Thursday, October 17, 2013

Sydney, Australia (October 2013)












AUSTRALIA!!!! FINALLY!!! I’ve wanted to go to Australia for as long as I can remember. Not 100% sure what initiated this urge, but I’m so excited to finally be in Oz. All I ever hear is how great the country and it’s people are, and how much I would love it. So here I am!

Sydney, you are living up to all of my expectations and are already making it hard to leave. I feel at home, loving the big beach city vibe which I’m obviously attracted to (5 years in LA will do that to you). We checked into Bounce Hotel (recommend it, a little pricey for a hostel but worth it, good location, clean and rooftop area) and immediately went out to explore the city.


First stop was Darling Harbour. This reminded me of the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, but a little more local feeling. There were a lot of tourists, but more locals than I expected. It was HOT out so I was happy, and we saw a sign for $5 pint happy hour, so then I was even happier.


After circling the attractions we walked over to the famous Opera House. It really is a beautiful building, although for some reason I thought it was taller. In comparison to the large bridge next door, it looked much more petite than I expected. The Opera House was surrounded by a Georgetown Waterfront like area, young professionals enjoying happy hour on a beautiful evening.


The walking continued… We strolled over to Darlinghurst to check out the night life. It was Sunday night so not as happening as we would like, but we enjoyed a burger and chips then make our way back to crash. We’ve been kind of lame about going out at night mainly because we’ve been up early and tired by the time cocktail hour rolls around. Hopefully more nights out in the future!

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