A Scorcher of a Sydney Day

Wow, yesterday was an absolute heatwave! I couldn’t believe the heat in the air that cloaked the entire city. And it lasted well into the night! I couldn’t even eat ice-cream without having to furiously spoon it into my mouth (learned my lesson when the first scoop melted into a little puddle when I looked away for five seconds).

Sahara and I had made plans a long time ago to visit Bankstown and during our trip, I purchased a drink that went a long way towards quenching my thirst.

At this small store in the side of a wall, you could create your own juice from a selection of fruits and then add your own jelly etc (in retrospect, I guess this is the same as what you get at Easyway, but it is different when you see it all in front of you!)

I immediately picked watermelon juice and decided not to add any other fruits. I love watermelon juice!!

Then it was time to pick the jelly and initially, I chose the coconut jelly squares in first bowl from the right (blue) because they reminded me of the yummy lychee jelly squares that I had with my sago at the Chinatown night markets.

However, I was quickly dissuaded from my choice by the STAFF who insisted that it ‘wasn’t nice’. They encouraged me to add the whole lychees instead.

In the end, I picked the mixed jelly – an awful lot like what you get from bubble tea places.

The end result was super refreshing and stayed cold for a surprisingly long time!

What did you do to escape the Sydney heat?