A Little Delta Gam Reunion

My pledge sister and future roommate, Kai, is studying in New Zealand this semester and came to visit during her reading week!! She was able to change her flights around and spend a whole week laying on the beach in Sydney - and we even went to a few places in Sydney that I'd never seen before.


Manly Beach



A 30 minute ferry ride from Circular Quay in Sydney harbour is a suburb called Manly, one of Sydney's most popular beaches. There were tons of little shops and a looong sandy beach for us to lay on. We spent the day taking pictures on the ferry and admiring the harbour while enjoying our time on the beach. It's a bit far from Coogee, but the white sand and beautiful ride over was well worth it. We went to Manly with Liza, and of course, we took plenty of DG-esque pictures in front of the opera house!

Featherdale Wildlife Park

In Blacktown (which I have since learned is one of the most 'dangerous' neighbourhoods in Sydney.. its a little run down, poor area just a little bit out of town) there is a perfect place to play with Kangaroos! Featherdale Wildlife Park is situated in a residential neighbourhood, but is several acres of enclosures with dingos, birds of all shapes and sizes, crocodiles, echidnas, bats, owls, wallabies, kangaroos and koalas! We played with the kangaroos and koalas for the afternoon and then hopped back on the train to Coogee.

Oktoberfest

The UNSW Unibar has several infamous parties each year, Kai was lucky enough to join us for Oktoberfest! Thousands of people, all afternoon and evening, hanging out at our university and having a crazy night. We may not have studied abroad in Europe, but everyone enjoys Oktoberfest!

We also spent plenty of time house hunting, hanging out on Coogee beach, watching movies, going to markets and hanging out with my friends..... all in a week's work



:) R