Welcome to my blog (of sorts)..... Australia - Textiles, Travels, and Teaching.
The recent posts are from my trip in September and October. If you would like to read it in chronological order (so that it might make more sense), scroll down and start at September 10, 2011.
I hope it brings you both inspiration and pleasure.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Sydney!
Janet De Boer (OAM, my dragonfly sister, and CEO of TAFTA) and I did Sydney. We did it all. We visited the Art Gallery of New South Wales, we saw the incredible "Tsunami," an aerial lace installation on the Sydney streets, and we went to the amazing Love Lace exhibit at the Powerhouse Museum. We went by ferry, taxi, train, bus, and private car. We drank beer in Manly, ate yum cha (dim sum) in Chinatown, and dined at both the Opera House and at Darling Harbor. We visited with friends. We had Thai massages. We walked and talked and laughed. It was a very special time, and a perfect ending to my trip.
The Cullen Winery
We were treated as royal guests at the Cullen WInery. Vanya Cullen is the managing director and senior winemaker. She has won several major awards, including the Wine Magazine Winemaker of the Year in 2000. Our lunch at the winery was exceptional, as were the wines: Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon and Kevin John Chardonnay - the winning chardonnay of the 2010 World Wine Awards. It was a VERY good wine.
Margaret River (continued....)
From our (Cullen) home, we ate our breakfast overlooking the Indian Ocean. Humpback whales were cavorting almost every time we looked. Could this ever become boring?
Shel Cullen was a delight, sharing her knowledge of flora and fauna. She brought us to a karri forest and to the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse, on the southwest tip of the continent, where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet.
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