Sydney
Trip Start
Jun 01, 2008
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16
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Trip End
Aug 20, 2008
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
On our first day in Sydney we visited the Chinese Garden which is a really cool quiet area to chill out in and is right in the centre of the city. We sampled some Chinese black tea (which tasted like mud) and relaxed in the gardens which have mini chinese temples and waterfalls throughout. After a relaxing morning we headed out into the crowds and slowly made our way to the Sydney Aquarium which is right on the harbour front. The aquarium was amazing and had all sorts including a number of sharks and also the cast from Finding Nemo! We spent the evening at Darling Harbour with a few drinks and a game of underground neon bowling followed by a good few hours of people watching, (the pilgrims for World Youth Day are actually quite rowdy and were very entertaining!). We became regular visitors of the Darling Harbour area, it is very lively waterfront with a number of very nice bars and restaurants and we found ourselves outside with a few drinks on a number of occassions!
The Sydney Opera House was the obvious must see attraction whilst we were in Sydney and it really is quite impressive! We were taken on a guided tour inside and visited some of the most popular theatres and given a background talk on the architecture and problems faced during the construction. We even managed to find a roof top beer garden (always a bonus!) with amazing views of the Opera House during sunset which was great.
Due to Sydney's location, it has very good seafood and a very popular fishmarket, we visited the main fish market in Sydney and the amount of seafood was out of this world! They had eveything you could think of and we did our best to sample as much as possible between us!
During our final day, we met up with some of Anna's family who live just outside of Sydney. They took us for a lovely meal and gave us a guided tour of the sites which included a stop at Summer Bay (the beach from Home and Away). Next up was a flight to Melbourne, and we are both agreed that Sydney will take a lot to be beaten!
