My Canadian adventure counterpart Brittany and I made good use of the school holiday time and ventured across the Tasman for a visit to Sydney. We visited the Three Sisters, in the blue mountains just outside the city... unfortunately the weather was less then impressive and we saw a lot of FOG, but just before our return trip to the city, the clouds lifted and we saw the rock formations appear through the drizzle.
After returning to the big city (much bigger than Auckland!) we toured around and took in the sights. Walked through the gardens down to the Opera House, a view of the harbour and bridge. We even took a little train ride around the paths. Did a bit of shopping at the local markets and made our way out of the downtown core to Bondi Beach to see the surfers. Monday we spent visitng the animals at the zoo, (fantastic harbour views!) and then onward to Luna Park a crazy old amusment park open since the 30's, with mirror mazes, crazy slides and a ferris wheel!
Sydney was lots of fun, and can't wait to see more of Aussie.
