Sydney, Australia

So, we've been in Sydney a couple of days and thought we should update you on our adventure.
The hostel is nice enough, it's very lively and backpacker-ey. We also get free breakfast and internet, so that's good.

When we first arrived, we thought we'd just wander to the end of the road to see what was around, and were met with a view of the Harbour Bridge and the top of the Opera House! Made us realize we were actually in Sydney. So the next day we decided to walk to it, through the Botanical Gardens. We were wandering through the park when we heard some very noisy birds; we turned a corner and the sky was almost completely blotted out by huge fruit bats, circling the trees. It was a pretty amazing sight and they didn't mind posing for photos as they hung around in the surrounding trees!

We walked a bit further along the harbour when, again we turned a corner and discovered the Sydney Opera House, right in front of us! We hung around there for a bit and looked at Harbour Bridge (with some very intrepid tourists climbing the side of it!), before moving on and walking through the city to find the shopping area!

When we found the shopping zone (how many shopping centres can one street hold?!), we decided to do our one big splurge each, and both splashed out. Jack bought himself some very nifty Bose headphones (even Sarah was impressed by their quality, and Sarah is not a gadgety person), and Sarah bought herself some genuine Aussie Ugg boots! Smiles all round.

Today we went to Bondi Beach (some pronounce it 'Bonsai'...) It was lovely but not quite hot enough for a swim!

Off to Taronga Zoo tomorrow, see you all soon.
J&S
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