ANOTHER flight delay...and more Sydney!

So as I am sitting here at the LAX airport with another delayed flight, I thought I would update you all with some information from the rest of our trip to Sydney. First of all let me explain what is happening at this exact moment in time.....

I arrived to the LAX airport this evening around 6pm. I had a few problems with check-in, but nothing to really worry about. I got through security fine and arrived at my gate. I had about an hour before we were supposed to start boarding and I was so happy to go home! I found out that our flight was going to be delayed an hour, so I made the necessary phone calls and waited patiently. About 45 minutes later, I find out our flight is delayed another hour. At this point, instead of arriving into Colorado Springs at 11:15pm (which is already really late for me) I was to arrived at 1:15am. This was a big difference, but I continued waiting patiently. About 30 minutes later I find out that we will be waiting to depart LAX until 11:49pm (yes, leaving almost 2 hours after I was supposed to arrive to Colorado Springs). So now I am waiting, not so patiently to say the least! I will be arriving into Colorado Springs at 3am Monday morning. Good news is, I received a free round trip voucher to anywhere in the United States! I believe that is 2 free vouchers within the last 2 weeks. As you may remember, Kevin and My flight to Sydney was delayed for 24 hours, less then 2 weeks ago, and I think we will be receiving a voucher for that trip as well! Delays can be very inconvenient, but the airlines seem to be making up for it. Both delays were due to maintenance issues, so the airlines have some control over the problem, as opposed to weather issues.

So that is what is happening right at this moment. Now that you are caught up on this little bit of detail, let me fill you in on the rest of our trip to Sydney.

On Tuesday we decided to go into the Sydney Opera House and then go shopping at the Rocks. We got to the Opera House and saw that you had to pay $30 for a tour, so after a bit of thinking and discussion we decided to forgo that part of the trip this time, and plan to actually see a show when we go back in February. We figured the price to see a show would not be that much more than a tour, and would be twice as exciting. So we looked at the schedule and we are going to see either Madame Butterfly or The Magic Flute. I am definitely looking forward to that! We left the Opera House and went to the Rocks to do some shopping. We did not stay there very long, and ended going back to the hotel pretty early and just relaxing. Not the most eventful day, but it was nice to relax.

Here we are on the steps up to the Opera House!

On Wednesday the weather was very crummy! We decided to stay indoors for the day so we went to the Australian Museum and the New South Wales Art Gallery. Both places were very cool to see, although by the end of the day we were pretty museum"ed" out. I took a picture of a stuffed Platypus at the Australian Museum because I am fascinated with them. Here it is!

On Thursday the weather was not great either, but it was better than the day before! We went back to Paddy's Market and did some more shopping. We also did some shopping on Pitt Street. Went back to the hotel to warm up and dry off and then went to the Noodle Festival. This was an outdoor food festival in Hyde Park. They had all kinds of Asian foods that were served with noodles of some sort. It was still pretty cold and rainy, so there were not many people, but it was still fun to be there! I was not too hungry, but I did have some room for Ice Cream. I had an ice cream called the Hokey Pokey. It was vanilla ice cream with honeycomb pieces. It didn't really taste like honey, but it was still delicious.

My Hokey Pokey ice cream

After we ate, we went back to Circular Quey and took some evening pictures. It was beautiful!

The Harbor Bridge

The Opera House

Part of the City skyline

On Friday we went back to Bondi Beach. The weather was finally nice again! We actually suited up in our swim gear and considered going into the water, but it was much too cold! It should be warmer in February, so we will try it again. After the beach, we decided to go back to the Noodle Festival. This time, the weather was nice and the party was hoppin'. There was not even a table to sit at, whereas the night before no one was even using the tables! It was much better than Thursday night. We didn't stay too long, and went back to the hotel.

We picked a nice little rock to sit on and take in the scenery.

We walked out to this rock and watched the water splash. It was very cool!

Here is Kevin and his wave

And here we are at the end of the day. I can't wait to go back to this beach!

We left on Saturday and thankfully didn't have any problems leaving. It was a great trip and I can't wait to go back!

I am now finishing this blog at home in Colorado. I arrived at 3 am this morning and I am so glad to be home. The next trip is not until November 28th, but I will try to post a few times before then. The next trip is to New York City, Lisbon, and Barcelona. Thanks again for your interest in this exciting time in my life!