I made it! My first trip to Australia and I am IN LOVE! Not only is it my first trip to the continent itself, but this trip now marks 6 of 7 completed continents! (just Antartica to go..lol) Below are a few notable memories from my trip to Sydney... I arrived in Sydney on a Sunday afternoon and made my way to the hotel to drop my belongings. I stayed at the Shangri-La, ideally located in 'The Rocks', within Sydney Harbour, just walking distance from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Sydney Opera House, and Circular Quay. I made my way down to Circular Quay for a late lunch on the 5th floor Customs House where I had a light lunch for one and a (much needed) glass of wine. I spent the remainder of the evening unpacking my things and admiring the amazing view from my hotel room on the 26th floor, overlooking both the bridge and the opera house...lucky me! I don't even need to climb the bridge...lol jk! The next day was Bridge Climb day...woohoo! I made my way down to Circular Quay for some healthy breakfast and got my things together, ready to climb the bridge. Luckily, my hotel was a 5 minute walk from the beginning of the bridge. My climb began at around 12:30pm and took about 3 hours once our group had geared up, gone through the safety session, ascended and descended. As you can imagine, the view from the top was INCREDIBLE! I highly recommend the walk to absolutely anyone - no matter how old! It doesn't require too much physical excursion, so anyone can do it.
I am no wine connoisseur (unlike my mother) but I ordered the Riesling and it was horribly sour with little to no after-taste. Upon kindly telling the waiter the wine was corked, he proceed to tell me "It is not corked, it is a screw top" (*massive eye roll*). He then tried the wine himself and said "it is fine, it is Riesling of this region, it tastes different than the European kind"....this coming from the man who didn't know screw-top wine could be corked. Even though he insisted it was fine, I couldn't drink it and it was still kept on my bill...Anyhow! Other than that little blip, the meal was amazing and the view was extraordinary. The next day included a trip back to Circular Quay for some breakfast a Four Frogs Crêperie with a delicious Nutella and Banana Crêpe (my favorite) and an Iced Coffee for the 40 degree day we were having...once I'd filled my boots, I walked down to the Sydney Opera House to get a close-up view of the landmark. I then walked back towards Circular Quay to catch the ferry over to Manly...a beach town just 30-40 minutes away by boat. The ride over was great (coming from someone who HATES boats), the views were remarkable from all angles and the ride was smooth and comfortable. I spent about an hour walking down the strip of shops, going in and out of stores before stopping for some lunch by the sea. I had fish and chips, as I was right by the water...I felt it was only fair. Manly was a great beach and had a great "vibe" about it, with lovely shops, restaurants and people roaming around with surf boards. I walked back to the port a few hours later and jumped on the ferry back to Circular Quay. I dropped my shopping back at my room, cooled off in the AC for a few minutes and went back out to visit the Pylon lookout - the tower located at the start of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with great birds-eye views. I decided I would climb up and take photographs as I wasn't allowed my camera up the bridge the day before. Well! That completed my quick 3 day trip in Sydney...I wish I could spend more time in this amazing city...and country for that matter but I WILL be back..I absolutely loved this place and can't wait to visit again! Now off to Auckland, New Zealand to visit my family! Blog post to come...
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