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Pseike
She’s a psychopathic psychic! Aaaah
It’s certainly fun to be playing around with photoshop again!
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Vivid Sydney
I remember every time Vivid was on, I’d be walking through the city thinking, “oh, it’s that light show event again.” This was the first time I decided to actually go look at everything, plus, I think I now understand how my camera works to take night shots. Also, with my camera and my phone synced, I could use the remote shutter to take steady pictures of things by placing my camera in awkward places! For example, there was one where I was holding the camera with my back to the actual building on display, but since I could see the view with my phone, I managed to take clear pictures!
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Sydney 2015
Now that I’ve gotten most of the restaurants and cafes out of the way, it’s time to blog about everything else that happened in Sydney!
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Sydney Coffee Rush 2015
Yep, a rush, not a crawl. Though I couldn’t actually rush because I was a little too enthusiastic about coffee, and managed to poison myself on my very first day of adventure! That was not only embarrassing as I couldn’t finish a meal at my favourite soba restaurant, but also had to battle to not collapse in the middle of nowhere!
That aside, I think I will write this up by cafe in no order except in which they appear in my uploads!
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Nel
So a little place called Nel restaurant popped up on my feed, and I thought it was worthwhile visiting. Sure, there were other places, such as LuMi, Ume, or fancy places in Potts Point. However, for some reason, just the thought of a “Nel” was intriguing.
It seemed like a fairly easy place to book for lunch, and the fare was described as modern British, which was good, since I have a strong tendency to go for Japanese restaurants. I was also a little wary of their price point – $35 per person for lunch. I’ve never seen any fine dining so cheap, apart from prix fixe menus.
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Masu Izakaya
Treating Sydney as a holiday destination is tough. Mainly because it’s expensive, requires a lot of eating, and then blogging about all the pictures I took. The taking pictures part and hanging out around Surry Hills are totally enjoyable though!
My two week stint in Sydney was so packed full of jam that I’ve decided that this little izakaya in Chinatown gets its own little post – which is usually reserved for high profile restaurants or coffee adventures! You lucky little izakaya, you!
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Hartsyard
Hartsyard wasn’t a place that had popped up on my radar, however my brother wanted to go. I had no idea of its popularity, fame, or even the type of cuisine it served – in fact on my initial viewing of the menu, I wasn’t sure I’d like it at all.
However, I booked it anyway, and when I checked the menu again on the day, it looked quite interesting – which was a good thing – we needed very large appetites and stomachs for this meal!
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Sokyo
Oh Sokyo, whoever thought that you would be so amazing! Having previously had a mediocre experience at Sake, I wasn’t sure what to expect here, especially since I’ve had sushi from Japan which is pretty impossible to match. That being said, Sydney is probably one of the best places to have Japanese, given the large Japanese population here.
I totally didn’t realise I could ask for the omakase when I made the booking, and it turns out a week’s notice is required so that the chefs can age the fish. If I can’t get into Raita Noda, I may as well put this on my revisit list!
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