We started Monday off nice and early by getting up at seven. We wanted to grab breakfast at Starbucks and spend most of the day using the Hop On Hop Off Sight Seeing Tour Bus of the city. This bus takes you to all the attractions in Sydney. Your ticket can be valid for 24 or 48 hours and then you are able to “Hop on” and “Hop off” at any of the specific bus stops around the city. We rode the whole tour for the first 2 hours and 10 minutes of our day to see what there was to see. Then we made notes of the places we wanted to go back and visit during our stay.
The first place we hopped off was the Australia Museum. The museum was HUGE and AWESOME. They had minerals, skeletons, birds, and dinosaurs. There was a nice kids place that us teachers enjoyed looking through too.
We walked quite a ways to find a Subway for lunch. When we finally did, we were in the Kings Cross side of town. We had been warned about this place at night but were also told that it would be fine during the day. Yes, it was “fine.” However, it was still a bit of a rough patch in the city that we did not return to on the rest of our trip.
Next we headed to the Royal Botanical Gardens. This was a huge park with all kinds of different flowers and walking paths. There were also statues and green houses. People were every where doing park like activities. One side of the park lined the Sydney Harbor, so in the sunlight this garden was absolutely beautiful! Oh! I can’t forget to tell you about the MONSTEROUS BATS we saw. They were HUGE – like bigger than the average bird you would see in America! And the nastiest part was how FURRY THEY WERE. Eww!! I hated bed under the trees they were in! (Ick! I get the creeps just typing about it!) While we were all looking at the bats and expressing our feelings about them, a group of seven or eight guys walked by. Then one of them says, “Are
you girls from America?” We always think it’s kind of funny/nice when people recognize our accents. Another fun part is that we get to share with them why we are in Australia. These boys were part of a Christian group were doing a mission trip for two years in Sydney and they were from all over. One of the boys had even lived in MN for five years. He also lived in 41 of the States
throughout his life. The other boys were from New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore, and even Brisbane.
As the evening began approaching we decided to use the other Hop On Hop Off bus tour that takes you to Bondi Beach. This tour takes you to other parts of Sydney. It drives you by one of the most famous beaches in New South Wales. You also get to see wonderful skylines of the city.
That evening we came back to the hotel with pizza on our minds. We ordered three pizzas, garlic bread, and a liter of pop for the five of us. We laughed at our classic American moment we had: sitting in a circle on the hotel floor and devouring our pizza.
We ended the absolutely beautiful day with some relaxed girl talk in the hotel room. We liked to spend our evenings in so we could prepare for the next full day.
Please continue reading "Sydney :: Tuesday"
The first place we hopped off was the Australia Museum. The museum was HUGE and AWESOME. They had minerals, skeletons, birds, and dinosaurs. There was a nice kids place that us teachers enjoyed looking through too.
We walked quite a ways to find a Subway for lunch. When we finally did, we were in the Kings Cross side of town. We had been warned about this place at night but were also told that it would be fine during the day. Yes, it was “fine.” However, it was still a bit of a rough patch in the city that we did not return to on the rest of our trip.
Next we headed to the Royal Botanical Gardens. This was a huge park with all kinds of different flowers and walking paths. There were also statues and green houses. People were every where doing park like activities. One side of the park lined the Sydney Harbor, so in the sunlight this garden was absolutely beautiful! Oh! I can’t forget to tell you about the MONSTEROUS BATS we saw. They were HUGE – like bigger than the average bird you would see in America! And the nastiest part was how FURRY THEY WERE. Eww!! I hated bed under the trees they were in! (Ick! I get the creeps just typing about it!) While we were all looking at the bats and expressing our feelings about them, a group of seven or eight guys walked by. Then one of them says, “Are
you girls from America?” We always think it’s kind of funny/nice when people recognize our accents. Another fun part is that we get to share with them why we are in Australia. These boys were part of a Christian group were doing a mission trip for two years in Sydney and they were from all over. One of the boys had even lived in MN for five years. He also lived in 41 of the States
throughout his life. The other boys were from New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore, and even Brisbane.
As the evening began approaching we decided to use the other Hop On Hop Off bus tour that takes you to Bondi Beach. This tour takes you to other parts of Sydney. It drives you by one of the most famous beaches in New South Wales. You also get to see wonderful skylines of the city.
That evening we came back to the hotel with pizza on our minds. We ordered three pizzas, garlic bread, and a liter of pop for the five of us. We laughed at our classic American moment we had: sitting in a circle on the hotel floor and devouring our pizza.
We ended the absolutely beautiful day with some relaxed girl talk in the hotel room. We liked to spend our evenings in so we could prepare for the next full day.
Please continue reading "Sydney :: Tuesday"
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