Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving isn't an Australian holiday, so today was pretty much like any other day down under. Except for the weather. This is what Sydney Opera House should look like on a summer day:





Below is what it looked like today. The weather did not cooperate. It felt like Thanksgiving in the States. It rained, it was cold. Just like November in the states.




Courtney and Tony took a bus tour with Pa around Sydney. We stopped by Harry's Pies, a Sydney institution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry). The special is "meat pie topped with mushy peas." Which is exactly what it is. Call it a 'tiger' and you add mashed potatoes under your mushy peas and gravy on top. They even have a veggie 'tiger' which is a veggie pie with the good stuff on top.

We even went to Bondi beach, the closest beach to Sydney and a favorite of European backpackers. (It wasn't beach weather). We finished with a ferry tour from Circular Quay (pronounced 'key') to Darling Harbor. Good call, Courtney!

While we were on tour, Mum and Angie scoured the city in search of Thanksgiving fare. Success! The American Club has a celebration. Turkey, stuffing and....it's Australia, so we had peel-and-eat shrimp and roast pork and lamb. Apparently whole turkey is expensive here. An American in front of me at the buffet advised me to load up on the turkey and skip the lamb.

Our wine of the day: Stony Peak 2006 Shiraz Cabernet. This wine was especially good consumed in large quantities with equally large quantities of food.

And to Leela! Happy first Thanksgiving! Thanks for dinner Angie and Glendon!