Billy Elliott

Whilst in Sydney visiting friends we experienced another thing that we never get to do. The only musical I have ever seen is Grease when it travelled Australia in that big black tent a few years ago. So we took the opportunity to go and see a show. Billy Elliott was showing at the Capitol Theatre and we booked before Christmas and although our seats were three quarters of the way up the back we could still see the stage and it was marvellous. The story line about the miners strike and Margaret Thatcher went over the girls heads a bit as it was a bit political and they didn't follow it, but all the singing and dancing was so spectacular and wonderful that it didn't matter. There is a fair bit a swearing in the show so possibly not for real young kids but mine are 13 and 9 and hear more swearing in the school playground so it was fine. Definately worth seeing if you get the chance.

Time with friends

On the 27th December 2007 the girls and I went down to Sydney by plane to visit my oldest and dearest friend. We had not seen each other for years and we needed some personal in your face contact rather then phone or email so we took the opportunity of some time off from work to get together and go and have some fun together - we went shopping galore - spent heaps in shops that we don't get to shop at and all the sales were on so we got heaps of bargains on clothes, shoes and handbags. We also went to Gold Class cinema which we have never experienced as we don't have one at home. If you have never been then pay the extra and go, we saw the kids movie Enchanted while we layed back in huge comfy recliners and ate from a huge bowl of popcorn and drank diet coke from glass cups not paper. It was wonderful, when you don't get to do it at home. We all had so much fun we've made plans to do it every year at the same time.