Sydney visit

We travelled to Sydney (with the air con in Alex's car broken...arrrggh!) to check out Evan's new room for the year ahead and catch up with family and friends.

First the room...here is his window's view across to the St Andrew's Oval at Sydney Uni.

The room...probably the last time it won't look like a tip.

Just up the steps is King St Newtown.

We killed a little time at the Newtown Hotel where the music was much to Alex's liking.

Then caught up with the VIPs for a lovely dinner at Urban Bites.
Strangely, they didn't offer Grain Waves on the menu.

Then off next day to early family Christmas gathering.

And a gift lucky dip/steal game

Alex scored the ukelele in the gift lucky dip and, after strumming it the conventional way for quite a long time, decided it was time to test out its rhythmic potential as a sound board.

Apart from driving in 34 degree temps without air con, it was a good trip away and "holiday bed".