POTN Aussie Club #3: This one's going straight to the pool room.

NSWESP wrote in post #5856999
Im here, away untill thursday. Will check in occasionly though.

Phew...thought you might have been hit by a bus....nynck nynck nynck!!

coalcliff wrote in post #5857068
Here is a classic how not to....

Stayed up at the Sebel (formerly Pier One) just around from the coat hanger and tried to shot through glass window with a circ. polariser and allowed ambient light between the lens and the window. the bands of polarised light ruin the shot but my "how not to" is

How not to let the fuel prices ruin your enjoyment of the Harbour!

I spent 3 days/nights in that hotel once.

Bored... spent almost all of today playing Wii.

NFS Pro Street is fun
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 is frustrating.

Jim G wrote in post #5856721
Happy snap for phototax: apparently it's gotten too cold for this cat of late...

Speaking of cats..

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coalcliff wrote in post #5857068
Here is a classic how not to....

Stayed up at the Sebel (formerly Pier One) just around from the coat hanger and tried to shot through glass window with a circ. polariser and allowed ambient light between the lens and the window. the bands of polarised light ruin the shot but my "how not to" is

How not to let the fuel prices ruin your enjoyment of the Harbour!

I drive over that hotel every day of the week.

AdamC wrote in post #5857257
Speaking of cats..

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It's that chinese cat again!

Backflipboy wrote in post #5857309
I drive over that hotel every day of the week.

Why? To far to go round?

Geez,

with John been locked up there for 3 days and nights, and Backflip boy running the hotel over with a train evreyday no wonder the joint was falling apart!! On a funny note at breakfast, 8.30am today there, I heard as I walked past this larger guy with eyes so red and recessed (make Adam's cats eyes look like an owl) quietly asked the staff in a quaking voice if he could have 3 bloody mary's, the bartender said in a compassionate voice ok sir no problems I understand.
About 5 minutes later a waiter walked through the whole restaurant with the drinks on the tray yelling out "3 BLOODY MARYS!!!!" till he got to the last table where the big fella put his hand up and everyone looked at him..very funny I laughed a lot about the compassion the barman showed compared to the disregard of the waiter.

Banno wrote in post #5857376
Why? To far to go round?

I'm just lazy.

Question for the Newcastle/Sydney members:

Hubby and I are flying into Newcastle to stay in Sydney for a few days next month (hey, $49 airfares! Need I say more?) What's the best way to get there?

Looking at the rail timetables, it looks like it will take 2.5 hours to take the train - is that right? Am I better off just hiring a car? How long is the drive?

Thanks guys!

Primm wrote in post #5857434
Question for the Newcastle/Sydney members:

Hubby and I are flying into Newcastle to stay in Sydney for a few days next month (hey, $49 airfares! Need I say more?) What's the best way to get there?

Looking at the rail timetables, it looks like it will take 2.5 hours to take the train - is that right? Am I better off just hiring a car? How long is the drive?

Thanks guys!

Off the top of my head, that sounds sort of right with the trains. It really depends on what connections you have in Sydney, and where you are staying...

We're public-transporting it, the hotel is in The Rocks so once we get to Sydney that won't be a problem, it's just getting there.

Any other suggestions? We get into Newcastle about midday on Tue, so don't want to spend the rest of the day getting to Sydney. It's supposed to be a holiday!

Primm wrote in post #5857475
We're public-transporting it, the hotel is in The Rocks so once we get to Sydney that won't be a problem, it's just getting there.

Any other suggestions? We get into Newcastle about midday on Tue, so don't want to spend the rest of the day getting to Sydney. It's supposed to be a holiday!

Ah then. If you are public transporting it, you could get an intercity express train from Newcastle (or whatever is closest to the airport) that stops at only 3 stations in Sydney itself. You'll end up at the intercity train area of Central station. Then just hop on a city circle train to get to Circular Quay train station.

It depends on what bags, etc you have, but it could be walkable from there. For example, my family holidays are rarely "suitcase" ones, so we have the travel-packpack-suitcase-things (what are they actually called?!). With that, one could definitely walk from Circular Quay station. IT just depends what you are taking, and where it is in The Rocks.


Well, that's my take on it...

Primm wrote in post #5857434
Question for the Newcastle/Sydney members:

Hubby and I are flying into Newcastle to stay in Sydney for a few days next month (hey, $49 airfares! Need I say more?) What's the best way to get there?

Looking at the rail timetables, it looks like it will take 2.5 hours to take the train - is that right? Am I better off just hiring a car? How long is the drive?

Thanks guys!

Takes 1 hr 15 minutes to get from the Newcastle entry on the freeway to the Sydney end of the freeway going the speed limit.. to actually get anywhere in Sydney from there takes probably another hour.

The train is alright - 2.5 hours is about average for that. Check that there's no trackwork, though, as I've been caught out before and had a 5-hr+ trip thanks to the joys of delays and rail buses.

Nfc how much it is to hire a car these days... adult fare Newcastle->Sydney is about $17.

I sometimes train it down if it's just me going as it's cheaper as far as petrol+parking goes if I'm heading into the inner city.

Enjoy you stay there Ruth, you will not need a car as you can walk to most of the Sydney stuff from the Rocks. if you need to venture further get a day tripper pass for about $14-15 and you can catch trains and buses and the great Sydney ferries all day long. had a good feed at the Sailor Thai on George St up from the Mercantile Hotel on Friday night if you like nouvo Thai, quick fresh and different. Nice image in your golf entry.. look forward to seeing you complete the course!!!