Day 5 - Opera Bar and Darling Harbour

View from the Opera Bar of both the bridge and the Opera House as well as part of the city on the other side

Monday was a very exciting day and my first real taste of downtown Sydney.  Bobby and I took the train into Sydney at about 4 in the afternoon.  It's about a 15 minute walk to the train station from the house and then about a 45 minute train ride into downtown Sydney.  When we arrived we decided to go down to the Opera Bar.  The Opera Bar was only a short walk from the train station and is located right along side and below the iconic Opera House in Sydney.  It was an unbelievable view right along the water and a great place to just relax and enjoy for a few hours. 

Bridge at sunset

The Opera Bar and Opera House is located in an area of Sydney called Circular Quay, which has many different ferries that travel throughout the city and lots of restaurants and bars that sit right along the water.  It's a very nice area and one that I will definitely be visiting again.  I also learned that the design of the Opera House was originally done by segmenting an orange, which I found to be pretty interesting!

Opera House at Dusk

After spending time there, Bobby went back home and I met Brittany, her family, and her host family for dinner in Darling Harbour.  Darling Harbour is another beautiful area right along the water with many restaurants, bars and shops.  It's a little more commercialized than Circular Quay as there is a large aquarium, a small zoo, and the largest imax theater in the world as well as a few other museums and many other stores.  We went to an Italian restaurant and  dinner was very nice and pretty affordable as well!

-Andrew

Aussie Words:

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