Day 3, Thursday 9th July 2009

Today we headed to Sydney. We took a bus to Gosford then a train to Sydney central to change trains and go to Circular Quays which is five minutes from my hotel, The Russel. The area is called The Rocks.

After arriving, we left our bags and then left the hotel to explore, stopping for lunch at The Rocks Cafe. Which is a neat little cafe.

From outside the cafe we can see the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a magnificent and iconic structure. To our delight the weather has been lovely and sunny today, so we could spend time in the sun gazing at the famous Opera house and Harbour Bridge,which we climb tomorrow!

Unfortunately i cannot upload the pictures i have taken just now, i have to wait until i get home but when i am home i will do so. The Bridge is quite a spectacle, we were able to walk directly underneath it and gaze up at it in wonder. So it's unfortunate that i can't upload photos as i see the sights.

After passing the bridge we took a long walk to Darling Harbour, passed The Sydney entertainment centre, went into Paddies market and walked around China town well into the dark. (Which starts at 5pm remember :P) After hours of walking we took a quick ferry under the Harbour Bridge back to our district, The Rocks.

After a quick stop at the 24 hour restaurant City Extra for a meal we returned for a early sleep... *Goes to bed.

Day 2 Wednesday 8th July 2009

Our second day exploring Australia.

Today we we took a Bus then train to end up in Woy Woy, (yep, its a place). Fish 'n' Chips for lunch, with many pelicans flying around the water. A ferry back to complete the Bus-Train-Boat sequence. :)

The strange thing about Australia, for me, is the time that it goes dark. Where i'm at, in Sydney it turns dark at around... 5:30pm. This is weird because in Scotland right now it turns dark after 10pm. It's crazy, my body tells me it's later at 8pm because its been dark for two hours already. Possibly it's still the jet lag but i don't know. To be honest i haven't really felt the Jet lag to badly i mean i feel pretty much fine which is suprising since my body has had a 10 hour change to adjust to.

Sydney harbour bridge climb on Friday. Can't wait!


-Colin

Watch this space.

On the fourth of July i head to Australia for three weeks.

We will be staying in Sydney, going to Brisbane, Cairns, Gosford and Townsville.

I plan to keep you updated on my travels through this blog.

Also, we haven't decided entirely what we are going to do, so if you know of anything good to do in Sydney, brisbane, cairns, gosford or townsville post and let me know.



I'll be blogging soon, so cya then. ;)

Colin