Around the World with Jilly and Roger: Grooving in the Sydney Area

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Grooving in the Sydney Area

No, we haven't forgotten the blog! Had a lovely time in Manly. Had a great time in Glenhaven. Lots of pics on our FB pages. Heading north in our camper tomorrow. Jill has stocked up with provisions. We have mozzy repellent. We will be vigilant for roos at dusk. Wish us luck in our Chubby two-berth. Onward!

1 comment:

Wastedpapiers4 October 2016 at 21:59
Glad you are having such a good time - no time for blogging obviously! Enjoying the photos on FB. Happy trails! Don't get lost!
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Airports. The low down.

1 Kanzai Airport (Kix), Japan. Vastly vast, sparkling and modern. Very quick through security and immigration. Very friendly. Please note - should there be an earthquake of upper five velocity or above - then you will need to vacate the building. 8 stars

2 Colombo, Sri Lanka. It's a small airport and reviews suggested it was a bit boring, especially for a long stop-over of seven hours. But we liked it. We were welcomed by a huge statue of Buddha, it had free wifi and nice café with fresh cooked curry-style food. Nowhere to buy books or papers etc. But there was a stand selling Buddhist literature. 7 stars
3 Heathrow. You've probably been here. It's big, very crowded and lacking any sort of character. 6 stars

4 Narita, Tokyo. Big, dull, bit confusing. But we were "processed" very quickly. 6 stars
5 Guang Zhou, China. Had a stop-over here. The main airport is a bit gloomy, with few facilities and expensive food. Our gate was in the basement. Dark, dirty and noisy. An international airport with portaloos! 3 stars

Eating in Japan

1 I am enjoying Japanese cuisine. Jill is not. We did both enjoy a Japanese meal in the huge Sky Tree complex. First we made our own paste of poppy and sesame seeds with a thick brown liquid. We dipped our pork tempura in it. The starter was a huge plate of very fresh, finely shredded, white cabbage eaten with a white condiment. Long and large tempura prawns. And other stuff. It was delicious. We are still practising vegetarians. Just haven't mastered it yet.

2 After a week in Japan I can report that we do both enjoy udon noodles. And the pickles they serve everywhere. But Jill still not overly impressed.