Saturday, July 5, 2008

Australia Week 1 Sydney






Our trip started from San Jose CA. We visited our friends the Rosenblatts and we got a good night's sleep there prior to our 14 hour flight. We dropped our RV off at a storage building and we were on our way. The flight was not as bad as expected, due to our being well hydrated and possibly due to the fact that we used 'travel sox'. We were fed well, each seat had its own entertainment center and the flight was at night.We arrived the next moring and checked into our hotel in Darling Harbor, taking a short nap before heading out to see the sights.During our week in Sydney we went to all the usual tourist spots - Sydney Aquarium, the Rocks, Sydney Tower, Sydney Opera House tour, Taronga Zoo, North Head and Manly Beach. We also attended a concert at the Opera House - the performance combined classical and Aboriginal music. The Maritime Museum and Bondi Beach completed the week.Sydney was beautiful, friendly and expensive! Well maybe it's not as bad as London, but our weak dollar doesn't go very far. The best (and only) deal we got was a week of travel on ferries, buses or trains for $43 - much better than buying the Sydney Pass that they sell to tourists.

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