Mrs Macquarie's Chair Sydney

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I can't believe I spent New Year's Eve in Sydney. It's something I've always wanted to do and I can finally check it off my bucket list.

So we set of from Wuhan, China on 29th December and had stop overs in Shanghai and Melbourne. The flight actually took 22 hours which surprised us considering we're already in the …

Day 1:
Arrived in Sydney @ 7.30am, Grainne and Gary picked us up from the airport, went for a yummy breakfast in the Grounds! Took the train to town and called in to Trica at work ... weather was horrible and torrential rain! Typical!

Day 2:
Our tour guide Trica took us to the Circular Quay, saw the Opera House and Harbour Bridge …

OH MY GOD!
I was so excited to go to Sydney and this time I had more then one reason for that :-)

First of all it is probably every ones dream to visit "Oz" like the “Aussies" like to call Australia influenced by the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". For us European, Dorothy´s place is much further away then only 3 clicks with our …

I didn't have the best night sleep in the dorm, so got up about 8am, showered and woke up Hannah. We set off down Geaorge Street about 9am looking for a chemist to sort out Hannahs chaffing legs as we were planning a lot of walking today. We had success at Coles and jumped on the free 555 shuttle bus to Circular Quay.

We bought our first …

I'm back in Sydney at the Opera House again ... as we all know.

But today it dawns on me that I'm here alone at the Opera House for the first time ever. No brother, no ex boyfriend and no friends of any description are accompanying me.

Another realisation ... I am making visits to this southern hemisphere city almost as many …

Sydney lässt wahrlich keine Wünsche offen – wer einmal hinreist, sollte sich genügend Zeit reservieren! Nicht nur der Central Business District (CBD) ist einen Rundgang wert, auch die etlichen Stadtstrände der zahlreichen Suburbs (Vororte) und vorgelagerten Kleininseln locken mit ihrem typischen Aussie-Style-Beach-Flair bei passendem …

It was finally here! New Year's Eve in Sydney Harbour!! Whoop whoop!! Our alarm sounded at what definitely felt like the middle of the night, but the excitement kept us going and after a shower and a quick cab ride, we arrived at the entrance to Mrs Macquaries point and started searching for the end of the queue!! By this stage it was 7am - we …

We're here!

Finally. After 36 hours, a astonishing 7.5 movies and one documentary, numerous card games, a nice refreshing shower at Taipei International Airport, and three hours of sleep. But we're here. And Sydney is beautiful. I was extremely tired when we got here, so I'm pretty sure I'll appreciate this city even more when I'm more …

... and peaceful, and the views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge were second to none. My favourite view yet came at Mrs Macquarie's Chair, as you could see both of the famous landmarks in your line of sight, making a great photograph. We contemplated ...

... sun, and then into the leafy edges and shady middle of the Botanical Gardens. Resting on a golden shelf of rock by Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, where I once watched the fireworks over a new year's sky, the setting sun blinds me a bit, and suddenly I am no ...

... another friend of theirs joined us for brunch in the Rocks and then we did a walking tour of the botanical gardens, Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, and even ventured into the art museum before going our own ways again.  We then decided to move downtown for ...

... Donny, John and I along with Kat and Claire (other Newcastle CVAers, plus some of their friends) walked down to Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, a fireworks-viewing point in the lovely Botanic Gardens. It was packed with people, on the cliff in the gardens and ...

... to wander around. Views from the Harbour Bridge,the Opera House and looking back over towards these two landmarks from Mrs Macquarie's Chair were breathtaking. Everyday landmarks such as the the banks on  Martin's Place, the Customs House and the ...

... like Uluru, an Australian icon. From there, I walked around the waterfront to the botanical gardens and the headland called Mrs Macquarie's Chair, looking back towards the postcard image of the Opera House with the Harbour Bridge - or Old Coathanger as ...

... skyscrapers as the afternoon turned to evening. Our plan for the next day was to walk from the Opera House to Mrs Macquarie's Chair. Once we had had a little nose around the inside of the impressive theatrical edifice, we began our stroll through ...

... hop on hop off) was probably the best option for aquainting ourselves further with the city. First stop for us was 'Mrs MacQuarie's Chair' which affords spectacular views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. We posed for a number of photos and enjoyed ...

... running shoes again (keen, I know) and went for another jog through Hyde Park and the Botanic Gardens again, but this time to Mrs Macquarie's Chair, and sat and watched as all the lights lit up the harbour. Then we got a real unexpected treat, as all the ...

... of discouraging them, but looking at the population its not working at all. I then head down to visit Mrs Macquarie's chair. Mrs Macquaire's Chair, otherwise known as Lady Macquarie's Chair, provides one of the best vantage points in Sydney. The ...