Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Departure Lounge Terminal 3 Heathrow Airport, London.
January, 2013
Not to miss an opportunity when we see one, we made sure we took advantage of our last few moments on UK soil by jumping in the departure lounge before boarding. Attempting to a get a plan in take off in the background, the odd looks from our fellow passengers stopped us from getting that perfect shot unfortunately.
Another mission for the next airport... unless anyone can beat us to it?!
Airports, boats, stations and everything in-between.
Terminal 3 Heathrow Airport, London. UK
January, 2013
Setting off on our 24hour trip to Sydney and as part of our efforts to distract mother from the impending goodbyes. We left the UK in 1degree temperatures, hung out in Singapore for 12hours with 29 degree heat then arrived in Sydney to 42 degrees. Pretty big climate changes to adjust to.
Singapore Airlines plane
January, 2013
One for our bucket list... jumping on a plane. Not the greatest of photos but our mission next time is to do it on a full plane, maybe get the stewardesses in too?
Also, Singapore Airlines has to be the best airline ever. Amazing food, proper metal cutlery and good movies, plus you get a little goody bag from Givenchy... what more could you want!
Kings Cross station, Sydney.
May, 2013
Kings Cross, our home in Sydney. From Bondi we moved to The X (Aussies love to abbreviate) where after our initial bewilderment & slight fear of the place we fell in love with this strange area of Sydney. From Darlinghurst Rd with its strip clubs & homeless people to swanky Potts Point 20m down with delis & pretty houses, we live nestled between the two. We've had some great times here, many midnight stops in the 24hr Macca's, getting kicked out of a strip club on Valentines, £5 breakfasts at Vibe's & more swanky brunches at La Buvette, being checked out by Hell's Angles, getting to know the homeless lady who sits outside our building with her trolley & iPod, afternoon gossips in Pure & General, being asked if we wanted a 4some by a stripper & a dog with sunglasses. This place is sleazy & dirty but also fascinating & amazingly entertaining, the people & culture here would make a great documentary!
Manly Ferry, Sydney Harbour.
May, 2013
The ferry from the city to Manly is an absolutely beautiful way to see Sydney. Taking about 30min, you sail past the Opera House, Wooloomooloo wharf, Nielsen Park & all the little bays. Apparently there are quite a few sharks in the harbour at any time so we are always on fin spotting patrol when aboard. On our way back here we managed to time the trip perfectly, leaving Manly at dusk so we came into the harbour with all the buildings lit up. It's an incredible view with the Harbour Bridge, Opera House, all of the skyscrapers on both sides & the sun setting behind all of it.
Sydney International Airport
June, 2013
Making that looooong 10,400 mile journey back to London to see the family and visit friends briefly back in Bath before catching another flight to Mallorca for our cousins wedding. You might notice the cardboard boxes in the photo, those are filled with our luggage. Being 20kg over weight doesn't bode well with Singapore Airlines, so we had to carry the extra weight in these very trendy boxes. The cabin crew were pretty confused, 'no we are not carrying an animal in here!'
Bondi Junction Station, Sydney.
May, 2013
Keeping ourselves amused waiting for the trains. The metro in Sydney is nothing like London or New York, stations are few & far between (there's not even a train to Bondi Beach) & not particularly frequent. But because inner city Sydney is pretty small it's easy to walk to most places, saving you that $3.50 fare to spend on.... umm not sure what you can get for $3.50 here...pint of milk or a chocolate bar maybe?
Bristol International Airport
June, 2013
After a very brief 5 day layover in Bath aka home we were back on the road/runway flying with good old (primarily) reliable Easy Jet on our way to our second home, Mallorca. A place we've spent summers & easters since we were born, we came back to Europe from Sydney to be there for our cousins wedding. An amazing island...photos will follow soon!
