Thursday, January 25, 2007

Visit to Sydney - 31 December 2006 Sunday





Six of us, Ho Keung, Yin Ping, Connie, Philip, Yuen Siu and I once again had backyard breakfast.



We met everyone at a church and left there at about 11. Tim drove Connie and Philip to Parklea Market. Kenny had to go to his church and Loretta took Alison home.


Ho Keung drove us to Bondi Beach. We walked and took photos on the beach for some time and absorbed a lot of sunshine. This beach also faced the Pacific Ocean, so it was an ideal beach for surfing. There were very few trees here, so caps should be worn and skin rubbed with suntan lotion, but I did not do any of the above. Soon I found myself sun-burnt!

At about 1:30 p.m., we headed for the airport. Ho Keung took a wrong turn, so Yin Ping had to find out the right track to the airport. We quickly checked in first. Soon Connie and Philip joined in. We took lunch at a Macca inside the airport. Next we took group photos before we went to the immigration at about three o’clock. This time we hugged one another and waved goodbye to everyone of the Chung’s family.

We had to fill forms before we stepped to the counters of Immigration. Our passports were stamped and we went to the gate and boarded the Cathay Plane home. It took off at about 4 p.m. After another 9 hours or so, the plane landed on Hong Kong International Airport. It was about 10 p.m. We had to wait for our luggage for some time. We took an A41 home. Well, it was almost midnight when we reached home!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The last day and Bondi Beach! Do you still remember that you are always the one to park our car? Today is no exception. You must be thinking how come we have been driving for 19 years and still can't park our car? Oh well, this is the luxury of living in Australia. We can survive with poor parking technique. May be this is " Only in Australia can you drive without knowing how to park. "

It is a nice day to go to beach .Good on you having captured those lifeguards wearing the BONDI name to their bottoms in your photo. It is sooo entertaining . Hope Bondi Beach will give you a good memory of Australia. ( Hey,but what about the sunburn? ) Hope your skin recover well.

We appreciate your enthusiasm, interest in almost everything, easy going , willingness to share and warmth. You have always showered us with great hospitality when we go to Hong Kong. We are still grateful for all the support and understanding when we made the decision to immigrate to Australia.

Welcome to come to Australia to be our guests again.