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Australia, Capitol Theatre, Chippendale, Concrete Jungle Cafe, New South Wales, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, school friends, Spice Alley, Thai food
My annual catch up with school friends
I left school ‘many’ years ago and for the past fourteen years a few of my school friends and I catch up annually. This year with my friends Belinda, Lianne and Michelle we went to Sydney to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the iconic Capitol Theatre.
It was an extremely funny musical and the costumes were amazing but of course no photos allowed during the show so took one of the stage before the musical started and the classical statues wearing feather boa.We laughed pretty much non-stop for two hours after which we popped into a local bar for a cocktail before heading back to our Airbnb.We decided to walk back towards our apartment and on the way found this fabulous Thai restaurant where we enjoyed satay tofu, salt and pepper tofu, curried vegetables (and tofu) and my friends ordered two meat dishes. I think we were ‘tofued’ out at the end of the evening but we all said the food was exceptional.
The next morning Belinda left very early to get home (her train journey was over two hours) so Michelle found a great local cafe on-line called Concrete Jungle that served vegan dishes. Great find!!I started off with a pot of peppermint tea and the girls ordered coffees, followed by poached eggs on sourdough toast. This came with a side of avocado (more than anywhere else we have seen – half an avocado!). I ordered a vegan dish of coconut feta and quinoa fritters with coconut labne, avocado, fatoush salad and hazelnut dukkah – oh my goodness I have never tasted coconut feta but it was the best and the rest of the dish was amazing!!When we finished I wanted to walk through an alley I had seen the previous evening – Spice Alley – what a great find.
We wished we had eaten there the previous evening with its gorgeous coloured lanterns, wooden stools and seats and a large range of Asian restaurants. But we decided we were more than happy with our Thai choice.Spice Alley is quite small but definitely worth the visit to see its paved pathway, colourful signs and street art…And vibrant posters of Asian women and lovely rooftops above the restaurants…It was so lovely walking through mid-morning as the restaurants were just in the process of lunch preparation so no-body was around.We finished our walking tour and stepped onto another slightly wider paved street that runs parallel to Spice Alley which has more lovely restaurants and an actual Tuk Tuk parked on the kerb. We walked a little further to Central Railway Station through the country train station which is rather lovely with a beautiful clock hanging in the grand concourse…And time to depart once more until we meet next year!
Gaz said:
It looks like you had a good time Sue. Great photographs.
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JoytotheWorld said:
Lovely pics!😊
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Little Miss Traveller said:
How lovely to have this annual reunion with your former school friends. I only keep in touch with two girls from school now but sadly it’s only on FB and exchanging Christmas cards. One still lives in the same town but the other girl and myself moved away soon after university. Coconut feta sounds delicious, I need to look out for it and I can never get enough of avocados! Enjoy your weekend Sue!
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Sophie said:
OH Sue, I love this post so much!!! I had no idea Sydney had such streets and colors! The Spice Alley sounds awesome, the street art is super colorful, your post just threw joy directly into my heart! Lovely weekend with old friends, those must be the best!
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JohnRH said:
Beautiful.
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steveo said:
It’s nice to see the developer planned for a place like Spice Alley and didn’t fill it up with major chain restaurants with below average food. Looks like a nice trip and one worth a revisit.
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vinneve said:
Nice to see Sydney again thru your blog. Cheers!
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Amy said:
That is so impressive!Thank you for the tour. 🙂 Beautifully captured.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks a lot G.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you very much.
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JoytotheWorld said:
😊
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Hi Marion. Nice to hear of your connectivity with your school friends. It’s really nice to have that connection and laugh about old times isn’t it. Have a great week Marion.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Hey S. it was a great weekend. Abs I hadn’t heard of Spice Alley before so it was a great find. X
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you so much John.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks Steveo. You are right it’s lovely to see it hasn’t been used for high rise apartments just to make money. A rare find.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks so much Vinneve.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
I did have a lovely couple of days and that Spice Alley was such a good find. Have a great week Amy.
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gkexplorers said:
Hey Sue!
I feel like you are slowly convincing us to visit Australia….which isn’t a bad thing!! Really the only detour is the 24hr plane ride.. aha I’m sure it would be worth it though!
Your friends at GKexplorers,
-G&K
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Marta said:
How cool that you still keep in touch with your classmates! I lost connection with many people after I moved to China but last year when I stayed for one month in my hometown I reconnected with many school friends and it was great!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
It’s definitely worth the visit but I did the Canberra to NY via Sydney and Dallas – wow was shattered for days both ways so agree with your thoughts.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Great to hear. There is something special about good school friends isn’t there Marta.
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Lignum Draco said:
Looks like you had a fabulous weekend in Sydney. I haven’t been to Spice Alley but I’ve been told I should go.
Useless trivia: I was in the same year at High School as the Director of the original movie of Priscilla.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Now that’s good trivia. Yes please get up Spice Alley. It’s fab!! You would be able to take some wonderful photos.
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sileas said:
Coconut feta? I’d love to try that!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
If you ever see it in NY or during your travels please do. It’s delicious.
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sidran said:
Reunions are instant energizers. Spice Alley looks tempting.
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