Oz Fest 14 Newcastle, NSW, Australia. USA Memorial Day Weekend May 26 to May 28, 2017
May 27, 2017, 3:46 am
#347
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
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Some highlights from today:
1. Pizza
2. Gelato
3. A little bit of wine
4. Bob and Franny making it this year
1. Pizza
2. Gelato
3. A little bit of wine
4. Bob and Franny making it this year
May 27, 2017, 10:02 am
#350
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SYD, BNE and BKK
Programs: QF Platinum (OW Emerald), PC Platinum, HH Gold
Posts: 1,029
My wife and daughter would like to thank everyone who made them feel welcome.
We attended 2 very lovely restaurants for dinner yesterday and today. I spent the day having lunch with my family and we drove around the city and to Bar Beach.
It was nice to catch up with old friends and meet some new friends along the way.
Thanks go out to the organisers for taking care of everything. I think I heard Queenstown mentioned next year. I will try to attend but not sure about wife and daughter. Newcastle was a little too cold for them and think Queenstown will be much too cold for them.
We attended 2 very lovely restaurants for dinner yesterday and today. I spent the day having lunch with my family and we drove around the city and to Bar Beach.
It was nice to catch up with old friends and meet some new friends along the way.
Thanks go out to the organisers for taking care of everything. I think I heard Queenstown mentioned next year. I will try to attend but not sure about wife and daughter. Newcastle was a little too cold for them and think Queenstown will be much too cold for them.
May 27, 2017, 4:01 pm
#351
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RNO, NV, USA.
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 5,059
My wife and daughter would like to thank everyone who made them feel welcome.
We attended 2 very lovely restaurants for dinner yesterday and today. I spent the day having lunch with my family and we drove around the city and to Bar Beach.
It was nice to catch up with old friends and meet some new friends along the way.
Thanks go out to the organisers for taking care of everything. I think I heard Queenstown mentioned next year. I will try to attend but not sure about wife and daughter. Newcastle was a little too cold for them and think Queenstown will be much too cold for them.
We attended 2 very lovely restaurants for dinner yesterday and today. I spent the day having lunch with my family and we drove around the city and to Bar Beach.
It was nice to catch up with old friends and meet some new friends along the way.
Thanks go out to the organisers for taking care of everything. I think I heard Queenstown mentioned next year. I will try to attend but not sure about wife and daughter. Newcastle was a little too cold for them and think Queenstown will be much too cold for them.
May 27, 2017, 4:02 pm
#352
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Location: Melbourne
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My wife and daughter would like to thank everyone who made them feel welcome.
...
It was nice to catch up with old friends and meet some new friends along the way.
Thanks go out to the organisers for taking care of everything. I think I heard Queenstown mentioned next year. ...
...
It was nice to catch up with old friends and meet some new friends along the way.
Thanks go out to the organisers for taking care of everything. I think I heard Queenstown mentioned next year. ...
(You may have heard "Queenstown" but it is more likely to be on the Sunshine Coast).
Last edited by serfty; May 27, 2017 at 4:10 pm
May 27, 2017, 5:22 pm
#353
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sydney
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May 27, 2017, 5:45 pm
#355
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Wellington
Programs: QF OWE, NZ EP, Le Club Gold, HH Silver
Posts: 74
Heading back to Sydney
Lovely seeing everyone yesterday and Friday.
Anyone heading back to Sydney by train this afternoon should consider the 1.21pm XPT train departure from Broadmeadow. First Class carriage and cafe/ bar car
Although I know the Sunday $2.50 train daily fare is very tempting for the regular train.
Anyone heading back to Sydney by train this afternoon should consider the 1.21pm XPT train departure from Broadmeadow. First Class carriage and cafe/ bar car
Although I know the Sunday $2.50 train daily fare is very tempting for the regular train.
May 27, 2017, 7:56 pm
#357
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Per post 336, we meet in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza at 12:15-ish for a 12:30 departure.
(I have no other sources of information. If this is wrong, please don't shoot the messenger.)
Last edited by Efrem; May 27, 2017 at 8:02 pm
May 27, 2017, 8:44 pm
#359
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SXE
Programs: QF LTG, VA Gold, BA Gold, HH, SFSC
Posts: 502
Lovely seeing everyone yesterday and Friday.
Anyone heading back to Sydney by train this afternoon should consider the 1.21pm XPT train departure from Broadmeadow. First Class carriage and cafe/ bar car
Although I know the Sunday $2.50 train daily fare is very tempting for the regular train.
Anyone heading back to Sydney by train this afternoon should consider the 1.21pm XPT train departure from Broadmeadow. First Class carriage and cafe/ bar car
Although I know the Sunday $2.50 train daily fare is very tempting for the regular train.
Thank you to all involved in the organising. Everything went without a hitch, which means there must have been a massive amount of work in the background to make it appear so effortless!
May 28, 2017, 1:01 am
#360
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Group photo at Fighterworld
Here it is, as taken by our driver.
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