Comments on Florida Girl in Sydney: Paddy's Market and The New Moscow Circus in Sydney...

Femme Fatale- Good choice, I honestly could not s...

2010-11-19T22:17:45.250+11:00

Femme Fatale- Good choice, I honestly could not stand watching the poor tiny horses-- it's awful. I'll be sticking with the human only circuses.

Hi, I am an Alaskan girl, came to Sydney in Sept 2...

2010-11-17T12:19:16.747+11:00

Hi, I am an Alaskan girl, came to Sydney in Sept 2007 to visit my friend (now husband). Been here for almost 3 years now, and it so comforting to read your blog and I too haven't checked out the Paddy Market! Definetely need to give it a go, and I live very close to the moscow circus (sydney park village), but I was afraid there would be bears and other animals forced to ride bikes and other tricks, so I kept my distance. (besides, isnt it for kids? maybe I could borrow my friends daughter and go check it out with her) ;)

FF- My favorite things too. Florida Girls Midwest...

2010-10-19T09:25:55.276+11:00

FF- My favorite things too.

Florida Girls Midwest- Exactly.

How fun...not the lice...but everything else.

2010-10-19T05:02:16.614+11:00

How fun...not the lice...but everything else.

Love the Jesus t-shirt, mmm and the spices.

2010-10-19T01:19:14.072+11:00

Love the Jesus t-shirt, mmm and the spices.

mc- I'm going to get me some fresh lychees asa...

2010-10-18T19:03:56.353+11:00

mc- I'm going to get me some fresh lychees asap... and since moving here I have a love for passionfruit anything! But custard apples-- do they taste like regular ones??

Yes, fresh lychees. There's the small seed va...

2010-10-17T09:50:51.416+11:00

Yes, fresh lychees.

There's the small seed variety (the best) and the usual bigger seed. I would usually ask the vendors if I could sample one as there were taste variations between stalls. And if there was a price difference between vendors, it most of the time meant that the pricier was better (smaller seed or fresher). I'm such a lychee geek, I would actually get tingly when they would arrive in December.

Other things the North American me had no idea about but loved: custard apples (you have to pick the ones with brown spots, not the green pristine looking ones), fresh passionfruits (yum!) and longans (like lychees but a pain to shell).

Makes me think of something else I greatly miss about Oz: the native spices like Lemon Myrtle and Wattleseed I used to get at the farmers markets from a company named 'A taste of the Bush'.

Oh, and the Pukara olive oil... oh, so many food related things I now miss!

Enjoy!

-mc

Anonymous- Lychees?? I still have not eaten a fre...

2010-10-15T15:11:59.460+11:00

Anonymous- Lychees?? I still have not eaten a fresh lychee-- you mean fresh right? I do love me some lychee martinis, my friend gave me the best recipe ever for them!! May have to make one tonight!

Not only do you have photos of one of my favorite ...

2010-10-15T11:54:26.333+11:00

Not only do you have photos of one of my favorite spots when I lived in Sydney a couple years ago (Paddy's) but you have a picture of my fav t-shirt in the market!
I'm jealous.... I used to love the market from december to february, for lychees, my australian addiction.

Francine- Somewhat fun, probably more fun without ...

2010-10-12T21:02:55.971+11:00

Francine- Somewhat fun, probably more fun without the kids... well at least my two little ones :)

Gutsy Writer- I don't know too much about Naples, I was pretty much always an east coast FL girl-- except for a few years in Tampa, which I didn't love. Good luck with your house and move.

I was looking at my older posts and saw a comment ...

2010-10-12T13:34:18.543+11:00

I was looking at my older posts and saw a comment from you. We are hoping to move to Naples, FL as soon as we sell our house in CA. Are you familiar with that part. I would love to visit Sydney and it looks like life is good there. I was surprised to hear of a MoOscow circus there.

We haven't done Paddy's Markets yet, eithe...

2010-10-11T12:54:09.211+11:00

We haven't done Paddy's Markets yet, either. Looks like fun!

Rinniez- Well when you come to Sydney you must ema...

2010-10-08T10:37:27.995+11:00

Rinniez- Well when you come to Sydney you must email me so we can meet! You were one of the first people who ever came to my blog!

Dina- We only got off the elevator on the wrong floor and quickly saw the food court, we did peruse around the produce area in the market though. We had yum cha lunch right outside down a little alleyway.

Brooke- Thanks for coming by, just looked at the site you're associated with-- very cool!

Kristie- You should totally come! it's like a Chinatown fleamarket.

Anonymous- Well I've heard lice was rampant in Sydney-- not I know first hand, yuck. We are using an organic shampoo with that stuff in it-- I think it's Eco Kids, it's marketed as a lice preventative shampoo and spray in conditioner. I wonder if a homemade version with lavender would be better though?? I may have to make that!

Danielle- So glad you came by! I love being called an interesting read-- sometimes I wonder if it's only interesting to me!

Captain Dumbass- I wish I had some now too! Especially the cotton candy.

I wish I had some cotton candy and a snow cone rig...

2010-10-08T02:51:15.863+11:00

I wish I had some cotton candy and a snow cone right now. It would make working complicated, but I'm sure my performance level would increase dramatically afterwards.

Love the Jesus shirt. Never seen that one before.

Hello, I'm Danielle and a Sydneysider. I just ...

2010-10-07T22:20:34.054+11:00

Hello, I'm Danielle and a Sydneysider. I just came across your blog while successfully looking for an interesting read - it's interesting to read about another perspective on Sydney from someone who has lived in the US. Your US translations are both interesting and funny!

Hello, I have just recently found your blog - and ...

2010-10-06T10:01:55.317+11:00

Hello, I have just recently found your blog - and I LOVE IT!. To see this country through your eyes has made me appreciate it more and given me a good laugh too.

I just wanted to let you know what we use to deal with those itchy mites - a mix of lavender oil, tea tree oil and water in a little spray bottle. I find it works to kill them and keep them away too - a little spray before school and they choose some other boys head instead.

Good luck.

Paddy's Market looks awesome. I would so love...

2010-10-06T00:52:19.343+11:00

Paddy's Market looks awesome. I would so love that place!

Wow, that's so funny that you've just now ...

2010-10-05T22:10:49.601+11:00

Wow, that's so funny that you've just now made a real trip to Paddy's Market. It was one of the first places I went, but then again I was staying in a hostel near Central. Anyways, just found your blog (I'm also an American in Sydney). Look forward to more! Cheers, Brooke

I love what you said about the kids making the wro...

2010-10-05T03:34:04.681+11:00

I love what you said about the kids making the wrong decision, and not picking Fairy Floss.

Cute!

Glad you were able to enjoy both : )

Did you guys go to the food court near Paddy's Market? I think it's in the same building, but on a different floor. I thought it was really nice.

But I may be thinking of the wrong building.....

I love paddys markets! Im sooooooo jealous, i need...

2010-10-04T16:24:25.484+11:00

I love paddys markets!
Im sooooooo jealous, i need a trip to sydney pronto.
I cant believe you have been here for so many years, feels like just yesterday i stumbled across this amzing lil blog of yours :)
xx

So I should probably retract some the of glowing r...

2010-10-04T15:40:02.100+11:00

So I should probably retract some the of glowing reportness of my post on the circus-- though it was good, I'd rather go to a circus without animals in it. It was good for us because it was close by and an easy day out with the kids. Worth doing if you can stand watching the ponies and weird, scary ringmaster.

Juli Ryan- Personally I'd skip this circus and...

2010-10-04T15:35:59.907+11:00

Juli Ryan- Personally I'd skip this circus and see the one coming to The Opera House-- Le Grand Cirque I think it's called-- we went a couple years ago, no animals and not so strange-traveling-circusish.

Jill- Miss you too, are you ever going to make it here??

Steck- Got it!

C in Oz- I'd say this circus is more of the weird and sketchy-- go to the Le Grand Cirque at The Opera House instead :).

I'm so glad you wrote about the circus. We dro...

2010-10-04T13:53:32.648+11:00

I'm so glad you wrote about the circus. We drove by there the other day and I was wondering what it was like. I love circuses, but feel like they can go either way (weird/sketchy or magical).

It's the picture just below the text: "A...

2010-10-03T11:34:31.011+11:00

It's the picture just below the text:

"After the show, we played a couple of those creepy looking games they must have stolen from Luna Park."

There's a Bonzo figure in the lower left.

"Bedtime for Bonzo" was a movie starring Ronald Reagan and ... a chimpanzee. There was a sequel called "Bonzo Goes to College". You can't make this stuff up!

I thought "Bedtime for Bonzo" would nicely complement "Buddha at Bedtime".

the circus looks amazing. the boys look incredible...

2010-10-03T07:34:01.169+11:00

the circus looks amazing. the boys look incredible too- and so happy. i miss you guys.