Our first full day back in Sydney after the Blue Mountains trip and time for a spot of sightseeing. We walked from our hotel though the CBD to Circular Quay and browsed around there for a while before catching a ferry to Manley. Since it was a hot sunny day, we made for the beach and a pleasant walk around to Cabbage Bay, were we stopped for lunch. In the afternoon, we headed back along the beach and watched the various surfing schools in action. Seems to be a popular weekend activity with the locals.
In the evening explored the Rocks area for a while, then after dinner headed over to the Opera House Bar. This was absolutely packed with Sydney trendies out for a fun evening. On the way home later, it seemed as if the whole of Sydney was one big party, with people queuing to get into nightclubs on every block, and hordes of merrymakers roaming the streets. Apparently, this is nothing to do with Christmas; just a normal Saturday evening in Sydney.
On Sunday we had brunch at a popular café called Billy’s in the arty district of Darlinghurst, before doing a long walk around some of Sydney’s suburbs, ending up in the Botanical Gardens. Sydney street names and districts seem to be mainly derived from London’s, but confusingly jumbled up. So for example, we went through King’s Cross via Liverpool Street and Oxford Street, and had we carried on, we might have ended up in Paddington. In the afternoon, we took the ferry to Darlington Harbour. The last time I had been here was in the winter of 2001, when it looked rather dull and dismal. Now on a sunny Summer afternoon in Christmas week, it was transformed, with loads of people milling around the various attractions, cafes and restaurants. Much more attractive this time around. Dinner was in a not-too-good restaurant in Chinatown. (Next time must remember to eat in restaurant that is full of Chinese, not tourists).
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