A Fleeting visit to Sydney

26C sunny and yet it still feels bloody cold here .... umm Equatorial Living must be the way to go.

I've really looked forward to this visit. Its an opportunity to explore Sydney with my cousin and his family who call this amazing city their home. Its a beautiful city. It's clean and it distinctly lacks the traffic of London or the plastic waste at the road side in developing Asian countries.

I was picked up at the airport and as soon as we managed to fit the surf board in the car, we were off.

1st Stop was The Maltese Cafe where a generous stock of pastizzi and kinnie was picked up. :) Yummy!!!

The star of the show immediately shone:

my baby cousin who will be 3 years old in December. This little boy is just too cute for words. Very articulate for a 3yr old and so funny. He had us in constant fits and he won my heart in seconds.

The weirdest thing was being in a western house for the first time in 10 months. Being a different environment it immediately reminded me of how I used to be and what had changed. The changes noted were physical ones; my hair's lighter for one. Just goes to show how influential the immediate environment is.

Sydney is amazing, I found out that my cousin is an incredible chef. He treated us to one culinary delight after another. In the 9 days I was there we saw the city, we took ferries across the harbour, we climbed Harbour Bridge at dusk to witness the most beautiful sunset whilst the city lights came on,

we swam a total of 5.7 kilometers at the North Sydney Olympic pool, we checked out Bondi's surf (who surfs in a wetsuit? I found my limits, not me) we shopped, we toured the Opera House, we went to the Zoo

and we had gourmet fish and chips on the beach in Balmoral.

Every moment was absolute bliss and I am currently checking with Qantas to see if I can change my return flight to include another stop over. Yes that means I get to read three more bedtime stories to the adorable one haha!

Thanks Mel, Keyth & Dylan it was just lovely to spend time with you!

Dylan's Swimming Lesson