6 days have come and gone. 2 days more!

The experience i have with Australia is like a new found love.
When i was told that it was summer and to bring light clothings,
the 'hot sun' only meant strong winds that turn me into ice.
Thats their so called 'hot sun'
I have since became best friends with my jacket.

And no one told me it was so beautiful just to look at all their brick houses.
Every corner and small lane. I see houses with vintage brick walls and effortlessly placed flowers and plants, of lilac, pink, baby blues. I love it i love it.

Every street, i see shops after shops selling cakes, quiche, pies...Mmm...

Despite the occasional cold wind, i was still in love with every bit of Sydney, King Cross Road, Challis Road.

To my delight. Everything is clean clean clean. I like.

Meeting Auntie April after 5 years was so exciting. We had a mini road trip from Sydney, City to Cowra where she lives. Which is a 5 - 6 hours journey. On the way we stopped by a fruit stall with giant mushrooms and cabbage bigger than my head.

At every corner, there were birds, kangaroos, foxes and etc. Some were alive and some were the run over carcases on the road.

Despite the simple life of the town. We love it even more than the City. Auntie April was afraid that we may be bored if we spent too many days in town.

We went to her house where the land was big enough to built 8 houses in Singapore. But she has built one house, with a big big garden. 3 garage and even a backyard that looks more like a park to me. Everything is about vastness and living in the moment.

I won't forget the fruit farm where we picked cherries. Eating homecooked lamb chops and Auntie April's house and and the number of hills and valleys we see along the way.
Buying a bbq chicken and eating at the park. Feeding ducks.

Our last moments were at The Three Sisters. The view was magnificent. That was when Auntie April said, i gotta go now. Hope you will enjoy the rest of your stay in Sydney. Remember the train at Katoomba train station comes every half an hour.

I hugged her tightly. The time spend in the town was so much fun with her company.
She says to my husband," you better take good care of her, or i will come to Singapore to kill you."

Both of us trying to control our tears. Parted bravely.

The handicraft shops at Leura Town were a good distraction from being left alone after 2 days with someone to drive us around all the time.

Somehow i like the town much better than the City. The Town ends at 5pm. All shops will be closed and all will go home. Imagine retail 9-5 working hours! Good life man!

Blue Mountain was even colder than the city. They had heated indoor swimming pool and heated warm indoor hotels. By this time, my faithful jacket proved useless against such weather.

We said farewell to Blue Mouuntain after taking a 2 hour train ride back to Sydney City.
And after walking for hours on the streets. I feel all the luxury brands and glamour dun move me anymore.

I miss the old, country like towns, with every nice stalls and flowers and wildlife and every turn of the road.

Yeh, and after all the walking. I am resting at Macdonalds. Because its raining heavily outside. When the rain feels like snow. And i can feel my hands breaking off from me.

2 more days in Sydney. My love hate relationship with Sydney. A bit more love than hate. Hee Hee. I feel so comfortable here that despite the cold, i dun wanna go home!

Because of the towns, my new dream in life. Spend 10 years saving money to buy a land in Leura and another 10 years for the renovation of the house. So by the time i am 50, i can migrate here. Leura wait for me...