When we finally ventured out, it was much cooler than Bali. Thankfully we had packed some warmer clothes. We immediately set out for Darling Harbour. We took the monorail and walked around looking for some "comfort" food, which we quickly found. Our first impressions were: "Wow, this is pretty cool!" There is something to be said about seeing the Sydney Opera House as the backdrop to the Harbour bridge in person. It is such a Sydney icon. We still remember watching the firework display during the Olympics on television and saying one day we will see it live!
On our second day, we started off early and jumped on the hop-on, hop-off bus, which Mackenzie loved. We felt that this would be the most efficient way to get a bird's eye view of the city given our limited time. So we rode the bus for a while and then started visiting the city. Our stops included the Opera House, Circular Quay, The Rocks, Kings Cross George Street, The Opera House, Hyde Park, Sydney Aquarium, just to name a few. We covered a lot of ground. The girls were awesome. They were more than happy to hop-on and off the bus throughout the day.
Unfortunately, on our third day, the weather wasn't the greatest so we were told not to bother with visiting the Blue Mountains. We would have seen only fog. So instead, we rode the ferry around the harbour and went to the Zoo, which happens to offer some of the most spectalcular views of Sydney. The girls loved the Zoo and so did mom & dad.
Next thing you know we had to pack and leave the next day.
We definately saw enough of Sydney to know that we want to come back.
What a great holiday! Scott, Tanya, thanks for encouraging us to do this trip!
We really enjoyed it.
1 comment:
Great to see more awesome photos! Can't wait for our turn to visit your part of the world! What amazing travelers the girls are!
Taniaxx
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