Darling Harbour Celebrates The Love Month

A few heart installations can be seen at Darling Harbour this month. Two weeks ago, we had dinner with a friend who was visiting from Melbourne. I was able to spot a red heart in the middle of the bridge when I got there during sunset. Such lovely weather that day. The heart was seen with the blue skies and water as backdrop.

After dinner, we went back out again and the red heart was lighted already. I didn't have a camera with me but the iPhone 5S captured this night shot below nicely. 

Also spotted was a big heart located towards Darling Quarter. We saw a lot of people having photos with the the heart installation. 

Can't help but join in. Here's me with a huge heart for a halo!

And here's us, having a moment with this heart behind us. 

Happy St. Valentine's Day, everyone! 

January on Ibyangram

Ibyang + Instagram = Ibyangram

While my instagram photos are shared on my twitter page and sometimes on my tumblr and fb page, I would like to have a monthly dump of ibyangrams on AWCL too. It is thru instagram that I share everyday moments and random finds. I use instagram as my real time mini-blog. Every end of the month, I'll be choosing a couple of photos from my instagram and share it here because I have something more to say about a certain ibyangram.

My January was about milestones and celebrations. Other than welcoming the new year, the Husband and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary, my birthday and the lunar new year. The year's first month is always about knowing how truly blessed and how enormously grateful we are for a having a good life together. We know this everyday but rings very true on special occasions.

We've gone back to our daily grind of routines. It wasn't that hard to come back to work because I went straight into it on the second day of the year. The start of the year looks promising. Our January was occupied with the things we care about and we're very inspired that it will stay that way the whole year. 

Here are some of the things that made up my January....

Sydney Festival 2014

Other than seeing the giant Rubber Duck in January, the Husband and I also went to the city to see the Festival Village and The Sacrilege, both attractions as part of the Sydney Festival 2014.

We went out one early Saturday morning in January and started the day by having breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien. 

Ahhh coffee. We had quite an irritating encounter with the first cafe we went into that morning that we had to cancel our order and moved on to Le Pain Quotidien. Our latte and flat white cuppas efficiently arrived and all was well again.

My breakfast was eggs, bacon and sourdough toast. The scrambled eggs was one the fluffiest and tastiest I've ever had.

There were different spreads available and free for those dining in at Le Pain Quotidien. My favourite from the lot are the Blueberry Jam and Noisella.

After breakfast, we walked around Hyde Park and saw a giant inflatable castle called Sacrilage. Stonehenge is reimagined as a life-size inflatable castle– with everyone invited to have a bounce. This new work by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller has become a contemporary art feel-good hit. A cheeky, family friendly collision of history and art, Sacrilege is a chance for aspiring Druids of all ages to play with the past.

Explored the Festival Village to see what's in it.

There were a few food trucks that served food for lunch. The line-up of food trucks were quite interesting but most of them opened in the afternoons.

There was an outdoor library for bookworms.

Cheerful blooms at Hyde Park that brought a smile to my face.

We only stayed at Hyde Park for about an hour, just enough to feel the warmth of the morning sun and get a bit of exercise from the walking and exploration of the park.