Sydney - AMAZING

02/11/10

Hello people – wow its been a while since I last blogged and quite a bit has happened not entirely sure how I am going to recollect everything but I will give it my best try.
Things have been so busy I am sat in my room and its midnight and I find myself writing this because days have been packed and there has been no time. We were in Sydney the weekend also and with no internet or computer with me it was hard to keep track of things.
So my blog ended on Wednesday morning after my mega chilled morning, the day was beautiful so I decided to head out to town on my own, I walked to the tram station and after some serious ticket acquisition dramas which involved me having to pick up separate trams making separate stops for cash and then change and then finally buying a ticket on the 3rd tram into town. I arrived into Town and had a general plan to just roam around and soak up the city. I wanted to try little tid bits of food and see what it was all about. The first place I went to was Queen Vic Market, I was really wanting to check out the food section and not look to make any purchases. Before heading to the market I saw an incredible looking Japanese place so had a Chicken Teriyaki Sushi Roll to get things started it was delightful...The market was like any other with nick nacks and good cheap deals, I struggled to find the deli/food court. I found the food court and was slightly disappointed it wasn’t stalls, it was all established eateries, didnt stop me from tucking into a chick satay stick which was pretty damn good...I then found the deli and the eating madness started with a hot baked Sausage Roll which was a speaciality for the bakery – soooo good! I then purchased a greek piece of flat bread filled with lamb and it was sooo lovely also....I was in food heaven.
I continued my wandering and found a huge ski and snowboard shop which I killed a good couple of hours in – that pleased me greatly. I continued onto the Botanical Gardens to chill out and went for a mega walk across the city to the gardens not before grabbing a mini Thai chicken pie, and some Chicken Yakisoba – I was starting to fill up pretty bad so the walk around the gardens was much needed and was equally satisfying...the natural beauty amongst the city was amazing to see.
I proceeded to make my way home to then head out for dinner at the local mall before returning home to get ready for our trip to Sydney. We packed a rucksack and one piece of carry on luggage and we due to leave early the next morning.
We arrived in Sydney and checked into our hotel @ around 10am...we managed to find a bed and breakfast for 2 nights for $100 AUD a night, not bad considering Sydney is pretty expensive, we were pretty central but not staying in the most desirable place in Sydney but it was relatively safe. Our room as clean and we had a rest room to ourselves and thats all we needed. We spent our first day in Sydney walking around the city, through Hyde Park and then over to Darlington Harbour for a little spot of lunch and more walking...the early start meant we were exhausted so we went back to the lovely Omallys Hotel and had a couple of hours kip before heading back to see Darlington Harbour at night, and it was Friday night so it was buzzing I remember wishing I knee a couple of people in Sydney to head out with but unfortunately it didnt work out! All good. Darlington harbour was beautiful at night, we had dinner at the food court – tasty food reasonably priced, we were well fed and walked on home, not before watching a street performer from Japan for a good hour or soo, thoroughly entertaining!!
The next day we proceeded to walk through the Botanical Gardens in Sydney to the north to have a look at the incredible Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera house. You can see why its a wonder of the world, its an incredible building...the engineering and structural genius was out of this world!! I must have taken a hundred pictures of the same building!!
After a lot of viewing we then went over to circular quay to take a ferry ride to Manly – a small Surf town in another district of Sydney...the beach was real choppy and you could see why it was good for surfing, I loved the little town and am slowly getting the surf bug...we had pizza in Manly before making our way home via the incredible night view of the harbour bridge and the opera house...so good.
On the last day in Sydney we walked around the pleasant markets of the Rocks area, it reminded me of Spitalfields only more spread out and a little more lively!! We watched a candy shop make hard candy from fresh...then made our way over to what was the highlight of the trip for me...Bondi Beach!!
We arrived to the world famous beach known for its amazing waves and high tides...the eutopia for surfers. There were lots of people out as the weather was lovely and it was a weekend...it was buzzing....i fell in love with the place and got the surf bug even more!! It was incredible! The water so clear, the sun so bright, the sand so white and the surrounding shops and cafes and restaurants were soo vibing it was awesome!!
After bondi we made our way back to the airport and to Melbourne.
The last couple of days have been very family orientated. On Monday I spent time with family friends and then we had the mega diwali function at home! It was a fun evening where I met a lot of my uncles close family and friends. It was a great way to spend our Indian new year. Today I think we were all a little hung over from tiredness of the mega celebration the night before. We drove to Yarra Valley, the wine district of the Area of Melbourne. The wine yards are a beautiful sight, we could have done with better weather but the company was great to all was good. We saw a couple of Kangaroos! Before heading home for dinner.
That brings me upto date...I can sleep knowing there isn’t much left to write from Australia as I don’t have long left!!

Peace and love