Sydney love: the Sydney Festival

photo found here

photo found here

One of my favourite things about summertime in Sydney is the Sydney Festival. For most of the month of January, the city is host to amazing concerts, performances, plays, talks etc. I'm kind of sounding like an ad, but it's true. This year I was lucky enough to see Mike Berbiglia's show, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, and Sufjan Stevens' concert last weekend. The Sufjan Stevens concert was especially magical. The show had so much going on: choreographed dance routines, visual art, fluorescent clothing, a ten piece band and on and on. It left my friend and I in total awe. If any of you ever get the chance to see him live, I highly recommend it! Tell me, did any of you catch any shows at the Sydney Festival this year?

I leave you with two crap iphone photos, sorry about that.

Sydney love: Waverley Cemetery

my mom strolling through

I realize that this is going to sound totally bizarre, but I think that one of the most beautiful and interesting places in Sydney is this cemetery. It's called Waverley Cemetery and it's in Sydney's eastern suburbs, near the beaches. My pictures don't really show the scale of the place, but it is huge and very sprawling. It is just such a beautiful and unique place; I've never seen anything like it.

p.s. To find out why I'm writing this series, Sydney love, see here.

Sydney love: Sculpture by the Sea

If you had told me a few years ago that my little jaunt to Australia with my best friend would lead to a marriage and a move, I would’ve laughed in your face. I’ve been here for two and a half years. Life’s funny like that. Most of the time, I love living here, but there are also times when I miss home so much it hurts. At those times, I forget how lucky I am to have the opportunity to live in this amazing city. This got me thinking that I should start a little series here called Sydney love. My hope is that by focusing on one thing each week that I love about Sydney, I’ll be more present and more grateful. So without further ado, week 1...

The first thing I love about Sydney is Sculpture by the Sea. This actually happened in November, but I'm going to blog about it anyway. I love everything about Sculpture by the Sea. I love that we went on a sunny day but didn't get burnt because there was a tent set up giving away free sunblock and another one to give people water. Sydney is so organized and efficient when it comes to public events, it's great. And of course the sculptures were pretty nice too.

My mom and I. She was here visiting and she loved Sculpture by the Sea too.