Trip to Sydney

We travel to Sydney by train (day trip, around 12 hours), they got toilet and cafe onboard, we bought lunch from the cafe. We arrived at late evening, almost night. I am really surprised how busy they are. We were walking from the station to the hotel. It's not so far, we stay on the side of Darling Harbour, so it's good. So close to attractions, restaurants, shops, etc.

Above : view from our window. It looks like a game in SimCity LOL. The busiest city in Australia.

On the first day, we just walked around darling harbour, having dinner at Thai Restaurant, oh yes, we were so spoiled over there, we ate seafood tom yum, seafood pad thai, also sticky rice with coconut milk and durian. Then we went back to our hotel and relax at our room. Woke up the next day, went for breakfast at our hotel, they got $15/pp for buffet  breakfast (chicken sausage, hash browns, beacon, boiled eggs, scrambled egg, pancakes, rice porridge, oats porridge, mixed fruits, mixed muffins, juices, coffee, tea, etc). After that we walked to Opera House and Harbour Bridge, as usual as a tourist, we always get lost! First i felt a bit strange why not so many people, the road so quiet, only building made out of big rock around. Finally we arrived at Sydney Opera. So many tourists, we didn't watch any opera, we just went there to see the building, end up with sitting on the step, following what other tourists doing. Then we went to see Royal Botanical Garden. I love it! With so many sculptures and fountains. It's really interesting those sculptures. Their palm garden just feel like back to my country, i felt like i am in tropical place, i saw banana trees too with pink bananas.

Pink bananas, just wonder how does it tastes. smell like banana but taste like flowers, or smell like sweet flowers and taste like banana. We also went to their fernery, so tranquil to sit and relax over there. Then we walked to see Harbour Bridge, i was about to climb but hubby got phobia of height. And to climb that bridge, the price a bit pricey (aroud $250-$270) i can not remember exactly, I understand that those things are for insurance, company, tour guide, and safety equipment. So we just walked along the bridge. Then we went back to our hotel, having lunch at japanese restaurant, bought some sushi and ala carte. Slept till next day, we couldn't even be bothered to eat dinner. Next day we went to westfield shopping centre. Which i just realized how close our hotel to the big shopping centre, having breakfast at Japanese restaurant then had a walk to see big fountain near Cathedral, had a sit, watching people coming and going, then walked again to botanical garden to see Mrs Macquaire's chair. Walked back to the hotel, had a sleep. Woke up in the morning, had breakfast at Chinese restaurant, had some pork buns, fried prawn wonton and wonton soup. Then we went to observatory deck then i had sky walk, it's just walking on the glass, on the top of highest building in Sydney, i could see many things around the building during sky walk, i could see airport, Royal botanical garden, opera house, anzac bridge, harbour bridge, blue mountain, botany bay, etc from that building. I got few pictures that i was jumping on the glass LOL.