McFarland's in Sydney

My parents and brother were in town recently for about 10 days. They packed in about as much as you can in that time with trips to Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo, Bondi Beach Coastal Walk, Manly Beach, Watson's Bay, Seaplane Tour, and a tour of the Blue Mountains. It was a whirlwind visit, but I couldn't be happier that they made the long journey to see us. Hopefully, they didn't get too worn out and will come back to visit.



My brother's photos are much better, but I suspect it has to do with the camera. :) Just kidding Steve.

Steve's Album

Mad Mex

A short-update on the quest for decent Mexican Food: First I should clarify that most probably I am searching for good Tex-Mex not true authentic Mexcan food (although that is good too). Anyway, thanks to our friend Mickey we learned about Mad-Mex, a burrito place near Oxford St. It is about a 20min walk from our place, but it turns out this is the closest thing to Tex-mex found to date. In fact, I would say the is the Australian rip-off of Chipotle.

Needless to say I have been there several times since and even have a frequent burrito card (buy 10 get one free). While we may be a long way from really good tex-mex, this is a suitable substitute for the time being...and they have decent margaritas!

So now there is no excuse for all of our Texas friends to come visit (hint hint).