My mom in Australia (2009)

Soon after we took Oliver Jack home my mom flew over from the Netherlands.
She stayed with us for 2 weeks and had a great time. Because Oliver was still very young we did not dare take him out yet. So one day I took my mom out to the city. It was going to be a full day. First we took the bus to Abbotsford and the Ferry to Circular Quay. I don't think there is a better way to enter Sydney CBD.
It was a nice day not too warm and not too cold but enough to get sunburnt. We then had a stroll around the Opera House and through the Royal Botanical Gardens.The fruitbats were all flying about. Which was great. Never seen so many fly around during the day other than at dusk. And of course, my mom had camera issues...something to do with the batteries. Fortunately we managed to work it out.
Then we walked back to the Opera House and I treated my mom to a glass of sparkling at the Opera Bar.

For some reason I did not think I would ever be there with her, showing her the restaurants Caroline and I have been to around Circular Quay, Aria, Cafe Sydney, Wildfire, Ocean Room to name a few. I would have liked to show her where we lived down Martin Place but knew we would not have the time. Maybe next time she comes back. Then we jumped back on the ferry and off to Darling Harbour. We walked around a bit and we sat outside for lunch at the Watershed Hotel and watched the world go by. And from there we went to the Sydney Wildlife World and Sydney Aquarium. This way she could at least encounter some of the exotic wildlife we have here in Australia before she had to go back home again.

Written 24/01/2010 by Arnie