Sydney 29 December 2003

Sydney 29th December 2003
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My cousin was in Sydney so we did some touristy things in Sydney. Day was Monday 29/12/2003.
Thought I'd take the opportunity to take some touristy shots myself.

We had lunch at Bar Italia with a huge gelato at the end to wash it all down. I have never seen such large gelatos before in my life. Literally couldn't eat it fast enough. It was melting too quickly.

Then drove to Darling Harbour. Caught the monorail into the CBD. Tried to get the Sydney Tower/Centrepoint but the lines were huge! I would never have thought you'd even have to line up. There were queues to the ticket counter, the Skytour and to the Observation Deck.

So we walked to Circular Quay instead. Walked around the Opera House and inside it. Took photos of the Harbour Bridge from there as well. Walked through the Botanic Gardens and through the gates of Government House and saw the gardens.

Then walked back to Sydney Tower. It was around 6pm. The queues were a lot shorter this time around. Tickets were $22 - must've been a long time since I last went up there. You used to be able to go up the Observation Deck for a few dollars and not have to see the Skytour. Now it's included whether you see it or not.

The Skytour consisted of walking through a series of mini theatres with hologram projections of a tour guide against backdrops of various Australian scenes. Then through to the final Great Australian Expedition 'ride' where the seats move and you're made to feel part of the action of seeing the Great Barrier Reef, coming up close to a crocodile etc. Lasts about 1/2 an hour.

Then lined up to go up to the Observation Deck. Seeing a bird's eye view of Sydney is always fun!

Then drove to hip Darlo (Darlinghurst) for a meal at Onde's - Modern Australian casual food! Had the t-bone steak and chips. Yummo!