Christmas Week

As mentioned in a previous post when I almost got deported, my parents and brother came to Sydney this week for Christmas. My friends Daya and Sarah tag teamed to take care of Zabba. I got a few weeks off of work because the project was shut down for the holidays, so I could take them anywhere they wanted to go. I met everyone at the Marriott in Circular Quay and we proceeded to hit all of the highlights… ferry ride to Manly, coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee, Harbour Bridge pylon climb (see the video below for the view), Featherdale Wildlife Park, plus dinners at Din Tai Fung, Madang Korean Barbecue, Chili Box, and I’m Angus.

 A traditional Christmas in Australia is spent on the beach eating seafood. I bought fish, scallops and shrimp at A Fish Called Coogee. We cooked everything up at my flat and went down to the beach for a picnic wearing Santa hats. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect – it was about 85 degrees and sunny the entire day. We threw some Frisbee and spent the afternoon jumping in the water.

After a whirlwind 6 days my parents headed back to the US while my brother stayed for NYE and our planned trip to the Whitsundays.