Arriving in Sydney airport at 9am, a quiet descended on our ears - we thought we had lost our hearing on the plane - but no Sydney was calm and quiet with a well run taxi rank and hardly any traffic. It couldn't be farther away from Bangkok where we had just come from.
We stayed in the "Potts Point" area of Sydney - contrary to other travellers opinions - "too close to Kings Cross and very seedy, the red light district of Sydney" - we thought it was perfect for us. Central enough to walk to all the tourist areas and close to Kings Cross for bars and take out food.
3 days in Sydney is definitely not enough time in this beautiful, modern metropolis.
In these 3 days we managed to fit in all of the sights including Sydney Opera House and the bridge, the Royal Botanical Gardens, The Rocks shopping area, Diamond Harbour, the zoo, Bondi beach (with the lovely Steph - one of our fellow travelling friends) and we got to take a short trip to see another friend we met on a tour (Ryan and Mandy) in Hornsby. They very kindly invited us for a good old Ozzie BBQ and boy was it good! Thank you again for the wonderful hospitality and if you're ever in England - you know where to come!
We also managed to stumble across a famous pie shop "Harry's Cafe de Wheels" which by the way actually does the BEST pies ever!
Sydney is such a beautiful city and we felt safe at all times. Walking the city is by far the best way as you get to see more and find lovely little cafés and restaurants, which you wouldn't have otherwise.
We rounded our short trip off by having dinner and drinks with one of our favourite people - Ros! We met Ros on our first tour and have become great friends, managing to catch up in China, Thailand and Australia. The night flew by with laughter, drinks and stories all mixed with some amazing fireworks! We love you Ros!
We left Sydney feeling sad that we hadn't spent enough time here, but vowing to come back to Australia and not only see more of Sydney but see the whole of this exciting country! Even though we only got to spend 3 days here - it was perfect as we got to catch up with our friends.
Now to spend Christmas with my extended family "The Bates" and to do some crazy camping and extreme sports! New Zealand, we're on our way!
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