Opera House Archives ~ Mutual Horizons

July 23 2017

Sydney in 4 days

Tobias Stricker Travel Log Blue Mountains, Manly, Opera House, Sydney, Watsons Bay

About my last days in Sydney and Australia– Travel log no. 82

Suddenly the last 4 days of my time in Australia had begun. I arrived with the night bus from Byron around 7 am. Checked into my hostel in Chinatown and went off with Maeva and Lucia to explore the city.

We went straight to the botanical gardens from where we had a beautiful view on the city.

Botanical Gardens, Sydney — View on the skyline of Sydney from the botanical gardens.

Harbor Bridge, Sydney — From there we checked out the harbor bridge next to the famous Opera House.

Opera House, Sydney — Maeva, Lucia and I in front of the Opera House.

Afterwards we had a coffee downtown. Sydney is an interesting city. You can find older buildings next to high rises. So its easy to escape the busy main streets and enjoy some good food in chilled atmosphere in one of the side streets.

Angel Place Birdcages, Sydney — The Angel Cage installation in one of the side streets of the Central Business District.

Chinese Garden of Friendship, Sydney — The Chinese Gardens are also a good place to recharge and enjoy some quiet.

The Sunday I used to explore the suburbs of Sydney. Since the public transport is limited to a max fare of $2.6, it’s a good time to do that.

Skyline, Sydney — The skyline of Sydney from the ferry to Manly.

Boats, Sydney — Some boats close to Watson Bay.

North Head, Manly — Sydney from the North Head Park in Manly.

From Manly I took a ferry close to sunset to get to the famous Bondi Beach.

Lighthouse, Sydney — A lighthouse in Sydney Harbor.

By the time I got to Bondi it was already pretty dark. Still many people were out to enjoy good food and atmosphere.

Bondi Beach, Sydney — Sunset over Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Sydney is probably my favorite city in Australia. Not only because it offers anything you could desire from big city life, but also because you can escape into the nature fairly quickly. One day I spend to explore the Blue Mountains. I will write about this experience in my next blog. Suddenly my last day in Australia had come. I fly off on Tuesday morning to Kuala Lumpur, sad but also excited to explore my first Asian country.