emmamarie

Today we went to Taronga Zoo. Again we were wide awake all night and sleep in the morning, so we left about 12:30 Walked to Darling Harbour to catch the ferry :/ fortunately its not a long journey. Eventhough I don't like boats it was nice to see the city from a distance, pass under the bridge and pass the Opera House. Really enjoyed the zoo. I felt you could get nearer to the animals then you woudl here. I loved the giraffes, of course. They were veryfriendly, coming near the fence. The view was great here. As your looking at the giraffes, behind them all you can see is the harbours, and city in the distance. You were able to feed the giraffes for $25 and get a pic but after seeing them slobbering all ... read more

Last night despite being very tired from the flight we just could not sleep, mentally stuck in the wrong time zone. We fell aleep late morning and woke at 2:30pm! We met up with some people Laura met in Thailand. Went to a nice Italian by Circular Quay which was very good :) Of course I had pizza. Then we went to a pub with a rooftop garden that overlookd the Opera House, which was a lovely view :) We walked back to our hotel, which is a bit of a way, but I enjoyed the walk, the city is very pretty at night and feels completely safe as its busy.... read more