Sydney, Australia

We did a LOT in Sydney, so this is going to be one of my longest posts yet!

Sydney is where we met my Mommy!!! Zac and I were really really excited about this. We were so excited in fact that we accidentally took the wrong train and went FAR in the opposite direction...luckily she was still there when we showed up though :) So exciting!!

 EXPLORED THE CITY 

Cool stained glass in the Queen Elizabeth Building

We explored Sydney largely by foot and sometimes by bus, first with a friend, Niall, that we met in Thailand last year, and then again with Mom. We discovered churches, statues, a woman's prison, nature, great streets, great food, and the Queen Elizabeth Building.

A cool building

Zac gets good luck from the pig statue

Another cool building

Memorial for fallen soldiers

By the memorial

Inside the QEB

Zac tells Mom what Niall told us yesterday
about the clock made of sand-stone as she takes a picture

Building!

Mom snaps a shot of Zac

These guys

Zac pretends to be wax

A gum tree. Pretty cool. 

Love it 

These guys again

We loved these birds!!

Pedestrian St. with cool buskers

Really cool area

TARONGA ZOO

We spent the day together at the Sydney Zoo and had a GREAT time! We enjoyed the cable car rides and spent most of our time checking out animals in the Australian Walkabout.

We got to see platypuses too! This was pretty exciting for me - I wrote on these adorable animals in Grade 6 and received an A ++ :) 

Kangaroos Playing

Pretty Bird

Is this a gorgeous bird, or what?!

Seal Show!

Cool Plant!

We met a Koala up close! This was a highlight of the day :) 

Get gets hugged

The wombat!

EXXOPLIS AIR

We headed down to the Harbour Front for the first time to check out an event beside the Sydney Opera House. On the walk there we found buskers, musicians and some huge boats.

Inside the art-like-huge-pretty-bouncy-castle-thing

Different sections had different colours

We found a place to sit and relax

Zac's foot

Zac takes a selfie

Ms. Wombat poses for the camera

Zac and I 

Zac comes in for a cuddle

He can only stay serious for so long..

Love this kid

Mom and I get "creative"

Mom relaxing

Checking out the Sydney Opera House

Cute

SOH Art!

On the Pedestrian Walk

Buskers by the SOH

THE ROCKS

A really cool area not too far from the SOH.

View from The Rocks

DARLING HARBOUR

This is the area we stayed in and we really liked it. There was plenty going on for the Sydney Festival, as well as a park and "Movies in the Park" for kids at night.

Getting delicious fruits in the market :) 

Ice cream and swings!

SYDNEY FESTIVAL 

The festival was going on when we were in the Sydney as the city for ready for Australian Day. It was really great timing and the streets and events were overflowing with people from all over the country. 

We loved this event: Merchant's Gate. The building image is on the ground and there is a mirror above to create some really cool shots. 

Another event: Library in the Park! LOVE

Playing giant chess

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL and NSW LIBRARY

In front of the Cathedral 

Inside St. Mary's 

Outside St. Mary's

So much better than txting and walking

New South Wales Library 

LOVED it inside!!

BOTANICAL GARDENS 

We took an unplanned walk through the gardens and saw some beautiful flowers, trees, buildings, and views of the SOH. 

BONDI BEACH

We spent the day here enjoying the cute cafes, sun, sand, and surfers. Loved it! 

SYDNEY SYMPHONY AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE!

For our last night in the city we opted for a night at the Opera House. There was a special event going on for the Sydney Festival that combined the Sydney Symphony with a film by Godfrey Reggio.  

Just before the show

Practising before the concert

"The Visitors"

Zac's response :P

After the show

Lit up at night

Thai food after the show :) 

Mango sticky rice :)