Monthly Archives: May 2014

Sydney Sightings

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Beauty everywhere!!!  There’s just so many beautiful things to see!

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Spotted a rainbow by the Opera House while walking by the Rocks

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Sculptures all over the city 
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Love old architecture – Queen Victoria Building ( QVB )
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Looking up the dome of the QVB
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How elegant!
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Sign outside the Parlour Burger 🙂
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GOOD ONE!!!!  Everyone should provide this!!!
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Double deck trains!!
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Filipino restaurant near Golden Century in Chinatown
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Apple store in George Street
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 Love love the Strand

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Love the quaint stores
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Aesop!  This really caught my attention!

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Love this juice bar, Top Juice,  in the food court area of the Westfield Mall
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Love this candy store!!!!!!
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Walking back to the hotel, I look to the right in this street and from afar I could see this so we went inside to look at it! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE!! The area is called Angel’s place
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There are a few bars and restaurants
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Cute window of this Patisserie which shows you the kitchen where they bake the pastries
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Anti-wrinkle clinic 🙂 
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Colorful stairs leading to a Restaurant and bar still at Angel’s place

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I got so excited!!! I thought it was Target USA apparently it is their version – a very good copy – the format and the categories and items are very similar

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Now I am wondering if this is a copy of Forever 21 🙂

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 My friend, Anto, and her family!  Same flight going to Syndey then bumped into her in Target 

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CUTIE!!  Prince George was in Sydney at the same time as us! I was hoping to bump into him

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Zoomed photo of Luna park from Circular Quay

Spotted fashionable senior guy int he lobby of the Four seasons, I am not discriminating senior people 🙂  I just think he is so cool for his age

I am so glad they put sofas and chairs in the mall.  I noticed nowadays, malls don’t provide anymore.  I love the chairs

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and take note of the gigantic lamp 

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Be careful when putting comfortable sofas in the mall 🙂  Westfield Mall Sydney

Rainbow loom 🙂

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May 15, 2014
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Flying Fish Jones bay Wharf Sydney

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A restaurant recommended by the concierge.  It’s a beautiful building with an exquisite view.  Since it is inside a complex, I suggest that instead of asking them to call a cab, just walk towards the main street and hail a cab from there.  It’s faster and easier.  

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Private dining
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Open kitchen
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Light bulbs hanging in the middle of the restaurant 🙂  Though it’s sort of blocking the view 
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Modern Sashimi – Scallops

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 Tuna

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Spanner Crabs – Yum!
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Degustation
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 Ala Carte

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Duck Breast, crispy leg, Umeboshi,  fig, pickled eggplant

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Click below to go to their website

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May 15, 2014
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Zumbo

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My friend, Maj, told me about Adriano Zumbo, the Australian Patisier, so when we walked into the Queen Victoria Building ( QVB ) and saw this,

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we immediately lined up to try the macarons.  Here it’s called ZUMBARONS! He has very unique flavours!




Caramel flavour ( Caramel with salted butter ) for us to have a basis of comparison!  YUM!!  It has a generous centre filling!!! 

Stores in Australia close early, so at around 5pm when we went to the mall, the showcase of Zumbo was almost wiped out.  Not too many pastries left displayed.  I caught only these but loved the way they look!!!





Adriano Zumbo even has his own Tim Tam creationszumbo-14.jpegzumbo-1.jpeg

One of our companions on the trip was able to go to the main boutique of Zumbo and took home more macarons!!  And this was my favourite!!!! LOVE!!!!!  I am sure you will find your own favourite too!!
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He even has books with many many recipes and nice photos of all his creations!!!!!
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A book on just the Zumbarons
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FLAVORS!!

Click below to go to their website  

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You can even order this for Aus$99

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May 14, 2014
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Guylian Sydney

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 Walking down George street by the Rocks, I saw this building in the corner!! Guylian 🙂

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I love window eating 🙂  

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They have their own version of spread
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Chocolates! Chocolates!
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May 14, 2014
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Golden Century Sydney Part 3

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First meal upon arrival is our favourite place!!!  This is part three because we ate here twice during our last trip.  

Previous entry:  Golden Century Chinatown Sydney June 16, 2009

First stop is always the water tanks to see what they have that’s alive and swimming 🙂

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They will go to your table and show you what you ordered and weigh it in front of you
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The famous Pippies in XO sauce

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The last time we were here, Chef Javs was only 9 years old and was hiding behind Tito Quits

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But someone always has to do the ceremonial photo with the Tasmanian King crab, so now it’s Chef Javs carrying the crab 🙂

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Which we have three ways – I prefer the first way which is fried and a second way for me would be just steamed or grilled since all the sauces are masking the freshness of the crab

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WIPED OUT! 🙂

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Click below to go to their website

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May 13, 2014
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Kids in the Kitchen at 25 Mushrooms Kitchen

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I am so glad they have classes now for kids.  Javier used to join 25 Mushrooms before and he enjoyed it.  I am sure other kids will enjoy too so now there are kids classes for the summer!!!

Summer cooking program? 25 Mushrooms Kitchen offers fun cooking classes for kids ages 6-12years.

Call 6314822/09178272525 NOW!

Limited slots available.

P4000 for 4 days HANDS ON course

third batch : May 19,23, 26, 30 

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May 13, 2014
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Buffet Breakfast at Cocktails at the Executive Club of the Four Seasons Hotel Syndey

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Heart2Heart loves this cozy set up for breakfast at the Executive Club in the Four Seasons hotel.  It comes with the room and you can come here for breakfast and cocktails

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Cocktails

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There is this interesting cabinet that you will see during breakfast

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and at night they open it and it becomes a self service bar! Get any drink you want!!

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May 13, 2014
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