Spring in Sydney - Day 1
Having 2 major holidays in a year has not been my style for 4 years. However this year I really needed a break from everything. A casual shoutout on my MSN nick attracted Yan, who also needed a break from her hectic life. We tossed a few suggestions for destinations around, then finally decided on Sydney in end September, which was the transition from winter to spring. After booking our SQ tickets (on promotion, only about S$800 then!), there was no looking back.The fun part before the trip was checking up on the weather daily about a week before, as friends had warned that it was erratic but also said that the forecast was accurate. However, with daytime temperatures hitting an average of 20 - 22 deg C and night ones falling to 8 - 10 deg C, it was really tough deciding how much winter wear to bring! In the end, I tossed a couple of (cotton) sweaters into my luggage, together with my Birks and a pair of berms, and hoped for the best.
We touched down in the evening of 24 Sept (Friday), and only got to our youth hostel at Sydney Central at 6+ pm. Winter means short daylight and sunset was about 5.45 pm. So in short, dark and cold.
This was taken at about 6.20 pm local time.
Dinner was at a Cantonese restaurant down the street and round the corner. I am sorry to say that we ordered shao la (BBQ pork and char siew) with Yang Chow fried rice, and we could not even finish the meat dish.
We joked that we cannot reveal what we had for our 1st meal and made up incredulous comments from friends which all went along the lines of "You went to Sydney and ate Chinese food?!"
The rest of the evening was low key; we acquainted ourselves with the surroundings and sourced for cheap water. A regular bottle of mineral water in the convenience stores costs about AUD2.50 - 3!
Oh, and I discovered Yan had no concept of cam-whoring. What a refreshing novelty! So of course, I had to guide her along for the next few days.
I leave you with her best pose for a walking-along-the-streets shot.
Yan with no idea how NOT to look at the camera
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