Fifties Fair

Yesterday we went with Alison and Jon to the Historic Houses Trust Fifties Fair at Rose Seidler House.  Architect Harry Seidler, considered by some to be "the father of Australian modernism," designed the house for his parents, Rose and Max Seidler, and it was completed in 1950.

Photo by Historic Houses Trust.

We dressed up and had a good time, despite the intermittent rain showers and mud.

One Year Ago

One year ago today we left Portland for Sydney! Here we are with all our luggage in the arrivals area of Sydney airport.

Our first year has had its ups and downs, but we're glad to have had this experience. We're looking forward to another visit back to the States in a few weeks. Then, in about 3 months, we'll be moving into a new place (a small house with a guest room!), which will be lovely.

Melbourne Trip

Matthew and I went to Melbourne August 7-11, and had a great time! We went to the Queen Victoria Market, the State Library of Victoria (where we saw Ned Kelly's armour), walked down Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, thoroughly enjoyed the Healesville Sanctuary (where we paid a little extra and got to pat a dingo), had some wine in the Yarra Valley, and went to the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharohs" exhibit at the Melbourne Museum. We also visited Cook's Cottage, the Old Treasury Building and both locations of the National Gallery Victoria.

Finally, we had lots of good food and drink. Our favourites were Movida Aqui and Cumulus Inc., and the coffee at Sensory Lab. However, there are so many more places we want to try on our next visit.

Here are our pictures from the trip:

Melbourne Trip

Sydney Tweed Ride

On Sunday, Matthew and I participated in the 3rd annual Sydney Tweed Ride, where cyclists dress up in dapper attire for a leisurely bike ride round the city. The ride itself was about 8K. Including getting to the starting point (Town Hall) and back home from the endpoint (Moore Park), we cycled about 13K in total. (And then went ice skating with friends later that evening - one of my most active days in ages!)

Here's a photo of us before setting off.

Matthew made a cool video of the day.

Finally, here's the link to the rest of our photos from the ride.