Our flight to Sydney included a 5 hour stop in Darwin, so when we arrived in Sydney at 6am, we were a little worse for wear! We also happened to arrive on Australia Day, so Sydney was absolutely buzzing! After breakfast and a nap at our hostel, we walked from Potts Point, next to all the naval boats through the botanic gardens and along to the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Having both been to Sydney separately before, it was so nice to enjoy the sights together! Feeling hungry we headed to the Rocks to enjoy some street food and live music, a spot in Sydney that never disappoints!
We continued our walk along to Darling Harbour where the pre show for the evening fireworks had started. We had lost all steam at this stage, so it was back to the hostel for an early night. The next few days involved many hours wandering around the shops, looking for clothes for interviews as most things we own have an air of homeless chic about them! Luckily for us, it was also Chinese New Year, so as we wandered about the city, there were lots of colourful Chinese sculptures around. We also had a lovely catch up with Graham’s friends Ruth and Ryan to see what they had been up to since Graham was last in Oz in 2008.
A trip to Sydney really isn’t complete without a ferry ride , so with the sun shining, we headed off to Manly. It’s such a beautiful ferry trip and it only felt right to treat ourselves to some frozen yoghurt on the beach when we arrrived! We timed the ferry back perfectly, as the sun set behind the harbour bridge as we came into Sydney. It’s such a beautiful, vibrant city and reminded us that we both would love to live by the water. It seems to give added energy to a city.
We rented a car near our hostel for our little road trip up the coast. It was time to head north and see the beautiful New South Wales coast and some wonderful friends 🙂
-F xx
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