Our last night in Sydney

After a super busy day packing those final items into the study and our clothes and food into the car, we relaxed over a delicious dinner at the Royal Albert hotel in Reservoir Street. This is the pub where Alan and the boys used to meet on Thursdays for pool games, and while they thought it was a top spot for that, for non pool players it was a bit ho-hum - even edging into the grotty category. The pool table has gone - perhaps sadly for some- and the room has been transformed into a cosy and clean dumpling bar - and delicious dumplings they were too. The house red was eminently drinkable - perhaps too much so. All our family was there, including Oli, Zoeluma and Matilda, who didn't eat a single dumpling, although she is showing signs of teething.

It was a very fun night, and a good way to say goodbye to everyone and to celebrate Tim's 26th birthday.