even more deliciousness (food part 2)

I won't go on a tirade like I did on the last food post. You know my thoughts & we can move on from there. We had SO many good food experiences in Australia, but I'll just wrap up with a couple more

Chat Thai (Sydney) - holy-shit-this-is-amazing thai food

We were recommended by multiple people to go to Chat, but ignored it for a few reasons. First, the location closest to our hotel was basically in a mall. It was a fancy mall, but still not my thing. Also, it's thai food - we love thai food, but sometimes it gets redundant. We finally gave in on our last full day in Sydney. MIND BLOWN. First of all - while it is busy, they are still super nice, which is somewhat of an anomaly in Australia (typically servers are not rude, just lackadaisical). Second, the menu is a book. While that can be a bit overwhelming, this one has food photos galore, so even if you don't understand the description, there is likely a photo floating around of it somewhere.  It's a step fancier than your run of the mill thai restaurant, so expect gorgeous plates and super fresh ingredients. We got a variety of things, but both agreed that their duck red curry was out of this world. Just the right mix of sweet and spicy - chances are I'll be searching for an equally satisfying dish for life.

Panama House (Bondi Beach) - brunch!

After The Morning Show, we had to run out to Bondi to do one more bit of press. Luckily, we stumbled on this spot and had time to stop in and grab a bloody mary (don't judge us) and some amazing eggs + fun salsas. It reminded me of a Brooklyn-esque spot - simplistic decor, minimal menu. We were more than happy with the results.

Australia, we've arrived!

And we are loving being on your shores. To be fair, we arrived almost a week ago***, but I haven't had time to post out our life yet.

We arrived in Sydney after a pretty uneventful 15 hour flight. I watched: Beasts of the Southern Wild (loved), The Lorax (obsessed with), a documentary about Koalas (um, duh, I loved that times 10), a documentary about the beginning of time (I fell asleep), and the Star Wars episode of Family Guy (best thing to happen in years).

Wait - I lied! Most of the flight was uneventful... then after we landed and I stuck my contacts back in my eyes, I noticed the most important piece of jewelry that I own was MISSING. After a frantic 10-15 minutes and ripping apart the entire row of Qantas seats... I found it.  A little piece of metal stuck in between other pieces of metal. In that time, I cried, died, and finally came back to life when I found it. It sounds so fine as I'm writing it. It wasn't - it was horrible! I'm still scarred.

From there, we hit the ground running. Cam picked us up and we went straight to rehearsals for The Morning Show. We finally got to our hotel room later that day, showered (how good does a shower feel after a long flight?? the best), and took a walk around Sydney CBD. This area reminds me a lot of midtown Manhattan... the area I managed to escape when I left corporate world! Blah. Nonetheless, we had a VB at a pub and went out for Thai food. We were recommended Spice I Am - great spot! However, the servers barely talk to you and rush you out of the joint. To be fair - it's super small & there is always a wait to sit, so I think that's just the environment there. Great food though.

By 7pm, our jet lag reared its ugly head. So, we bought some Tim Tams and went back to our hotel room to crash.

We stayed in Sydney 'till Sunday doing press & general touristy things. Now we're in Melbourne & I think I'm borderline obsessed with it! More to come. For now, take a look at some of these here pics!

OH - and watch The Morning Show clip! They did so well!

view of Hyde Park, the Harbor, and Sydney CBD 

Lovely tree in Hyde Park (taken for my Dad who loves parks)

colorssss!

... I forgot what this is. St. Mary's? I think? Sure!

we found the water!

my exploring travel partner. Looking out for fish!

This is a joke, right? Why would you have a boat if you can't have these things?

There she is! The opera house

a touristy, but lovely area!

having a drink at the Opera Bar

Oh, did I tell you my hair is navy now? well, it is. It usually looks better than this. I still want a pink/purple, but the salon in LA only had blue. 

Up next, I'll show you around Bondi Beach! Stay tuned, my loves

***CORRECTION: Ron just informed me that we have not been here even close to a week. We just got here 4 days ago. No idea what day/time/month it is.