Wordless Wednesday - Ballast Point Park

Found a charming park with a bit of history to it by the foreshore - Ballast Point Park.

Linking up for Wordless Wednesday with My little Drummer Boys, sakuraharuka and Twinkle in the Eye 

a brief interlude

we had  a brief interlude without the  little man last weekend. A date for M and I - whilst some dear friends came over to babysit. Little man had a great time turning on the penguin toy our friends gave him. 

Have to say it was a lovely day over sydney harbour and we had reservations at Sails on Lavender Bay. 

What an awesome location or a restaurant, right by the harbour with a view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and yachts moored just in the bay.

Lunch itself - the food was lovely. We had a travelzoo special 3 course lunch for 2. The meal started with amuse bouche of lemon zucchini arrancini. It was really delicious. 

M and i had the same courses for entree and main. Duck salad and king salmon. The duck was so very tasty.. that i  wished that there was more. the King salmon was good, but not my favorite course.

For dessert M had the cheese plate, and i had an amazing panna cotta..

Am inspired to try making this once we have our new kitchen.

The service was nice, though the kitchen was slow. It would be a lovely spot to linger for abit. 

Sydney Theatre Co

This year my girlfriend K and I decided that we'd be theatre partners together. It's been a while since i've had a subscription to the Sydney Theatre Co , so it is a real treat.

We had dinner before the play at the Hickson Rd Bistro. I had Crisp Skin Ocean Trout, Crushed Potatoes, Seared Scallop, Basil & Ramesco Sauce - very enjoyable - particularly the ramesco sauce , but i would have like the skin to be more crisp.

K had the Pumpkin & Ricotta Ravioli, Baby Peas, Lemon, Almond, Parmesan & Sage Butter - which she said was quite nice. Nice restaurant that i'd go back to.

We finish dinner about 15 mins before the play starts and this is when the fun begins - we discover that the play - in the Next room - was not on where we were - we were down on Hickson rd and the play was at the Opera House. Panic sets in and we head down the street - i suggest to K that we should catch a cab, it would have taken us 25-30 mins to get there on foot. Fortunately for us - we make it down to the Drama theatre with a minute(literally) to spare.

I have to admit that i don't recall reading the blurb about the play - though parts of it would definitely make one blush. I really enjoyed the story line - but felt that there were overplayed too many times. Not a bad start to the theatre year!

If you read this K - i had a memorable night - and very funny! :)