P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way- SYDNEY!!!

This past weekend, 2 friends and I went on a trip to Sydney! It was so much fun! The first day, we made our way to Bondi Beach- just on the outskirts of Sydney. It was a pretty cool beachy town, with a gorgeous beach, pretty blue waters, and a really nice coastal walkway. We spent a good deal of time walking along the coastline, then enjoyed a beautiful day at the beach. The weather in Australia has been pretty sporadic, but we happened to come to Bondi Beach on a great day for sun-soaking and swimming. That night we headed over to the main City Business District (CBD) to a part of Sydney called "The Rocks."

"The Rocks" is where the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney bridge are located, and is also the site of the first colonizers of Australia. These settlers, who were convicts kicked out of their own country and moved to Australia, came over from Great Britain in 1788. These ex-convicts slowly transformed their land of exile into a flourishing community that is now modern day Sydney.

That night, we went up in the sky tower to take a good look of Sydney from up above. An elevator shot us up to the top of a high tower with a 360 degrees viewing deck. It was beautiful! I never knew how much water runs through the heart of Sydney- no wonder it's so well known for its harbors. We took a nice walk around the main CBD and explored around a bit.

The next day we took a ferry over to the island of Manly. It's got quite a funny name I think. The ferry ride was really great because we got to see a great view of the city, as well as go by some of the islands within the Sydney area. Manly beach was a lot of fun, and we went through a scenic hike in the park on the island. When we got back, we went for a stroll in the botanic gardens, and then at night we went to see an opera at the Opera House! We saw "The Marriage of Figaro." The opera was in english (phew!) and it was a classic tale set in modern day times so it was really funny and cool to watch. The music was beautiful- I wish I could sing like that!

On our last day in Sydney, we went to a small suburb within the city called Newtown. Home sweet home! It was a really cool place with a hippie-ish feel and so many stores and restaurants that sold food and goods from countries all around the world. In the afternoon, we checked out of our hostel and I decided to go for run across the famous bridge. It was a gorgeous sight running across the bridge and getting to see the whole harbor from the other side. I then continued my run into Hedge Park which was also really nice! Next stop Cairns...

Here are some pictures from the trip:

Bondi Beach!

Also Bondi

The Bridge!

First sighting of the Opera House

City at Sunset

More Opera House! This time from the ferry

Front view

Ferry ride- Opera house and city and bridge!

So much sailing- This was on Manly Island

Beautiful arched bridge

Botanic Gardens

Inside the Opera house!

All lit up at night

Statue of Queen Victoria in Hedge Park- so many things here are named after her!

Fountain at Hedge Park