After Melbourne I took
the short flight up the coast to Sydney, which was my favourite part of
Australia I visited. There was a lot to see here and even with 5 nights and going
out all day every day I didn’t cover a lot of the city. I was staying in a
hostel very near the Central Station, which was a great location. I chose to
walk most places and it was only about a half an hour walk down to the Opera
House and Sydney Harbour.
I loved the two
harbour areas, and Darling Harbour was a nice place to go in the evenings. My
first morning I did the Sydney Opera House tour, which was one of the things I
was most interested to do here in Sydney. I had a great guide who was very
enthusiastic and entertaining, although did remind me of an old school teacher!
She allowed us to take some sneaky photos in one of the theatres – the theatre
which is mainly used for orchestral concerts was my favourite and beautiful
inside. They were setting up in the other one for the opera that was being
presented that afternoon and it was interesting to see the set being
constructed.
That afternoon I met
one of my friends who I met in Mexico last year and lives in Sydney. We went on
a free walking tour of Sydney which was excellent, and once again had a very
enthusiastic and informative young guide. They just rely on tips, but it was an
excellent service and a great 3-hour tour ending at a beautiful viewpoint over
Sydney Harbour.
That evening we spent
at Darling Harbour – we first went to an incredible dessert buffet (very
similar concept to Yo Sushi at home) where you picked off what you wanted to
eat from the conveyor belt. Macaroons seem very popular in Melbourne and
Sydney, so I had to try some – the popcorn one was delicious!
As it was a Saturday
night they had fireworks in Darling Harbour. These were amazing and a great end
to the day!
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