Friends and food

We spent a couple of days of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in Sydney. Phil had already left for Sydney mid-week for work. The kids and I drove up after school on Friday afternoon. We drove through showers on and off. Made our usual pit stop at McDonald’s in Sutton Forest for dinner. Our timing with traffic was great this time. We drove straight to the city without any trouble. Arrived at our friend’s place just before it hit 8pm. Phil and Mandy were there to meet us.

After settling in for half an hour, Mandy and I went off to watch Wonder Woman and left the others to go to bed. I haven’t been to a late night movie in a long time. I managed to stay awake. It was entertaining and great. I would watch it again (maybe with Catherine when she’s a few years older). By the time I got into bed it was way past midnight. I was pretty tired the next morning but it was worth going out and catching the late night flick.

Next morning we had breakfast at Love Fresh Espresso. Nicholas thought the breakfast was awesome. He especially enjoyed the chorizo from Phil’s big breakfast. The place was very welcoming and the food delicious and satisfying. The kids had some energy to burn and they wanted to go swimming afterwards. They were happy to play in the lukewarm water for a few hours before we drove out to see more friends. Spent a relaxed afternoon with the grown-ups chatting and catching up while the kids played.

Doughbox Diner, from Winter2017

To celebrate Mandy’s birthday, she chose going out to dinner at Doughbox Diner in Enmore. We had to get there early to guarantee a table for our group of 13. It was a fun evening eating American food. Great atmosphere. We then got some gelato for dessert at Cow & Moon down the street. It was quite busy there too.

Sunday was our last day. Phil chose our lunch spot that day. It was a good pick. We met up with everyone again at Yasaka Ramen. It was another gloomy and cool day – perfect ramen weather. But then the kids wanted frozen yogurt for dessert, so we walked down to Yogurberry when it started drizzling. We then briefly checked out the popular The Grounds of the City for coffee before taking the train to Circular Quay. I wanted to see the harbour before going back home.

Yasaka Ramen

For our last adventure in Sydney we took a ferry from Circular Quay to Darling Harbour. Even though it was a dreary day, I still found the ride and views amazing. I was happy. We drove home with the sun setting, a stop at the usual place for dinner and arrived to a freezing house. It’s well and truly winter in Canberra.