Craig:
According to a Bill Bryson book that I read once, there are more things in Australia that can kill you per square foot than any other country in the world. I could not help but think as our airplane touched down that we were walking into certain death. My thoughts of undergoing a painful death at the fangs of snake quickly turned to those of green beer and leprechauns as we strolled out of the airport. It was St. Patrick’s Day in Sydney and we were on our way into the heart of it all.
After making it through a very lax customs process and getting our rental car, we started our drive through the outskirts of Sydney to the downtown. Our first lesson in Australia driving came quickly as we learned that Sydney has some fairly expensive toll roads. Bridget managed to navigate us through the highway network without going on any toll roads. We discovered that Sydney is a lot larger than we expected as it took almost an hour to get from the airport down to our hostel. We found our accommodation and settled in.
After a quick meal, we were off to explore downtown Sydney. We walked around for a while and finally found a lively Irish joint which was celebrating in style. Pints of Guiness, traditional corned beef and cabbage, and an Irish fiddle band were all part of the night. We hung out here for while taking it all in until finally the time difference caught up with us and we were ready for bed. We debated walking down to see the Opera House all lit up in green but we decided not to and see it the next day.
We did manage to come up with our official Australia “to do” list:
- See the Opera House and Harbor Bridge
- See, touch, feed a kangaroo
- See the Great Barrier Reef
- See a koala
- Spend a lot of time on the beach
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Next Stop: sights of Sydney, Australia
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