Of course Mom and Dad's trip to Oz wouldn't have been complete without a visit to the city where I have spent the past 5 months. I had three and a half days to show them around, here's how it went:
Sydney Harbour and the Opera House - The very first night we went to the opera house for a show! It was called Gilgamesh, and it was performed by three actors in a sandbox. That's all I can say. In addition to the unusual theatrics, we saw the set for Australian Idol's Grand Final and walked around the Botanical Gardens for a while - there were a bunch of bats hanging from a tree!
The Rocks Market, a Harbour Cruise, Pancakes on the Rocks, and the Rocks Discovery Museum: A full day of Circular Quay with a little bit of arts and crafts, a few phenomenal views, a touch of history, and several delicious pancakes.
Paddys, Chinatown, Darling Harbour, the Queen Victoria Building, the Earth from Above artwork: On the other side of the Harbour, we checked out the best shopping in Sydney, from cheesy souvenir markets to coutour, live music, artwork, and the Christmas Parade ~ there was a little bit of everything.
Hunter Valley Wineries: A day of wine tasting, beer tasting, and crazy liquor tasting around the Hunter Valley in a van full of other friendly American tourists.
Bondi Beach: The market, the sand, the surf lifesaver trainees.
Coogee: My apartment, my beach, my ocean, my cliffs... and a goodbye breakfast at the Globe before I fly to Fiji and they go back to America.
(the pics are in the same album as the Melbourne photos)
Cheers!
Rach
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