Actually, I was there with her, too. Putting ‘Cindy’ & ‘Sydney’ in a sentence is fun. I betcha you can’t say the title three times fast!
Our sightseeing on Darling Harbour lead us to the Sydney Aquarium. We thought it was a good idea to escape from the sun by ducking inside a cool, dark building. We enjoyed it because it was educational. Did you know that crocodiles are a threat to humans? Hey, printed signs don’t lie:
Platypus, penguins & dugongs, oh my!
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We got lost in Sydney when we were sightseeing on foot, but it was a pleasant inconvenience. The plan: try to find the Sydney Fish Market. We got to see a lot of other cool things along the way, like the Darling Harbour Park (photo above). Cindy will take any opportunities to catch a glimpse at her tourist map.
Getting lost is cool because we get to encounter some stuff not written in guidebooks, like this statue of Queen Victoria’s dog. It sits in front of a small fountain & if you throw some change into it, the dog actually thanks you:
The morning after, Cindy brews up a cup of tea & jots a few notes in her travel diary.
That was the ebb & the flow of our honeymooning days—wandering around all day, then turn in relatively early so we can put our feet up to relax. No complaints here!
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No, not all Australians can put their legs behind their head like that. She was a street performer at Circular Quay, the famous harbor where the Sydney Opera House sits.
After landing in Sydney, we picked up the rental car, took care of some Sunday morning obligations, then spent the rest of the soggy day sightseeing.
We definitely did a lot of walking through the streets of Sydney. Worth mentioning: crosswalk buttons sit right in front of the crosswalk—
It’s the little things that make Australia interesting.
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It was tough to leave two blissful & restful weeks of honeymoonin’, but we’re finally back to States! Australia, you have treated us well. Another thing I’ll miss—mainly because I got so used to driving in Australia—is our blue Hyundai Getz.
As soon as we landed, we picked up our rental car & drove waaaay out to the edges of the City to find church (we landed in Sydney on a Sunday morning). I definitely hit the ground running in learning how to drive on the other side of the road, which is harder than you may think.
Word to the wise: if you have an option to rent a GPS unit in Sydney, take it! Luckily, I installed some Austalian maps on my netbook, so we weren’t completely lost.
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Ahh…good ol’ American food sizes. During the middle of our visit of Magic Mountain, we stopped at the food court for a pre-dinner pick-me-up. Amusement parks—just like movie theatres—mark up their prices at obscene levels, so Ryan & I decided to share a meal of food. All the meals were priced north of $10, so we picked the one with the best value. The turkey leg was almost as big as a two-liter bottle.
Nikki had difficulty conquering it, too:
It was a good tasting turkey leg. Tasted like ham.
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