Well, while I am aware that I am in the future and that it is not yet the 10th of December in North America, it IS the 10th HERE in Sydney, so Happy Birthday maman!!!
Sydney is pretty awesome so far. I am lucky enough to be staying in a wonderfully amazing hotel (merci encore!) at the moment, and having a flushing toilet and a shower that is more than just a hose stuck on the wall next to the toilet, is just pure luxury!!!
Yesterday I landed in Sydney at 7am, with only a few hours of sleep on the plane. I left Katie in Bangkok, very sad, but not as sad as when we parted ways the first time (phew!). After doing a much needed load of laundry at a laundromat nearby, I grabbed my map and set out to explore. I walked through the busy streets eating a sandwich i had bought at Woolworths and people watching. In the middle of the city is what appears to be a financial district of some kind, and all of a sudden everyone is wearing a shirt and tie... I found a huuuge Christmas tree in the middle of the street, very beautiful old architecture, and finally I made my way to the Royal Botanical Garden!!! Ahhh so gorgeous! There are actually a TON of bats in the garden adn they have to try to get rid of them every year becasue the eat the vegetation. They were all hanging in the trees throughout the garden screeching and stretching their wings. Dont worry, I took many more pictures than was necessary!
The Gardens led to a harbour, and there was the Opera House! What a surprise! I walked up to it, very impressed, stared at it for a while, and headed back toward the hotel (i was about to fall down).
Today I am going to meet up with Florian and Andreas, the german boys i met in Adelaide...
Too bad its cloudy and a bit windy.. my original plan was to head straight for the beach!!!
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