The next week flew by as I scrambled to get work done before my parents arrived and also plan a few exiting trips for us. I was really excited to see them and show them around city. Dad was here 30 years ago, but this was mom’s first trip and both of them were in for some surprises and a few adventures. I woke up early Wednesday morning to a phone call from my mom saying she had landed and everything had gone smoothly. I hadn’t expected them to get through customs so quick and was honestly looking forward to a bit more sleep, but this slight disappointment was vastly overshadowed by my excitement to meet up with them and show them some sights. Since they didn’t have a cell phone, I made specific plans for them to walk down towards my place and meet at a restaurant on the way. My mom made it sound like she knew exactly where she was, so I was very confident that I would be seeing them within the next 15-20 minutes when I hung up the phone with her. I got dressed and went downstairs, eager and excited to see them. After 25-30 minutes and no sign of them I began to get a little worried. Since only I had a phone it was up to my mother to call me if she was lost (not likely if you ask me…or Brendan or Allison). I began to walk closer to where they were supposed to be coming from but I really didn’t want to pass them if they were inside a store or on the other side of the road. I walked back to our original meeting spot, always stay in the same spot, and let them find you…right? Anyways, after a little more impatience and frustration, I spotted them off in the distance. I walked towards them waving and smiling for a good five minutes before my dad finally noticed me (typical tourists, not paying attention to their surroundings). I met up with them and took them to my apartment to show them my room and where I’ve been living for the past 3 months. They both seemed to e full of energy so we were quick to start the day. First off was breakfast at Broadway Café – have I talked about this place enough yet? After Breakfast we went out sightseeing. I took them to the Sydney Tower viewing deck to see the entire city (dad likes to get his bearings in a new place) and then down to the beautiful Darling Harbour, where we walked around and visited the aquarium.
Finally got some good aerial shots from the tower!
After all the days excitement and I was looking forward to a delicious meal (definitely one of the perks to having your parents here). We got some drinks at Docks while we waited for Luke who was meeting us. After being indecisive and a few “I don’t care’s” we finally decided on the floating South Steyne Restaurant.
It was a very quiet Wednesday night with the restaurant practically to ourselves. You would think the food would be out quick in this situation but this was not the case. After placing our orders, we waited probably 45 minutes before finally getting our meals. At this point we were all very hungry and scarfed down our food. But it was worth the wait; I hadn’t had food this good in a long time. Mom was practically falling asleep at the dinner table (in her defence it had been a very long day) so we called it a night. We had plans to go to the Blue Mountains very early the next day so this was for the best!
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