Busy busy busy…!
This week has been really busy. On Tuesday I went in to the city for the first time when we had dinner at Sydney Tower (Centerpoint Tower).
The food was really good; I even tried some kangaroo and camel. The camel meat was really tough but the kangaroo was alright. I wouldn’t eat it regularly though. There also were tiny octopi (octopuses) but I wasn’t feeling quite that adventurous. We saw the fireworks they had arranged for the cruiseships Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2.
On Wednesday we went to Stanwell Park for some nice views
and then to Scarborough for some lunch (I had fish and chips — how boring am I?! It was delicious, though). Then we drove down to Wollongong for some more views and choc tops (soft ice with chocolate coating).
On Thursday we went into the city again. We walked through the Rocks (the old part of the city) to the Opera House.
Strolled through the Royal Botanical Gardens to the Library of NSW. There were some nice exhibitions there about old books and escaped convicts. The last stop was the Sydney Aquarium where I saw the platypus! I didn’t know they were so small — only 30 cm (about a foot) long. It was a fast bugger so I couldn’t get a proper picture…
We were knackered from all the walking so we decided to leave the Wildlife World for the next day. So, today we went to the Wildlife World where we saw all kinds of insects, reptiles and of course…
the wombat
the wallabi
and of course, the koala
Unfortunately there were no kangaroos, probably because they need so much space to live in.
I had good luck in shopping too: found a book on Stephen King’s unpublished stories (I forget the name and it’s safely wrapped up) and Dreamfall (PC game). I can’t buy much more — I only have 20 something dollars (AUD) left!
Wow you sure are busy visiting so many places haha.. glad it was a great view ;)! The food sounded awesome lol, though its kind of scary cause its kangaroo o_O.. hm. Oh yay, you picked up another Stephen King book lol.. yicks, watch your money X_X
Aww, the koala looks so warm and comfy. Beautiful pictures.
Buying games 15,000 km away from your PC? Tsk, tsk.
I had to buy Dreamfall… We hunted for it in many game stores and then I finally asked one if they had it. The guy went to the back room to get it so I couldn’t not buy it
Besides, I need a game (*cough cough*). Well, I like a casual game like the Longest Journey that I can play a little at a time (I’m hoping it is that kind of game).