Wandering the Streets of Sydney.

I was looking through my passport the other day and noted that I have now been to Australia 10 times (1991,1993,1994,1996,1997,1999, 2002, 2004, 2008 and of course this year – 2009) so it would be fair to say that the place has a certain air of familiarity about it for me. Some say that familiarity breeds contempt but I feel no contemptibly toward Sydney. It still holds a certain magic that makes me want to return year after year. Of course a lot of that magic includes certain blood relatives, to visit, friendly automobiles to ride in, people to meet, and guinea pigs and mischief kittens for entertainment.

Anyway a couple of days during the trip Steve had to work so I went exploring on my own. Having a reasonable idea of where various places were I was able to get around without needing to leave a trail of breadcrumbs behind me (read the story of Hansel and Grettel for handy hints for on using breadcrumbs).

I found the easiest way to town, or beyond from Potts Point was to go via Kings Cross Station and catch a train to the Town Hall (then organise another train if you are travelling further). The station is in the middle of Kings Cross, so the walk there is usually interesting. Lots to see on the way.

Down town Sydney is very crowded and busy, which is how Wellington is getting these days. There is also a lot of traffic and busses and what have you. There is plenty to see and do if you are a visitor for the first time or just hanging round trying to kill off time, including monorail, heaps of shopping malls, Centre Point Tower and tourist shops. If you get the time there is always Circular Quay, where you can catch the ferry to Manly, the Zoo, Watsons Bay, or any of the other destinations that are on offer.

Another thing there is no shortage of is food. Nearly everywhere you look there is some eating establishment or the other, where it be in the form of a juice bar, café, Food Hall, revolving restaurant, Wendys, Subway, MacDonalds or sandwich bar. So if you are hungry a hot meal is never far away.

Well, that’s about all for now. I’ll go into it a bit more in depth later.

Blog you later alligator.