The Rocks Sydney

Whilst I was travelling down the east coast to Sydney I saw a town called Newcastle which had Jesmond and Wallsend suburbs, it felt quite close to home. The overnight bus was supposed to arrived in Sydney at 12.00 lunchtime but it broke down about 45 minutes from Sydney on the Highway. The police had to close off the lane and we all had to sit …

today is the first day of my trip, my plane picked me up and landed right on schedule and I made it to my hotel right on time (minus the the 2 hours that I lost, getting lost in the airport). MY hotel is AMAZING, it has two floors, yeah TWO FLOORS and a ginormous bathroom. sadly it is 1 in the morning and i am very tired from my very long plane …

It was the first Day of Rosh Hashana and it was going to be a challenge to fit holiday into my journey....but what's a Jew to do? I woke up at 6am...It was early but I wanted to get an early start. I was anticipating all of the wonderous nooks that has made Sydney one of the worlds most livable major metropolis. Because it was early...I decided I …

I am beginning to think my decision to leave my hair dryer behind might have angered the travel gods rather than appease them. We over nighted in Sydney last night before we depart today 6th April for Toronto. And we had no hit water in the shower and wall mounted hair dryer was not working. So at 6 am in the morning I am walking along the hall in …

The coach got to Sydney around 8.30am. After feeling as though we were literally dumped outside the train station, I decided a taxi would be the best way to get to the hostel, since I didn't really know where it was, or how far. So I got a coffee and muffin in the station, then got a
taxi.

I don't think the driver knew exactly where I …

Day 2 in Sydney, and it's still mostly cloudy with occasional light shower to start the day. We got a good night of sleep and were feeling refreshed with minimal jetlag. We started the day by walking over to the Sydney fish market, which was a good 20-30 minutes walk from our hotel. At first we thought about taking the lightrail to the fish market …

Our last full day in Sydney - I can't believe how the time has flown by. We are so glad we opted for a full week here as there is so much to do, and so much that we haven't been able to fit in!

Leaving the children slumbering in their beds after a lot of busy days and and late nights, Howard and I started the day with a run around Darling …

Arrived in Sydney in the late afternoon and transferred to a restaurant, Casa Di Nico, see MAP, next to The Jerry Restaurant on the map, GPS(33 52 05.71, 151 12 06.11E), down by Darling Harbor, for dinner. Did a little walkabout by the Harbor. The harbor was full of activity, getting ready for the next night's world cup game, with huge outdoor TV …

After a short 3 hour flight from New Zealand we touched down in Sydney. Greg was looking forward to seeing his sister Kerry and excitement had been building as we knew that our time here would help us make our decision regarding a potential permanent move to. Kerry came to meet us at the airport AND paid for our taxi back to her place - thanks …

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 …

... , and as they were on short holiday, not a long backpacking trip, they had money to burn. They took us to a nice restaurant in The Rocks with a view of the Opera House, very posh and very expensive and I was very glad someone else was paying the bill. ...

This is Ben reporting. Sydney. Australia's largest city and, perhaps, it's most romanticised. With a population of 4.2 million and a size equal to that of greater London, Sydney truly is a place in Australia. I haven't visited Sydney, personally, in ...

... my favourite day in Sydney so far, as the weather was lovely and we managed to fit a lot in, beginning with a wander around The Rocks Market. As my guide book suggested, it was a more touristy market with lots of souvenirs on offer (cuddly koalas, ...

... how to eat a Tim Tam slam, both invaluable skills to have. We also get the chance to buy our last minute souvenirs at the Rocks market. And then suddenly that's that...we're in the car and heading towards the airport...how bizarre! We knew this day ...

The last few days have seen us do a bit more of the touristy stuff..... 8th January 2005 Today we went down to the rocks market (the opposide side of circular quay from the opera house) to allow Martine to buy some more TAT. But before we did this ...

... room. We didn't fancy sleeping on the beds there so decided to pass the opportunity up. That night we wandered down to The Rocks, and managed to catch a free fireworks show. Spectacular. On the home front we also saw a luxurious place in Sydney ...

... meet up with Karina, a friend of mine from Emory.  Karina's sister and 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 ...

... South Wales. Wander up to Hyde Park and the Archibald Fountain, then onto Circular Quay, where all the ferries leave from, and on to the Rocks, a market area. When we get back, M cooks a veggie chilli for the three of us and we have a few drinks before ...

... . We moored up in a really pretty cove where Simon and Mark braved the water which is still pretty cold. We then rowed over to the rocks where there were loads of these huge lizards. Not sure what they are called but I will find out and let you know if ...

... in the morning we stumbled back onto the streets with the crowds, considering our next options. We could join a street party in the Rocks, near the harbour, but I was tired and decided I'd get back on the train, as the next one wouldn't leave 'til 5:00 ...