Sydney MN meet up - all welcome!

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It's time for another Sydney meet-up - feels like ages since we did the last one! (Well, it is!)

Sunday is definitely the favourite day, and we're looking at a child-free lunch, but squishy babies are welcome (RVP has a shiny new one that I'm longing to meet!)

So far it appears that Sunday 9th November is the best date, but this is still open to debate depending on availability.

So anyone who would like to come along, please join us - we'll sort out venue and time fairly soon!

That is friffing all.

at Chaos

Me too dulling

Is it springtime in Oz now?

Chaos my lovely you'd be welcome as anything but it might be an expensive drinky for you!

Gertie - yes, it is - but it's already feckin' hot! 33 degrees yesterday and today, too hot too soon!

Ohhhh I would love to come along. Providing Husband has found work by then

I am in newcastle and having chemo and radiation just now so would love to be a 'maybe'. Would that be ok?

Definitely ok to be "maybe" :)
Sorry to hear that you're having treatment, presumably for cancer - that's rough :(

cjd - fingers crossed he gets a job soon then! :)

Yeah, breast cancer. It's not the best to be fair, but I'm getting there.

I've already started looking into train tickets and hotel rooms! It falls right at the end of my radiation and two weeks before my second mastectomy so is looking promising!

Tbh it couldn't have come at a better time, because, inspired by a thread on here about eating in a restaurant alone, I've started a bucket list of things I've never done - travelling to Sydney alone to meet a bunch of people I've never met and staying alone in an hotel would definitely fall into that category!

Sounds excellent as a bucket list item - really hope you're well enough to join us! I'm only 40 mins south of Newcastle, so a lot closer to you than Sydney - we keep meaning to have a Hunter area meet up too at some point (probably in a vineyard somewhere )

I used to be a bit hormonal, but I'm alright now, just a lot of blah blah blah.

Anyway so either way I'll be there.

T-Mother and everyone else look forward to seeing/meeting you.

Wotcher!
Nice new name

So, looks like I'm a definite . Really looking forward to meeting everyone. Have there been any details confirmed yet?

Glad you can make it terriblemother Don't think much has been planned other than the date yet!

Hi bunnygirl80!

Are you coming along? I've changed some treatment times to allow me to stay overnight on the Sunday and travel back on Monday.

HUrrah! OK, I think we're going to the Opera Bar again, 12:30 9th November.

Glad you can make it, Terrible - I'll PM you my mobile phone number, and if you could then text me, I'll have yours too so we can make sure that you find us on the day. Do you know where the Opera Bar is? It's by the Opera House

I'll be there!!

Do those of you traveling in from afar have Opal cards. It's $2.50 all day now for unlimited travel on a Sunday, for everyone, not just those that have a kid with them. It'll offset the cost of overpriced food and wine at Opera Bar

Ah yes, must get an opal card! I'm being stung for an extra $6 every time I go to Sydney at the moment

Ok, I've text you now Thumb. How do I get an opal card? I know where the opera bar is which, it's about the only place I do know where it is!

www.retailers.opal.com.au/ Enter your postcode and it will tell you where you can buy one, or you can buy online.
I can get mine at the newsagents, so that's handy - saves waiting for it in the mail; I need to get one for next Friday anyway, so better crack on with it!

Thank you, I got one at the 7/11. I've just read my last post and realised that it makes no sense whatsoever! My excuse is I hadn't had my coffee yet!!

Well I just need to look for a hotel now - not sure whether to book now or last minute to get a better deal?

I'd book now, tbh - DH reckons that there aren't that many last minute deals going on in Sydney, so might as well get it sorted now so it's one less thing to worry about later. :)

Hellooo!
Just had a thought, would it be better to aim for a bit earlier at the Opera Bar, given that it might get a bit busy? Say 12ish instead? depending on trains, I probably still won't get there until around 12:30 (as usual) but if someone else is able to be there a bit earlier it might be useful. No worries if not!

Hope the weather is nice and not too hot.

I'm usually early to everything, and as I have probably the shortest distance to travel I'll try and grab us a good spot.

Excellent, thanks bunny! :)

Change of plans! Apparently the Opera Bar is closed, so we're changing to the Helm Bar instead. Same time, same day.

TM - will PM you as well. :)