9/11, Lest We Forget

I know I'm mixing up my events, and 'Lest We Forget' is usually associated with ANZAC day,  but being in New York today on the 11th anniversary of that tragic event made me feel a bit ANZAC day ish. We were walking through Central Park on a beautiful sunny day and I started thinking about what would have been happening there 11 years ago at that exact time. It was very strange. That got me thinking about all those men and women who gave their lives or risked their lives to save perfect strangers. We walked past a fire station later that night and got a photo with some of the fire fighters who had been out that day remembering. So just like ANZAC day I wanted to stop and remember their sacrifice. Hence... 'Lest We Forget'.

Today I will let the pictures do the story telling of our day. 

See you tomorrow.

Sylvia's, featured in Master Chef two seasons ago, just down the road from where we are staying.

Off the subway and into Central Park

Lunch at the Boat House in Central Park

View from our table

My lunch, the yummiest thing I have ever tasted - Scallops

Dessert.

After dessert

Crazy???

A boat row on the lake

A Central Park Squirrel

 Ladder 4 

Engine 54

Battalion 9

The Naked Cowboy - Only in New York

New York, New York

Well we have finally arrive in NYC. After a gruelling 30 hours of travel time, very little sleep and bad food, we are here. Woo hoo!!!

Our first stop was Sydney for a few hours waiting for the international flight. So a sight seeing we went. Of coarse the harbour bridge and Opera House were the destination of choice.

Beautiful Sydney weather

View from Breakfast

Then it was on the plane again for the 13 hour leg from Sydney to San Francisco. Unfortunately United Airlines had no televisions in the back of the seats so we had to watch the communal tv and hope you could see all the movie. In the words of Caitlin "This is the most boring flight I have ever been on".  I guess that happens when you have no instagram!!!

Then it was a quick rush through customs (translated 1 1/2 hour waiting in the customs line then a run to catch the flight) and the next leg from San Fran to NYC - 5.5 hours.

First ride in a New York taxi

Ohhh... NY Fire Department

Well as I type this it is 1 am here. 3pm in Brisbane. So its off to sleep for me (hopefully). Here's hoping to no jet lag tomorrow.

Our Trip Overseas

Well it has been a while since I have been here. Life happens and things get forgotten. So now it's time to pick it up again. Something exciting is happening and I thought I would use my blog to keep record. We are going on a long awaited family holiday to the East Coast of America.

We hop on the plane Monday 9th September (this Monday, Ahhhh...) and fly from Brisbane to Sydney, then onto New York. After a few days there its off to Boston, Washington DC, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston and then to Miami, where we hop on a boat and cruise around The Bahamas for 4 days. (eeeee...- squeal).  Then its on a plane and up to Philadelphia and then home. 

This holiday has been 4 years in the making, so I am really looking forward to it. And instead of writing a boring old, we did this and we did that, travel journal, I thought a blog would do the trick, complete with pictures. 

So who knows what the next 6 weeks will hold for the three of us world travellers :) But here is the place it will all be revealed. 

I will be posting instagram photos as well. You can follow me @sarahattard.

Bon Voyage!!!

Etsy Front Page for BrisStylers

Today was a very exciting day. Lots of BrisStylers got featured on the front page of Etsy. My Black and White pocket mirror was among them. Lots of sales resulted. Here it is in case you missed it.

Lets Go Shopping

Time for some etsy shopping and the "Lets Go Shopping" meme with BrisStyle.

As I sit here typing this it is cold and rainy out side, my feet are cold and the winter chill has definitely set in. So I set out to find some toasty slippers, scarfs and other warming things on etsy. Red is such a warm colour so lets go with that.

What do you think?

Felted slippers Black/Red

Sammy Squirrel Organic Lavender Eye Pillow

Tall Boots Moccasins Hearts And Knobs Slippers Tee-Pee-Toes Cracchiolo Designs

Felted Scarflette with its brooch with signature design by Sandrine Marsh

Red Chinese Cinnabar Earrings with Sterling Silver, Amber and Swarovski Crystal

Lets Go Shopping

This is my first week joining in the BrisStyle meme "Let's Go Shopping". So here are my finds.

I just love hearts (hence the name)... so when searching for hearts on Etsy I found these delightful green heart earrings and decided to go with the green theme. I'm happy with the end result!

Green heart polymer clay stud earrings

Murano Glass Heart Pendant with Flower on Sterling Ball Chain Necklace

Valentine's Green Love Paper Garland

Big Green Heart Ring - adjustable

Head over to the BrisStyle blog to check out all the fabulous finds.

CraftAlive Dubbo Fair

Tomorrow I am heading out to the Dubbo Craft Alive fair. Its all very exciting. This is the first big three day event that I have attended. As usual the preparation has all been let till the last minute and I just know I will forget something. But it is sure to be a great weekend. If you live in or near Dubbo, why not pop in and see us. Check out the CraftAlive website for details. I'm off to pack. Road trip here we come...