Traditionally May is a study month for me with only a few events to attend or places to visit planned. June is usually busy at work with end of financial year approaching.
No new blogs today as I have been working. May is no exception kicking off with 1st May working out at Balmain. Damn it how did I get roped into working the following day with a 5.30 am start by my boss! Does he not realise that I will have worked 9 days with only 1 day off by Friday this week!? It will only be for 4 hours or so he says ( last bit of that sentence to be interpreted in mutiple ways)........
Events in May and June I will try and attend or visit include :
1. The Northside Markets on Miller Street North Sydney. Markets are twice monthly throughout the year.
2. VIVID Sydney - this is an annual Lights Music and Ideas Festival that coincides with The Sydney Writers Festival and Sydney Film Festival. I have previously blogged about VIVID - as this festival becomes bigger each year it is becoming more and more of a challenge to see all of it in the few weeks it is on. This year VIVID is on from 26th May - 17th June 2017. The Sydney Writers Festival is on from 22nd May - 28th May 2017 and The Sydney Film Festival is on from 7th - 18th June 2017. Hopefully VIVID's Chatswood precinct will have a dress rehearsal prior to opening night as they had last year allowing me more time to visit and see all of the VIVID precincts. Chatswood, Opera House (East Circular Quay) , Botanic Gardens, State Library, Conservatorium of Music, Martin Place and Darling Harbour (including Maritime Museum) done so far. Other precincts after my trip to Melbourne. VIVID 2017 it's a wrap for another year - done!
3. Autumn Harvest Festival @ Rouse Hill Farm. This is not a popular tourist destination due to its lack of access by public transport from Sydney Centre as it is located in the outer Western suburbs but it is one of the properties under the Sydney Living Museums portfolio of properties under Historic Houses Trust. I have not attended this event in previous years and will only attend if there is a regular shuttle bus similar to the Spring Festival out at Elizabeth Farm running to and from the nearest railway station or bus terminal/shopping centre. Hopefully there will be as the property is over 7 km from the nearest train station Riverstone and at least 2 km from the nearest town centre Rouse Hill. Been and done - excellent family day out but such a long trip out there!
4. Penguin Expedition at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. Pengouin or Manchots? (Refer my blog on my Biodome visit)
5. Good Food and Wine Show (yes it is almost that time of the year again!) . Melbourne 4th June 17 and Sydney 25th June 17. Good Food & Wine Show Melbourne over for another year onto the Sydney show! Well it's a wrap for The Good Food and Wine Show Sydney for another year!
6. Van Gough Seasons @ NGV Melbourne 3rd June 17. This exhibition is on for quite a while however I am killing 2 birds with 1 stone by planning to attend this at the same time as the Good Food and Wine Show while I am away in Melbourne making it a full weekend away. Done!
7. Winter Magic Festival in the Blue Mountains 24th June 2017. I can only fit in a day trip to Katoomba for this event - would love to do a "Christmas in July" weekend in Blue Mountains however it clashes with the Good Food and Wine Show the following day in Sydney. May have to return for a proper weekend in the Blue Mountains for Christmas in July - in July!!! Technically Christmas in July does not fall on a particular date - one person suggested as long as it remains cold but others think celebrating Christmas in July in August is too late. I think Christmas in July should technically be 25th June or even better 25th July - but on a weekend that snows in the Blue Mountains is even more ideal and that typically is late June coincidentally around the last 2 weekends of June but can be as late as August. Done and dusted including the fireworks!
8. The MKR grand final is on tonight on channel 7 at 8 pm but as soon as this reality tv cooking competition series is over , another one starts tomorrow night on channel 10 at 7.30 pm - Masterchef 2017 series - I've lost count of which # season it is now. I thought they have cooked everything possible over the years on this cooking show - what else is there left to cook? I nicknamed the show a few years ago "BASTARD CHEF". Watched and still watching - same same really. Skipped a few episodes - just too much on!
9. "All About the Flowers" and "Aboriginal Bush Food" @ The Royal Botanic Gardens.
Booked to attend the latter paid event on 20th May in the afternoon, I plan to attend the former free event @ The Calyx in the morning. This means it will be yet another busy weekend for me. Ran out of time need to go back to the Royal Botanic Gardens another day. The following day I will be attending one of the Sydney Writers Festival events -The Zine Fair @ the MCA - Absolutely loved it!Made 2 purchases which are very intetesting reading. Can't say the same for the Aboriginal Bush Food Experience - still no post event servey or any information such as recipes or plant idendification notes received. Haven't had a chance to return to the Calyx to see its interior yet - too much on.
10. Closing night of VIVID @ Taronga Zoo 17th June from 5.30 pm. It will be interesting to see if it is better then last year. Did not bother to get a blue wristband for the gondola ride this year. Both blue wrist band sessions on closing night are now sold out. Done!
Quick analytics - looks like the Americans and French like to read my blog , followed by English and Irish with Australians falling below them. Doesn't anyone want to read about my adventures to Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara Falls and Montreal? How about my trip to Elizabeth Farm to attend and Eel Festival or The Alliance Francais French Film Festival all earlier this year? Maybe the only 3 things everyone is interested in reading on my blog is the nudist beaches near Chowder Bay, The Blue Mountains and Janolan Caves and The Good Food and Wine Show or food related events I attend. Diversity is good!
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