Sydney Aquarium Adventure

Today we went to the Sydney Aquarium. It was so great. You can walk through these glass tunnels under the water in the shark tank and the seal pool. The shark tank was amazing. They had all sorts of sharks (some of them up to 10ft long) and giant sea turtles that were bigger than me and a bunch of different kinds of rays. My dad saw a sea turtle eat a little fish but I missed it. We also saw some huge shark rays and way more boring little fishies than one could ever hope to see in a couple hours. I got some really cool video of the sharks and turtles (if you want to see them email me and i'll send them to you cuz i can't post video here).

After the Aquarium my dad went on the bridge climb where you go all the way up to the top of the arch on the harbour bridge. He says it was really cool but over-priced ($169!). While he did that Mum and I witnessed some magic. We walked into the Queen Victoria Building (a big fancy shopping mall like Harrods in London) and came out of the building 2 blocks later. Somehow without knowing it we went underground to the next block where there was a different mall, through that mall and out the other side. When we walked out of the mall we had no idea where we were and absolutely could not find the QV Building again. Amazingly, we had lost an entire building and not just any building but one that is the size of an entire city block.

So, we gave up trying to find the QV Building and decided to take the monorail to Paddy's Market. I'd tell you what one can find in Paddy's Market but I don't know because when we got there it was closed. So, tired and hungry we slowly found our way to The Rocks where we were to meet Dad after his climb. To add insult to injury, on the way we walked right through the Queen Victoria Building. We met up with Dad with no puchases to show for our day of "shopping" and went to the Australian Hotel for beers and supper.

I am in the process of compiling a list of things that are different between Saskatchewan and New South Wales. It is a highly entertaining process. Before I came to Australia I was told that it is just the same as Canada but warmer. I disagree. For example, when one asks for a lemonade in NSW, you will be served a sprite.