here to take you on many adventures! There are plenty of cafes, street performers, and accommodations all in one central spot.

Reflections
After our adventures, Melody would sit and sketch a picture of something from the day or type in her journal about our experiences. From this balcony, we were able to watch planes coming and going. We could see fireworks going off at Darling Harbour every Saturday night (and Friday nights during Chinese New Year too!). There were ferries and party music and lots of construction (and a Porta Potty being transported by a giant construction crane) of the new buildings (which will eventually block the view from this apartment building…the new buildings, not the Porta Potty). Anyhow, going back to reflections. Melody is still editing the mini-book that she wrote about our time in Australia, but I will share once it is completed.

Highlight
The highlight of our first full day in Sydney was hanging out with family.

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Day 2: HNL to SYD {Australia 2015}

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Joyce and Norm

Note: Most links in the post will direct you to our reviews of the places. Links to all related/previous posts are at the bottom of this post.

So, there is not much to tell about day 2 since we spend most of it at the airport or on the plane. 🙂

McDonald’s
We ended up getting food from McDonald’s for breakfast. They have menu items that are not on the mainland menu. We had taro pie, Royal Kona Blend Coffee, and spam, eggs, Portuguese sausage, and rice. Then, we packed up and headed out. It was raining, so we quickly found a taxi. We got a chatty driver this time. Apparently, he is Don Ho’s cousin! He is a musician so he has traveled everywhere to play, even to Treasure Island in the 70s. I didn’t think it took that long to get to the airport, but we had time to hear lots of name-dropping and about his whole family.

Hawaiian Airlines
We checked in and our flight was at 11:45am. Not much excitement on the plane. We just rotated between eating, sleeping, watching, and talking. It was a super light flight…looked about half full. So apparently, all the couples without kids or singles decided to make themselves comfy by spreading out across the empty rows. Estimated time of arrival was 6:46pm Sydney time.

Here were the two meals we had on our flight to Sydney.

Highlight
The highlight of our flight was when we crossed the International Date Line. Even before the trip, the girls were super excited to fly into the future. 😜 Sydney is 19 hours ahead of California, which is always interesting when we were trying to figure out what day and time would be a good time to Facetime over there.

And we made it! The flight attendants handed out cards to fill out about what we’re bringing into the country, etc. with you. Little did we know that after we land, there was still a lot we had to do to get out of the airport. We had to remain seated the whole time when they came in to spray the plane. If anyone stood up, they would have to re-start the process. (More info about this whole thing HERE.)

Luckily, we were able to carry on all of our luggage and bags with us, so we didn’t have to go to baggage claim, but we did have to make a stop at the toilets to get cleaned up. The first observations the girls made in there were there were no toilet seat covers and there were two buttons for flushing. After that, we had to go through immigration/customs. (Here’s a HELPFUL LINK if you are a first time traveler.) Not sure if it’s just how it is since I’ve never traveled internationally before, but I would have guessed we looked nothing like our passport photos, because he kept looking back and forth, or we are super duper suspicious looking. Well, we finally made it through. We headed right to the Vodafone counter so we could get a SIM card for my phone. It was very simple and cheaper than adding an international plan on my phone. This would, of course, depend on how long and where you will be traveling.

It was quite warm out but we were still wearing warm clothes from being on the plane and we didn’t want to carry any extra stuff. We only had to wait a little bit for a taxi to arrive. You can ask us more about our first encounters in Sydney. 😐 We arrive in Millers Point, and ready to settle in for the night.

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Day 1: OAK to HNL {Australia 2015}

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Joyce and Norm

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Originally, we had planned to go to Hawaii for our family vacation since our 10th wedding anniversary is coming up, and it would have been ten years since we went to Kauai for our honeymoon. But we couldn’t pass up the chance to visit Australia while we have family living there! Fortunately, we got to do both since having an overnight layover in Honolulu was actually cheaper than flying directly to Sydney. And it was also super nice to have a break between flights.

Hawaiian Airlines
Since we were staying in Oahu, we flew Hawaiian Airlines, but word on the street is to take Qantas if you’re not making a stop in Hawaii. Take-off from OAK was at 9:35am, and it took 5 hours and 17 minutes to get there. Thanks to our pilots Lee (didn’t catch his first name) and Frank for getting us to HNL safely. There was turbulence almost the entire flight. Luckily, the girls didn’t even notice.

Very surprisingly, screen time for this first leg of our trip was minimal…about 20 minutes each. (This will change through the course of our trip as you will see…) They brought some books too, and I think they were just excited about their adventures to come!

We landed around 12:47pm Hawaii time. We had planned to bring all our luggage as carry-ons, but the big one was too big (for this flight only out of the six planes we were on), so we had to check that in. We waited quite awhile for a shuttle to arrive to take us to baggage claim. (It would probably have been faster to just walk there, but we didn’t see any signs directing us there.)

Hilton Hawaiian Village
We took Charley’s Taxi to Hilton Hawaiian Village. Our driver was not talkative, but told us a little about the things we can do in the area as he drove by the places. We stayed in the Ali’i Tower, where you can bypass the long lines checking in at the front, and just check into the tower.

Pronto Pickle Grab & Go and Lanikai Juice Hawaii
First order of business was the get some grub. We settled on some pizza, teriyaki yakisoba, coleslaw, and baked ham sandwich from Pronto Pickle Grab & Go and smoothies from Lanikai Juice Hawaii. Both restaurants were at our hotel. Check out our review HERE.

Lagoon
We headed out for some beach time. The girls decided to play at the lagoon since it meant we wouldn’t have to trek as far out to get to the water and no big waves. Surprisingly, for kids who have never taken swim lessons, they have already really enjoyed swimming pools, and the beach even more! I guess it’s time for lessons.

Wailana Coffee House
Since we had a late lunch, we also had a late dinner. It was actually super late since California is two hours ahead of Hawaii. We ate at Wailana Coffee House. So, it was actually breakfast for dinner. There was the usual breakfast foods, but with an island twist. Check out our review HERE.

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Aussie Lingo {Australia 2015}

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Joyce and Norm

We are still sorting through our photos, but we are excited to re-live our two weeks in the land down under through the moments we captured and will share with you. (The above photo was taken in HDR painting mode on the dSLR. It is taken from Observatory Hill Park looking out toward Darling Harbour. Sydney Harbour Bridge (where the first New Years fireworks happen) is on the right-hand side.)

If you are planning a trip to Australia (or anywhere really), I would highly suggest looking up some of their lingo beforehand. There are common words that we use here in the United States that should NOT be used in other places. A simple search for “country-you’re-traveling-to lingo” will help you avoid awkward situations in your time abroad (or in other states)!!

Of course, there are lots of sites that have more terms, but these were the common ones that we kept hearing and using through our time there:

elevator = lift
string cheese = cheesy peelers
ketchup = tomato sauce
bathrooms = toilets
avocado = avo
stroller = pram
popsicle = paddle pop
breakfast = brekkie
drug store = chemist shop
apartment = unit
garbage/trash can = rubbish bin
takeout = takeaway

Other frequently used terms:

Cheers
Mate
No worries
G’day
How you going?

Brand name

Burger King = Hungry Jack’s
Rice Krispies = Rice Bubbles

Pronunciation

Cairns = cans
tomato = toe-mah-toe (short a sound)
basil = bah-zel
Circular Quay (main ferry/bus/train terminal) = circular key

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Day 2: Apple Hill {Tahoe 2016}

Day 1: Jelly Belly Factory {Tahoe 2016}

Tahoe Trip 2016 Part 2 Recap

Day 4: Taronga Zoo {Australia 2015}

Day 3: St. Philip’s & MCA Cafe {Australia 2015}

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