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Flying into Sydney from Fiji we were treated to a spectacular view of the harbour bridge and opera house. There was no mistaking where we were. Sydney is a great looking city, it has a high rise down town, but maintains a very green, open, feel because of its numerous parks and harbour area. The bridge and opera house dominate the harbour, as most people in the world know, whether they have actually been there or not. It's quite strange to be somewhere that you are so familiar with from having seen particular images on TV and film for as long as I can remember, but have never actually been there.

A short trip to New South Wales.

Thomasin Turner
2006-08-21 15:13:19

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Flying into Sydney from Fiji we were treated to a spectacular view of the harbour bridge and opera house. There was no mistaking where we were. Sydney is a great looking city, it has a high rise down town, but maintains a very green, open, feel because of its numerous parks and harbour area. The bridge and opera house dominate the harbour, as most people in the world know, whether they have actually been there or not. It's quite strange to be somewhere that you are so familiar with from having seen particular images on TV and film for as long as I can remember, but have never actually been there.

We stayed in an area called Kingscross in central Sydney. We had been warned against staying there, being told it was a bit dodgy by other travellers we had met along the way. It's Sydney's red light district, with everything that comes along with that. Supporting industries let's call them. But on arrival at Sydney airport we were told by the tourist information office that Kingscross was a lot more fun than other red light districts! So Kingscross it was.

We spent a couple of days looking around Sydney, including a visit to the Aquarium to try to put names to things we had seen diving in Fiji. There was a crocodile - didn't see one of those in Fiji! Nor duck billed platypus. Nor Weedy Sea Dragons!! So in that respect not all that successful.

After a couple of days enjoying the frivolity of the red light district in Sydney, we headed off north in a hire car towards the Hunter Valley, just a couple of hours north of Sydney. It looked rubbish so we didn't stop. Continuing to the Barrington Tops National Park, we spent a couple of nights in a rather ropey caravan encircled by blood thirsty leaches and paralysis ticks! What a wonderful country Australia is. We did see a kookaburra, however it wasn't sitting in an old oak tree, but it did look rather merry all the same.

The next day we ...

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