New Apartment

After living in 68 Crown Street for about 4 months we really liked the area but there were a few things about the old place that were bothering us, so the best solution was to move about 5 doors down to 63!! The new place has a bit more room and is more modern with better facilities (it even has a spare room for any visitors !!)The only problem was it came completely unfurnished so we had to pretty much buy everything but the kitche sink. We've gradually been picking up furniture here and there for all the rooms and thankfully we are now pretty much done, so here are some pics ...

Our First Aussie Holiday!

We took a few days off work (well Ro is changing job so has a nice break in between), rented a jeep and headed north. We stopped at a Koala Sanctuary in Port Macquarie and then drove onto Byron Bay which is absolutely beautiful with some great restaurants and lovely beaches (even if it is a bit windy). On our way home we stopped off in Hunter Valley for 2 nights and did lots of wine tasting! We also purchased our biggest holiday souvenir ever...a wine barrell for the balcony!!

Melbourne June 2008

A savage time was had by all in Melbourne, despite the fact that we lost the rubgy (but had front row seats and lots of green stripes on our faces)! It was great to see Deirdre and Danny again before they head off on their travels back to Ireland. There was an awful, awful lot of alcohol consumed (the bono debate being a sure sign of too much drink!)! The slight problem of Ro and Danny carrying the massive "for lease sign" (for their apartment) inside and up two flights of stairs into Dee and Danny's apartment (it was funny though!) and hilarious that Dee, despite being cross, praised Danny "for all his effort in the lifting"!!!!! Thankfully Ro was sober enough to drag Orla, Duff and Aine out of the bar and to the airport in time!

Thanks for the lend of the jersey Dee!

Pictures of Sydney Apartment

Here are some pics our apartment in Sydney our new address is :

2/68 Crown Street,
Woolloomooloo,
NSW 2011
Australia

What really attracted us to this place was the numeber of o's in the name!!

Unfortunately its only 1 bed but there is 2 comfortable couches if anyone is planning a visit, I also have the added benefit of being able to see where I work from the balcony.

Dublin - The Return

Well to everyones great surprise we arrived home early as a little Valentines Day treat for all our family and friends. With Ro being home for only 10 days before heading back to Sydney there were some busy busy days (filled with job and apartment hunting) and even busier nights - far too much school night drinking went on. Orlas back for a few more weeks to study so hopefully now that Ro's headed off a lot more studying and a lot less drinking will be the result (haha!!). Thanks to everyone for reading the blog, we hope it didn't depress you all and instead made you want to do some travelling and come visit us in Sydney, there will always be a bed, couch or floor for any of you!xxx p.s. if anyone knows of a cheap way to get some 4000 photos developed do let us know!!!!