Tuesday, March 8, 2011

A view of the sink and shower in First Class

A water fountain and flowers outside the First Class showers!

Breakfast time!

A view of our neighbor's suite with the doors open

Choosing food from the menu

Now that's an in-seat monitor

Corbin arriving in his First Class suite

Our Airbus A380 taking us to Auckland

Breakfast in the First Class lounge of Emirates: Pouched eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce

Corbin being eaten by the massage chair in the Emirates First Class lounge in Sydney

Monday, March 7, 2011

Since it was Mardi Gras during our 20 hour stopover in Sydney on our way to NZ, we got to see the famous "Drag Races" where drag queen compete on the Bondi Beach

The things your parents drag you to when you've got gay dads!

Some nice lesbians hold up the finish line!

The drag queen prepare for the three legged high heel race

The contestants line up on stage

Wigs are flying during the "Handbag Toss"

Bondi Beach, Sydney after the races are over

The winner of the 2011 Drag Races in Sydney Mardi Gras

A closeup of our emcee for the day. I love the subtle use of makeup!

On the way back to the center of Sydney a big, gay, pink bus rolled up and gave us a ride! Unbelievable!

Yes, a liter of beer in Sydney cost $22 Australian dollars which is about $23 US Dollars! Ouch

You can take the boy out of Germany but can't take the Germany out of the boy: enjoying a mass in Sydney's Lowenbrau restaurant

On our last night, we had a dinner for all our Ozzy friends: Domenic, Janet, Karen, Huong, Carol, Penny and Rhys

Barbecuing with Vivian Gotts, Corbin's 3rd grade teacher from Munich International School

We spent the day at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat: A historic village showing life during the 1850 gold rush

Corbin holding $150,000 gold bar

Pouring a real gold brick worth $150,000

Child labor laws were very lax in the 1850s in Australia

Beautiful gardens

In the end, the officer let Corbin hold his sword

The Police officer attempts to break Corbin's wrist

Corbin gets arrested during a musket demonstration

Corbin's final dipping product

Corbin dips his candle

Watching candlemaking

Old gold mine

Can't find the gold!

Panning for gold

Monday, February 28, 2011

London Bridge of the Great Coast Road

The Arch of the Great Coast Road

Fa and Corby on the coast of Australia

Amazing colors in spite of a cloudy day

The stunning coastline of the Great Ocean Road

Our first koala in the wild as we are driving down a steet!

Terry almost throws Corbin down the cliffs

Guiding the ships

The beginning of the 12 Apostles

Our first glimpse of the Great Ocean Road