A short flight brought us back to Sydney where Sharon with her two girls, Celeste and Madeline was already waiting for us at the luggage belt. It was great to see Sharon finally in her home country. We met 11 years ago in Ireland and when I was in Australia 10 years ago she was in Germany.
A short drive that felt a bit longer due to Celeste being a bit scared with two new faces inside the car. (or just the fact to have Robert next to her) She cried so much, all our hearts were in pain! However the detour over the spectacular Sydney Habour Bridge was amazing.
Sharon prepared a delicious dinner and Matt, her husband, arrived in the meantime as well from work. It was just nice to sit together and exchange stories.
The next morning we took the bus to Sydney Circle Quay and enjoyed a walk past the Opera House and through the Botanical Garden. We took the train to Newtown, King street, where I used to work at a cafe called "Citrus". I wanted to find out if it still existed and also enjoy the atmosphere of that part of the city. We had lunch at an Asian place and went to the "Citrus" to have smoothies. Yes, it still exists, it just changed a bit.
Sharon has a year pass for the Sydney Zoo, plus one for a guest and she even organized another pass from a friend so we all were able to visit the zoo free of cost. The zoo is beautiful and even if you just come for the view and skyline of Sydney, it is totally worth it.
We really wanted to see the "Magic Flute" at the Sydney Opera House, but it was already sold out as it was the last show. But we still went to the Opera House an hour before the show started to look if somebody wanted to sell tickets and luckily enough, we got tickets. That how it happened that we ended up at the Opera in Thongs (=Flip flops). The Opera was amazing.
Finally the weekend was here and Sharon, Matt and of course the children had time for us. So what are Aussies doing on a beautiful day on the weekend? We went to the beach to have a Fish and Chip picnic. Sharon and Madeline even went for a dip in the waves.
Later that evening we went to an Australian Footy game. It was two local teams, the Giants against the Swans. It was the Giants first ever game, quite a young team and they lost that game. It is a fun sport to watch and we enjoyed the evening with a meat pie.
On Sunday we all drove to Gap Bluff and enjoyed a walk along the beach with Sydney in the background as well as a walk along the cliffs.
The next day we took the famous ferry to Mainly Beach, were we had a nice day at the beach and a walk around Mainly.
In the evening all us of had "Spaetzle" for dinner that Robert prepared.
On Tuesday morning we went to the Sydney Fisher Market. The buzz was amazing, especially a lot of Asian Tourists who bought the biggest plates of seafood. It was like a big food court with the most amazing fish. You were able to buy and choose your food from different shops, buy wine and then have a picnic outside in the sun.
Later we went to "The Rocks" were the story of Sydney begun, with a lot nice warehouses and great view over to the Opera House. We also walked onto the Habour Bridge.
Unfortunately even the nicest visit had to come to an end and on Wednesday it was time to say goodbye. After a great lunch at a garden center (thank you Sharon and Matt for the invitation) they all drove us to the airport. So while seeing Sydney disappear in the distance we were on our way to the next continent: Asia!
Enjoy more Sydney photos.
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