Movin' on in

On Thursday February 17th, Sarah and I moved into our new apartment.  It is located in Paddington and is just a 20 minute walk to the heart of downtown Sydney. The neighborhood is simply adorable.  We have two roommates from Ireland, Ruth and Laura. The best part of our apartment, which is located on the 3rd and top floor of our building, is the balcony. It has a beautiful view of one of Sydney's many harbors. Here are a few shots of the place:

  (the balcony. There's a nice patio set and grill on the other side.)

(our view. Simply splendid apart from the power lines of course. If you look closer, you can see the water.)

(an outside shot of our living/dining room.)
On Friday, having finally unpacked all our bags (it feels so good to no longer be living out of a suitcase!), we decided it was about time to go visit that little known building called the Sydney Opera House.  And here we are!

And here's me in front of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. I was having such a grand time!

I took about 8 million pictures. Just a few more shots, I promise:

And here's the view of the city from the steps of the Opera House:

Next stop? Botanic Gardens. More on that in a bit.