Sydney Slackers

Last week Jeremy and I headed off to New South Whales to visit the most bustling city in Australia: Sydney.

We had a great time visiting different neighborhoods and in the process found the Muslim quarter, the Vietnamese quarter and the Korean quarter. What fun! Now we know where to go find our favorite foods!

We were there for three days staying with a friend of his but didn't really manage to do too many touristy things until the last day when we headed out to Sydney harbour (I need to start practising my British English) which explains the relatively small collection of photos here. That and we only took his camera so we wouldn't be over our carry-on weight limit with all my camera junk!

It was windy and freezing (literally!) but we had a great time and Jeremy loved showing me the city. Here we are snapping photos at the Sydney Harbour Bridge. You can do a climb over the bridge for AMAZING views but I believe it's in excess of $150... I hope I'll get to do it someday!

Then we kept on walking right over to the Opera House. It's classic white mounds are supposed to resemble the sails of all the boats in the harbour.

This is an interesting photo that I took while looking at some lamps. I felt it was an interesting perspective and a new way to see the building.

Interestingly, one end of Opera is actually all restaurant in a glass enclosed tip.

What I presume is probably the best seat in the house? Right in the tip!

The whole thing is covered in thousands of tiles! Far away they look pretty neat but up close they're pretty plain and yellow... Not as neat.

We walked all around for a bit trying to find a way in (apparently there was a free art exhibit?) but couldn't find one. So we headed off with grand plans to walk around the harbour and over to the next one--Darling Harbour--for dinner. Along the way I got some great photos of the sun casting shadows from the bridge onto the Opera House.

The Opera House from far away with shadows. (You know, it's actually two buildings? Yes, the one on the right which pretty much comprises those first two fins is the restaurant.)

And then again just as the sun disappeared and the whole sky was pink.

We had a good time but didn't realize how far away Darling Harbour actually is--it's not a short walk. We were at it for about three hours when we finally threw in the towel and opted for a warm pizza instead. By the time we ate, we were starved and pretty cold, and it was getting close to our departure time, so we headed off and said farewell to Sydney. But then again, maybe we'll be back sooner than you think...