Robert Cristante

Sydney – Day 1 to 3

After arriving at our relatives place, we had a nice dinner and then went to bed.  Went to a shopping center and had a walk around and look at shops.  Then a quiet afternoon and some nice dinner and seeing my cousins family.  After another sleepless night, we had an early breakfast and left to a place to get a train. Bankstown is a place were we took the train to our appointment to see my mums specialist for her consultation before her eye surgery. Mind you that I was confused because of the two nights I slept less than I usually do.

On the second day, my first time on the train into Sydney was such an enjoyment it also made me feel a little worried that a country type person in a big city would feel. Confused is one of my emotions, and somehow I was amazed at the structure of the city. Okay I live near a city after an hour drive which Townsville is and its booming but with Sydney is in comparison larger than Townsville by five times.  Sydney is an eye-opener experience where I noticed that buildings above ground shone with its mirrored brilliance, it also have car parks, railway lines and stations underground, and some shops. (My first thought was that a vampire would love to live in Sydney’s underground stations, but with all those security cameras could be a little disturbing for the rail staff.) Anyway with twenty minutes to spare I turn right and before I knew it my mistake was a little back to the appointment address. On the way back and getting to the spot, and entering and mum had her test before seeing the specialist. Well the specialist was a very jokey person and Mum and I felt at ease. Here is the short of the appointment:

The specialist call my mum and I followed and said, “I have been waiting to see you.”
After getting to the point of why we are there, he started to explain that some cases can not be done with a single lens implants which most country people have in their eyes.
Mum and I saw the fifteen minutes video before coming up to see this doctor, and I could actually see my mum shoulders droop down.
Mum said, “How can that be but our doctor in Townsville said it was possible with the referral letter.”
This lovely doctor said, “I better read the referral letter.”
After reading that mum has multi-focal lenses, and he said, “Oh I should have read the referral letter and yes in that case it can be done.”
To make this a little short – a little questions and such and a few other thing and finished our appointment on a happy note.

As we left the building, and walked to  Circular Quay where the Sydney Opera House is close by, I could not stand the amount of walking I did, I had to stop and sit on my wheelie walker. Lucky for my portable seat, that I could see the beautiful Circular Quay where tourist shops and restaurants and cafes plus the ferry service for Sydney Harbor to the other side. Of course, it can be traversed by road but the only problem will be for parking where it costs a fee of about AUD$60 a day. That is why walking and the train is the cheapest for tourists; and buses is also included. With that in mind, I could not help look at the people of Sydney. Okay there is a lot of different ethnic people. It was difficult to depict a tourist from a local of Sydney. The tourist is easy with their camera but it was later that I noticed the multicultural Australia. People from the Middle East and Asians were the majority of the people I have seen. I could not help but love the mixture because it is just what makes us Australian.

Okay let me tell you with all the pictures of the Sydney Opera House (left is the picture I took on my iPod) does nothing compare to being there in person. It look like a great ship with its great sails fanned out like the winds breeze to see its majesty. Of course it was not a ship but the impression to me was like a great ship with sails at full mast.  Its majestic arcs was something to beheld. I never thought it to be that big but it was a great thing to see. On our way back I could see people climbing the  Sydney Harbour Bridge. I would loved to climb the bridge but my body does play a big part to my life. Well as you can see by the photo of the Opera House, people are up on the balcony to see up and close where I assume the big arcs start from. While I couldn’t go up to the balcony, I noticed that the stair in front of the Opera House were being fixed. I believe that there is lifts, but I think it costed so money to look inside the Opera House. Next Time I’ll go inside. Is it magnificent? The memory of this will be my highlight of the year. The moment of departure from Circular Quay with a few glorious views of the harbour.

After the day, I enjoyed a train ride back to our relatives and a lovely dinner. That night I slept like a baby.