Oh Sydney! So sad that this is my last stop in Australia but once again I'm really excited for what this city has to offer!

On the flight from Cairns I sat in a window seat and was able to see Sydney from the window...


Got there in the afternoon so of course I just left my bags in the hostel and went out to explore the city.

My hostel was on Pitt street and I followed it down to the water, I passed the main shopping are and while I was walking down I was able to see a little piece of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and I got really excited! haha I was on the phone with my friend Simon at the time and I said "I see the bridge, I see the bridge" I bet he thought I was the silliest tourist there is!

So I finally arrived to Circular Quay, where the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House are. If you think of Sydney this is what comes to mind, this spot is so iconic and I couldn't believe I finally made it here.


 I looked at my watch and it was already 5:39pm and I knew sunset would happen any time so I walked as fast as I could through the botanical garden path and arrived to the viewpoint where people had said it's the best sunset spot to see both the bridge and the Opera house!
Once I arrived there were so many people with tripods trying to catch the sunset but unfortunately there was no sunset that day but I still sat there watching Sydney get dark and illuminated!

 One of our first stops was the Queen Victoria Building (or QVB since Aussies love to give everything a short name) now a big and fancy looking shopping mall.


 This totally reminded me of Melbourne and its beautiful shops!

The ceiling was just fabulous:

 We walked by Hyde Park and our guide gave us a lot of good information about Sydney and its history... but I can't remember most of it!





Sydney is trying to be a little more artsy, probably like Melbourne, and this is a cool display of cages called "Forgotten Song." There are speakers that make the sounds of fifty birds that once lived in central Sydney. I was there for just a little bit but the songs change depending on the time of day, at the end of the day the sound of nocturnal birds can be heard... Loved the idea!


 Coogee to Bondi Beach

I did an amazing walk from Coogee Beach all the way to Bondi beach with my friends Sharon and Con. The walk took over 2 hours and the view were simply amazing!
Apparently the day that we went was kind of their first good sunny day after the winter so there was a lot of people around, although they said that it is nothing compared to summer, where the beaches are so packed you can't even find a spot on the sand to lay on!

Coogee

 The coolest part of the walk was walking through a graveyard that overlooked the ocean! I've never seen such thing before!

I really enjoyed watching the surfers, there were so many of them and it was a lot of fun to see them try to catch a wave. It looked really hard and I was just thinking what a risky sport that is! The water there is well known for having sharks and from what I saw a lot of rocks too so these surfers must know the beaches around here pretty well in order not to get hurt.
Posted in every beach is a surfers code:





Finally made it to Bondi Beach!




And then had a bite to eat at a restaurant in Bondi Beach...
 The decor was super funny, they had a rappers mural

the food was super bad but super good! haha Grilled cheese ball?!?! Yes, please :)

How about a CoNut? No, not really.. too full! but I'll take a picture!

With Sharon and Con

Manly Beach
In order to get to Manly one needs to take the ferry from Circular Quay. Well, on sunday there is maximum fare of AU$2.50 for all day with the Opal card (apparently that's the way of encouraging families to go out on sundays) so I took advantage of it and went to Manly.

To be honest there is nothing special in Manly, for me it was another beach but the ferry ride was well worth the $2.50! You get a really nice view of Sydney from the water.