The day started off with a great breakfast in Kiribilli. The weather was beautiful – and I’d remembered to put a lot of sun cream on. Then we wandered across the harbour bridge. That has to be one of the most inspiring ways to start your day! If I lived there, I’d do it everyday! Sure beats the daily grind in Central London.
We’d decided that being our first full day in Sydney, we’d start by with the Opera House. Walking from the bridge, around the harbour to the Opera House was wonderful. The sun was shinning, the ferries were going back and forth, the city was buzzing with life under the warm sun.
As we approached the Opera House, you realise that no amount of photos or videos would ever do it justice. It’s just such a beautiful building from every angle! We couldn’t see much of the interior, so we decided to take the tour. J rn Utzon, a Danish architect, designed the winning award in 1955, but due to a arguments with the government, left the project, and never saw his completed work (Nation Master Encyclopedia).
We then headed into the park behind the Opera House, and back round, through the city, back to Darling Harbour a late lunch – it was already 2, and we’d started quite early.
Everywhere in Sydney, there were adverts for the aquarium, and as it was in Darling Harbour, we decided to pay it a visit. They have a great variety of sea life, but I think the highlight had to be the walk-through tank with sharks in it! You felt like you could almost reach into the tank and touch them. We also found Nemo in one of the displays.
Having felt a sense of achievement for the day, we wandered back through The Rocks (area just north of the harbour bridge). That evening, Steve’s girlfriend, Monique, cooked us a great pasta which we ate on the front balcony, being greeted by anyone who was walking by. I wish the people in London were all that friendly!
We finished the evening off with a quiet beer in Steve’s local, feeling the effects of a long journey, and a day in the sun.
