Sydney - Fish Market, Fizz, Bridge Climb

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I know I'm in danger of boring you with all the minor details of our last few days, but here goes... We took a trip to Sydney Fish Market which was incredible. I have never seen so many different types of prawns all together and the variety and quantity of seafood makes you wonder how they can fetch all of this out of the ocean on a daily basis. Chris asked what the most danagerous wildlife we had seen so far was and the answer would be the scorpion fish, although obviously it is little threat to us when "on ice". We bought a few prawns, oysters, marlin and an octopus. (The octopus was cooked by Alek, as we would not be brave enough to attempt such a feat, but from the sample we had it was delicious).

We spent an afternoon with Jo and Rob on Bondi beach, where the shark alarm sounded and literally hundreds of people dashed out of the water on onto the beach while lifeguards searched the waters. Never have I seen a more crowded beach, with everyone standing up and looking out to sea, trying to spot the shark themselves. So far Hazel and I have had volcanoes and hurricanes affect our holidays, so at least this would be something new!

We spent the evening a day later with Jo and Rob drinking champagne at the Syndey Opera Bar where we asked for a photo in front of the "Sails" in true tourist fashion. You can actually see them behind us in one of the photos. Later on we ventured to China Town to attempt entry to Mamak (a recommended Malaysian restaurant). Unfortunatly hunger got the better of us and we bailed on the long queue and went across the road.

The final paragraph, and reason for this late night post, is to mention the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. It was a cure for the vertigo, as the first part had us walking over metal mesh where you could see right down to the water below. As you continue along, you end up walking over the arch and get the most spectacular views across the city. By this point all fear had passed, which meant you could relax and look at the views. We opted for the twilight climb and were lucky enough to capture the sunset half way up before the night time hit. Brilliant!

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Photos

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Sydney Bridge Climb

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Seafood with Jan and Alek

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Fizz with Jo and Rob at the Opera Bar (you can just see in background)

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Scorpion Fish - most deadly animal encountered so far!

Comments

[Joanna]

This is not touristy at all! Can you email me a copy of this when you get a second? That would be great. Thanks xxx