As the Olympic Park is about 5miles out from the centre of Sydney we popped onto one of the double-decker citylink trains into the centre of the city. We only have a day in the city this time round so we wanted to see some of the famous sites. However as the day wore on it got hotter and hotter, hitting 35C according to some of the billboards. Undeterred by the heat we set about walking from the station up to Sydney Harbour Bridge, round to the Opera house and then back down through the Royal Botanic Gardens. All three were spectacular and below are a selection of our favourite photos.
Andrea outside the Olympic Park stadium.
Some interesting wildlife in Hyde Park, Sydney.
Me and Andrea in front of the Opera House.
Close up of the Opera House.
Sydney Harbour Bridge. The photo doesn’t do the scale of it justice.
Looking back at the Sydney skyline from outside the Opera House.
The third of November is also traditionally a big celebration day over here as it is the Melbourne Cup, the Australian version of the grand national. The betting shops and pubs were overflowing and there were many expensive parties going on in some of the fancy bars around the harbour. As we progressed south through the city to Kings Cross, a bizarre area of Sydney where upmarket hotels and restaurants meet cheap strip-bars and sexshops, we were inundated with drunken Aussies falling out of bars and into the streets around us. Before today we just thought only the Brits knew how to make fools of themselves drinking on such a grand scale. We were wrong. Amused and horrified in equal measure, we made our way to the station and headed back.
Tomorrow we are off to Katoomba, which is on the edge of the Blue Mountain National Park. We are staying in a youth hostel there, hoping to meet some fellow backpackers and get some good photos as we have a couple of days to explore the surrounding areas. I’ll report back soon. Adios until then…
Great photos. You're baking and we are freezing!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Katoomba. Love Mam xx
The Blue Mountains are amazing - make sure you ride on the world's steepest railway while you are there too!
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Great pictures you have got dear friends. Good to know that you had a great day in Sydney, visited almost all the attractions in Sydney.
ReplyDeleteI love the opera house view most .
Cheers Gemma, we had a ride on the railway and the cable-car. Both excellent. I particularly like the Indiana Jones music on the worlds steepest railway ;)
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