We woke up before the alarm this morning (probably something to do with the time-difference) and had showers, ate some of the free food the hostel was providing for breakfast and then went out to explore Sydney.
The weather was really nice today - the sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky - there was a slight chill in the air, but nothing like what we had in New Zealand. We walked from our hostel along the edge of the water and through the Royal Botanic Gardens towards the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. We were able to walk right up to the Opera House and had a look around, before walking around the harbour and into the centre.
Sydney seems like a nice place. It's a lot like other major cities (busy, lots of people, traffic etc), but we didn't mind, it was so quiet in some parts of New Zealand, it made a nice change. We decided to head back to our hostel this afternoon to arrange some accommodation for tomorrow and found somewhere around the corner (Chilli Blue Backpackers) for almost half the price. Afterwards, we shared a coffee and a muffin and then headed back into the centre.
We carried on looking around the shops and in one of the shopping centres we both had a massage in a small Chinese shop, which was really nice and Nikki bought me a new leather Rip Curl wallet for our 2nd anniversary (good Wifey). We then came back to our hostel where we had noodles for our tea before planning things to do tomorrow.
G'day Australia!
1 comment:
Hey Nikki & Ben,
Sounds like your both still having a fantastic time, im jealous! Weather in Bristol is horrible it seems like it never stops raining lately! Send me another post card when you move to your next destination!
Take care!
Love Kate x x x
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