Sydney- We put up on the Haymarket area which is very noisy and a party hub. We reached out hostel which was a nice and clean one on the Pitt Street 2 blocks from the Hyde Park. We took the train from the Airport and used our Opal cards. Hostel was on Pitt Street next to Maloney's. Then we took a nice walk to the Sydney Opera House around the Circular Quey. It was windy and cold but there was nice music across the cafes. The warf is quite busy with all the ferry lines 1-6 starting from there. And there are quite some musicians playing guitar, cello and pianoes in the alleys. It makes for a nice evening which will not cost a buck.
We woke up and went to the Andrews Cathedral across the Townhouse and saw the Victoria building. We prayed in there,saw nice Fresco glass walls. Then we went to St Mary's Church and St James in the Hyde Market. It was nice and peaceful but some fun birds in the park. We saw some pre wedding shoots. 1 Chinese couple. 1 Singaporean couple and 1 Indian couple. Then we went to Bondi beach. It was pristine with all the surfers. It had nice waves. We saw the sunset there. Then took the bus back to Central.
We went to Blue Mountain and went to Echo point. Took some nice snaps with the 3 sisters. We then took the walk to the 3 sisters. The walkway is nice and saw and covered with roch Hill forest. We took the train from Central and then from Central took the local bus. It was nice 2.5 hour ride eachway through Richmond and Stratfield. wonder world is not worth the rides. They still involve a lot of walking and you can go on the cable loading dock free of cost and can hang out in the cafe for some great clicks. The coffee counter remains closed
Today we went to Bayswater Bay and Rukscutters Bay. We walked within the docks and yacts, spoke to some families who are sailing for months. Then we went to Watson Bay for the sunset.
Today we went to the local flee markets and enjoyed window shopping and live music. 1 had the Australia Master Chef winner demonstrating some dishes. We did local wine tasting. They were not great. Also the hotdogs and burgers smelt wierd. It had some bit of drizzle and was cold.
We went to Darling Harbour...walked around. I met some office folks enjoyed the view from 36th floor of the office. It overseas the whole Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was sunny and windy. In the evening we went to the Luna Park. Liked the Olympic Swimming pool nearby and had good views of the Harbour Bridge. It was also the only time we rode the bridge. We did not take any ferry but I'm expecting the ride will be fun.
