Monthly Archives: August 2011

Wente Wednesday

We had the day off yesterday from taking care of the grandkids and we decided to do something that we hadn’t done in years: go winetasting in the Livermore Valley. So we drove to the end of Crow Canyon Road … Continue reading

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Sydney’s Sensational Circular Quay

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On Sunday morning, May 1st,  we walked two blocks down Hunter St. to George St., Sydney’s main street, and then turned right and walked seven more blocks to Circular Quay. I have to admit our first impressions were slightly negative. … Continue reading

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Our Stay at the Radisson in Sydney

On Saturday, April 30th, we flew from Queenstown to Sydney on Air New Zealand and grabbed a shuttle at the airport to town. The shuttle driver, a middle-aged Tongan who came to Australia years ago to play rugby, delivered us … Continue reading

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Walking around Arrowtown on our last day in New Zealand

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Arrowtown is a sleepy old goldrush town on New Zealand’s South Island that wakes up every year for ten days when it puts on its Autumn Festival. It’s about 14 miles (20 kilometers) from Queenstown and it took us about … Continue reading

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