Day 1We had an early morning flight to Sydney that sucked. First, it was at like six in the morning. Second, it was in the International terminal which was seriously a mile away from the domestic terminal and we didn't find out about it until we had got to the front of the domestic line. When we finally made the hike to the other terminal and eventually made it to the security checkpoint they got all pissy with us because our carry on (which was stuffed with souvenirs) was too heavy and that my eucalyptus pool cue I had bought as a souvenir was a potential weapon. Being from the Midwest, I've been in plenty of bar fights and I can say that pool cues are not very effective weapons, now darts, those are some nice weapons. Anyway, we had to check one of our carry-ons and the cue and we finally made it on our flight. Then, then, to add insult to injury we had to go through customs when we got to Sydney. Not good times.
That night in Sydney we went on a pub tour in this area called the Rocks. The Rocks was an area of old buildings that is right by the quay that the government kept trying to knock down, but eventually just focused on revitalizing the neighborhood so it has a really chill feel to it. Because this area has most of the oldest buildings in Sydney (and Australia) there were lots of interesting stories that our guide told us (like Australia's first orgy), and because it was a pub tour there was booze. We went back to Colleen's favorite Chinese restaurant that night and then walked around and messed around with the settings on our digital camera for nighttime shots. If you looked through our pictures and saw like 20 of the opera house and the harbour bridge that is why.
Harbour Bridge at night |
Day 2This was our last day in Australia so we kind of just took it easy. We walked around and went to the Maritime Museum. That night we went to a play called Tristan and Isolde. I recommend it for anyone that thinks they'll never be loved. We walked around for a bit after that and came to terms with the fact that we had to go home the next day. We went home and packed and I noticed that I had one Victoria Bitter beer left that I had bought in Sydney the first day and had been riding stowaway in my shoe. I decided do keep that beer unopened as a token of the trip.
Day 3(and Epilogue)| We went to the airport the next morning and flew back to Washington with no real drama. Same ole crappy movies on the flight back, but that is all balanced out with the free booze they give you on international flights. When we got back, we were pretty jet lagged. The first few days back we were going to bed at 5 a.m. and waking up at 3 p.m. the following afternoon. Colleen also got an infection in her foot from the snorkeling incident, so when we got home she went to the doctor and got pumped up with plenty of antibiotics. That about concludes the story. I recommend Australia to anyone that has some time to kill and enough frequent flyer miles to get the tickets for free like us. I don't think anyone is still reading this though so I'm not going to think of anything witty to say to conclude. |
Enjoying some hot chocolate as we get set to fly home. |
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