Katie hopping onto the Sydney Explorer tour bus
Darling Harbour
The other side of Darling Harbour with the aquarium
This massive shopping building houses four levels of shopping in which the prices ascend by level
Kaite and I climbed the pylon lookout ahead for great views of the city, opera house, circular quay, and bridge - this time we could even bring our cameras
The wharf at Circular Quay - the opera house is further to the left, and the bridge is just behind us
I love this picture of the bridge - what a beautiful piece of art
This sunset doesn't even begin to compare to the sunset we watched from the top of the bridge the day before but you can start to get the idea of the magnificent colors we saw
One last evening shot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Katie I discussed that we will likely need to return for New Years at some point to see the fireworks shoot off the bridge.
Tuesday morning, we scored free continental breakfast at the hotel, where Katie and I got very adventurous and tried vegemite for the first time. I did it just the way I've been instructed (lots of butter on the toast followed with a thin scraping of vegemite) and our shared reaction was YUCK! But at least we tried it. We took the Sydney Explorer Bus Tour and explored Darling Harbour and the shopping district of the city. There is a walking street shopping mall area on Pitt St, and we stumbled upon the 'frozen in time' video take. Have y'all seen that on UTube? There was a video going around where a large group of people with synchronized watches in Grand Central Station freeze mid-step for 5 minutes, then at the end of 5 minutes go back into normal activity. Everyone who doesn't know about it is confused and shocked and in disbelief. It was fun to see. We did a little shopping, then headed to the pylon lookout at the bridge. We got free access to climb it after climbing the bridge the day prior. This time we were able to bring our cameras so we could capture some of the view. There's also a museum set up within the pylon explaining the history and building process of the bridge. The sun started to set as we were coming down the pylon and we rushed to the end of Circular Quay to the bridge lookout to try take it in, but it was dark by the time we got there. We took in one last view of the bridge and opera house and headed to our pick of the bars, The Orient, for one last drink. We went back to the hotel to collect our bags. By this time, the staff all knew us and jokingly offered a free upgrade for another night's stay. We declined, realizing that at some point we really did have to leave this beautiful city and get back to reality (and work!). We had a fantastic time in Sydney and it is a beautiful city located on the harbour, but I still prefer Melbourne!
