Aussieland Day Two: Sydney

With the 19 hour time difference we were awake bright and early on our first full day in Sydney. We were out and exploring before most businesses were open, found a cute fountain down the street from our hostel and headed back to the Harbour.

We went into the Royal Botanical Garden which is free to enter and explore and is a nice big park where lots of people go running and do yoga. We passed by what looked like a very skinny pine tree with shore branches and up high in the top of the tree were three wild white cockatoos.

The gardens loop back around to the backside of the opera house so we made our way around the harbour and over to the bridge where we had schedule a Bridge Climb! This was one thing I've always dreamed of doing. They put you in jumpsuits and harnesses and attach you to cables that go all the way up and around the bridge. It was a very wet experience to remember as our time slot conveniently fell during a passing rainstorm.

After the bridge climb we had worked up an appetite and someone recommended we go check out Chinatown so we hopped the train for a few stops and headed to Chinatown. We stepped out of our comfort zone and ate at a restaurant where our waiter spoke very little English. I was a little nervous but the food was delicious! 

After lunch we hopped the train and then a bus to the famous Bondi Beach. It was a little cold and windy so we didn't stay for long but we did see a surfer or two! 

That night we found a great little sushi bar downtown for dinner and decided we were going to leave the next morning for Melbourne. Onward and upward!