This morning I met a man named Tina. Our hotel is near Kings Cross which is the redlight district in Sydney and as it is the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras this month there is no short supply of men like Tina around here. It is highly entertaining.
I got my first real view of the city today as we arrived in the dark last night and couldn't see much. What a fabulous city. We walked down to the harbour this morning and on the way walked through the beautiful botanical gardens and saw tons of flying foxes sleeping in the trees. We shortly arrived at the Opera House and I was surprised to see that the roof that looks like the sails of a ship are actually completely covered in tile. Then we walked along Circular Quay (pronounced Key) to The Rocks which is the oldest part of Sydney and is full of neat old pubs and hotels. We stopped for lunch and listened to a great band playing in the square. After that we walked/climbed the 300 stairs up the southeast tower of the Harbour Bridge to the Pylon Lookout. It was really windy up there and I was stupidly wearing a skirt that really wanted to fly up around my ears. I let my dad take all the pictures as my hands were occupied trying to keep my skirt down. It was a highly ammusing battle. From there we slowly made our way back to the hotel for a rest before heading to a thai restaurant for supper. My feet were killing me (didn't find a shoe store yet) so after supper I went back to the hotel to rest up for tomorrow.
I got my first real view of the city today as we arrived in the dark last night and couldn't see much. What a fabulous city. We walked down to the harbour this morning and on the way walked through the beautiful botanical gardens and saw tons of flying foxes sleeping in the trees. We shortly arrived at the Opera House and I was surprised to see that the roof that looks like the sails of a ship are actually completely covered in tile. Then we walked along Circular Quay (pronounced Key) to The Rocks which is the oldest part of Sydney and is full of neat old pubs and hotels. We stopped for lunch and listened to a great band playing in the square. After that we walked/climbed the 300 stairs up the southeast tower of the Harbour Bridge to the Pylon Lookout. It was really windy up there and I was stupidly wearing a skirt that really wanted to fly up around my ears. I let my dad take all the pictures as my hands were occupied trying to keep my skirt down. It was a highly ammusing battle. From there we slowly made our way back to the hotel for a rest before heading to a thai restaurant for supper. My feet were killing me (didn't find a shoe store yet) so after supper I went back to the hotel to rest up for tomorrow.
2 comments:
sounds like you are having fun so far, can't wait to hear more.
Liz
I'm glad you're having soo much fun. I miss you already! I can't believe someone stole your shoes, but YAY you get new ones so it kinda worked out well for you. Tell your mom and dad I say hi...especially your mom. The option for adoption is still available *winks*
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