Adventures down undaaaa

WOW! Australia :] the place that i’ve been wanting to visit for years and years... i’m finally here. It was a long plane ride but definitely worth it. My first surprise was the weather: its supposed to be summer here and all that i could feel was the cool breeze coming through the doors of the airport. But don’t fear, i came prepared... i took out my jacket and put it on! The McIntyre’s picked me up from the airport and that’s where i had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. McIntyre, Amelia, Elyse, and Nicco. I was exhausted from my 14 hour flight but i knew if i went to sleep, i would feel the jet lag later. Instead we drove around Sydney, went to the city center, and walked along Bondi beach! It was absolutely spectacular.
I wouldn’t mind moving to Sydney!! The people are friendly and the weather is great.

Waking up early to the kids playing outside was great; it’s amazing to see them all laughing, playing, and having fun. Kids are completely innocent and don’t expect much - all they want to do is get a little dirty, run around in the fields, and laugh. It was 7:30AM (Amelia’s 6th birthday); I was not suffering from jet lag at all!
ADVICE: when you arrive in a country, go along with there day. For ex: eat meals at regular times, do not rest until night time, and then make the most of it!

 


For Amelia’s birthday, we went to Taronga Zoo for the afternoon! I think i was actually more excited than her; I just love animals. Magic moments: eating lunch overlooking the elephant area; giving Amelia a piggy back ride through the zoo; seeing my first kangaroo; and seeing a hippo poop in water haha. 

There was a lot of walking involved but we got the Skylift back up and it overlooked Sydney: not only could you see most of the animals in the zoo but also the lake, Sydney harbor, Sydney Opera house and many tall buildings. It was spectacular! 

We went home afterwards; exhausted from the walking and long day, the kids and I fell asleep in the car. A great power nap; kept me energized for the rest of the day! When we got back home, the kids played on the trampoline, swam in the pool, and played a Pokemon game! Then it was dinner time, since it was Amelia's birthday she got to decide where we ate: GPK was it (Gourmet Pizza Kitchen). Arriving at the restaurant completely starving, we ordered quickly.... 30 minutes later - no food, not even the salad came! Mr. McIntyre inquired about it and they said that there oven broke! WHEN WERE THEY PLANNING ON TELLING US THIS!?!? a bit dramatic but definitely called for, we walked out and went to the new Chinese restaurant down the road. Thank god because this place was deliciousssss!
Night fell and I tucked the kids to bed and read Amelia a bed time story - it was so cute! Cannot wait to be a mother :] but i still have MANY years yet to come.

Last day for the McIntyre's - heading off to the USA! It's funny because one of their stops is Orlando so they will be visiting my family while I'm here at their house! It was sad saying bye to everyone because i had just met them and became so close but i know January is right around the corner and ill see them when they return.