Monday, 26 April 2010

Day 2: Sydney CBD

Sydney Harbour Bridge a.k.a The Coat Hanger

It looks white in photos and from afar but close up it is really brownish

Sydney Ferries; one of their mode of public transport!

Riding the ferry from Circular Quay to Darling Harbour offers great views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge (For $2.50 a day unlimited travel! Hehe)


Yes, it was raining that morning so photos weren't that nice

At Darling Harbour we took the monorail that goes around the city centre (like the City circle tram in Melbourne)

Anzac Day parade

By the time we arrived in Hyde Park (tak original betul namanya), the sun came out and it was so hot!
Great lighting for photos though!


Then we took the train from Hyde Park to Circular Quay again (train dua tingkat!! jakun best)

Had lunch at Neptune's Palace (halal chinese restaurant - sedap wo).
This picture is for Ahmad. Smallest drumstick in the world (quail).

Then we went to Bondi Beach - which people have been raving about. But apart from always appearing on TV, I didn't find this beach to be that unique. All beaches seem the same to me hehehe.


Lessons from this trip:
1. Next time bring a backpack!
2. Next time bring the stroller - sakit hip and shoulders duk dukung Layth merata-rata
3. Next time order a GPS along with the rental car! Adoi lah. Jalan kat Sydney so confusing.
4. Charge the camera battery every day. Habis tengah jalan kan tak best.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

bestnye! ada halal chinese restaurant! ada tak halal chinese restaurant around mebourne yang k aliya tau?

btw, weekend getaway eh? besttttt :)

أم الليث said...

haah sedap wo makan. makan udang goreng butter, sayur with crabmeat sauce and stir fried duck.

melbourne tak tau la plak. i know one chinese restaurant yg vegetarian (called Vegie Mum in Doncaster). it's chinese food but for vegetarians (so halal la). they make tofu taste and look like duck, lamb, chicken etc2. sedap gak mkn situ

haundem said...

hyde park ade kat Oz, hmmm...after all ada melbourne,USA...hihihi (an actress mistakenly introduced her co-presenter came back from melbourne,USA, its OZ lah...but in her defence she said kt US mmg ada melbourne:)

Ammi Sara said...

Same thing happened to us at sydney-sesat mesat. arrived at cabin site at 3 am! jalan2 dia confusing kan, not enough with just the map.
masa tu GPS dah abis kitaorg nak rent with the car.
Best la tgk holiday u all..brings back memories :)

أم الليث said...

masyitah- hhahaha that's funny! ala derang ni nama tempat2 tu serupa aje. in NSW ada liverpool, newcastle. and in victoria ada chelsea! sabar je la

k sara- we had gps on iphone but even that was not enough!! you really need the talking GPS tu..with the pre-emptive lane changing advice