'The drives give Mum and Dad room to breathe away from the hustle and bustle, and spend time with us.' Via SBSVoices
We pile into the Tarago at 11pm. When the rest of the world is sleeping, our family makes the hour-long journey from western Sydney to Blues Point in the city.
As we cruise along Victoria Road, the city’s skyline comes into view, street-lamps twinkling against the velvety midnight sky. We see the road that leads to the entrance of Sydney University, now empty. During the day, the same paths are filled with stressed students and commuters.My parents and I immigrated from Hyderabad, India in 2002. Crossing oceans ignited a dream of Dad’s and that dream today, is fifteen years old.
With cups of hot chocolate and coffee in our hands, bundled in Kmart jackets, the drives give Mum and Dad room to breathe away from the hustle and bustle, and spend time with us.But we don’t just drive all the way to North Sydney to stare at the soothing lull of harbour waves and the gentle bobbing of parked yachts. As a hospitality family, late-night dinners are a necessity. On the way, we have dinner at Faheem’s Fast Food in Enmore. We stop on the way home at Darling Harbour for ice cream.