Sydney, Day 1

bitching on the phone with Izani at MAS Golden Lounge

yeap...all happy happy for the take off

My breakfast onboard

egg omelette stuffed with herbs and mushrooms

the journey was pleasant and ....slow...8 hours

half of the time spent flying over Australia...it's such a big island but the smallest continent

very minimal cloud that day so we can see the terrain below

it's all desert down there

sunset on the horizon

isn't it beautiful?

we touched down safely at 8.30pm local time
weather was light and warm but not humid

and head to Cockle Bay for dinner

me looked so sleepy and groggy fr the journey

him bubbly as usual coz....

we had a bottle of aussie sparkling wines...
only sparkling wines fr the Champagne region in France can be called..
CHAMPAGNE..
but this sparkling baby is awesome with a good nose and it's only AUD 40

freshly shucked pacific oysters AUD 18

yummy bruschetta with sweet tomatoes, prosciutto (a type of ham/bacon), boccocini cheese (similar to soft mozzarella) AUD 5

succulent scampi (in Msia it's probably called big head prawn!!!) spaghetti in sweet tomato sauce with garlic and chili baked in foil AUD 28

grilled king prawns, scampis, barramundi with garlic, wild oregano served with potatoes and zucchini fritelli AUD 42

chocolate souffle with vanilla bean ice cream and vanilla cream AUD 17

we dined at Al Ponte Italian Restaurant with a good view of the other side of the harbour.

splendid....

more info on Al Ponte Restaurant

Al Ponte Ristorante Italiano
Level 2, 461 Harbourside,
Darling Harbour,
Sydney NSW.
Tel: 02 9212 6001
www.alponte.com.au