Dorothy visits us in Sydney

Its been a great treat to see Dorothy again. One of my absolute favourite people at Volvo, she inspired me to go on healthy lunch time walks, was always a great lifesaver in assisting me with the somewhat scary budget process and loves cinema and movies as much as I do.

Dorothy stayed with us for 6 days and it was great to show her some of the great sites around Sydney.

Highlights:

• Doing part of the Manly scenic walk and salivating over some of the houses to be found there.
• Genuine Yum Chow in China Town
• Picnics overlooking The Opera House
• Visiting the famous Sydney Fish market
• Walk along the cliffs at Watson's Bay, followed by delicious fish and chips
• Being treated to a delicious Thai dinner
• Getting to know Dorothy better - she is pure sunshine

Watson's Bay

Picnic with friends overlooking Sydney Harbour Bridge



Meal at Thai-riffic

The Manly Scenic Walk

Brendan comes to visit

Brendan came to stay with us for a few days during his whirlwind visit from Cape Town. He and Eva and the family are moving out here in January and he came to hunt a home for them. We are so excited about their decision to move to Sydney.

On Saturday morning, we visited China Town and introduced Brendan to our favourite Yum Chow restaurant. Its a real local hang out and we were the only "westerners" there. A constant stream of ladies came to our table to tempt us with their delicasies - and got very upset if we said no (they have that "hurt" look absolutely perfected) - so we ended of stuffing ourselves with prawns, fish, beef etc. and copious amounts of Chinese tea. Absolutley delicious, all of it.



On our explorations of China Town, we came accross someone playing music with beer bottles. He could play any tune you asked for - and it sounded great. Who would have thought beer could be so musical.

It's Mr Musoni!!

I was delighted to see Hubert, one of my favourite Volvo colleagues, the other day - here in Sydney. It was a great treat. We met up for a beer and meal. He's here on vacation and popped through Sydney on a road trip. His fun Australian mate who Hubert is travelling with is a committed Melbournite and wasn't too complimentary about Sydney so I did my best to put the story right!! Hope to see you here again Hubert - and stay longer in Sydney next time!