Bowling

Visitor Information, Darling Harbour

Loved this place, wish I'd stopped in sooner.  I don't think I've ever actually gone into a tourist info establishment before, but this had been recommended by a few people to me.  It was like having a travel concierge.  One woman helped me with kiddy activities around Sydney, another advised me on weekend trips.  And then they gave the kids Sydney calendars off their clearance rack as we left (or “schedules,” as Graham calls them), which Julia and Graham thought was awesome.

I include this photo because it's the last one taken of Julia's stuffed animal terrier, 

lost sometime between now and five minutes later.  Sigh.

Darling Harbour on our way to bowling.

Kingpin Bowling

Apparently Graham had gotten it into his mind that Australia was the Land of Bowling.  Thus, he has been asking to go bowling on a regular basis since we arrived.  Fortunately I was able to locate a nearby bowling alley at the Harbourside Shopping Centre in Darling Harbour.

But first we go out clubbing.

OK, joking, but they do look like they’re scoping the scene out on a happening Saturday night, don’t they?

The place was loungy with good dance tunes thumping.  I quite enjoyed it myself.

 Assume classic bowling waiting stance while ball rolls down the lane...

 ... and, a high five!  (it must be in the human genome, you don't teach people these things)

That's right, Mommy won, oh yeah....

(is it wrong to gloat that you beat your 3 & 5 yr olds?)

Spare!