Corinne, Etienne and I planned a trip down to Sydney. We obviously are cheap college students so we searched around for the cheapest possible travel and accommodation. We came up with the train and a cheap hostel. Unfortunately for us when Australia first became a country the 7 states were more like countries so the gauges on the train tracks were different and one state does Day Light Savings while the other does not. Soooo this meant that we had to take a 4 hour bus ride from Queensland to New South Wales, spring our clocks forward and get on a train for 11 hours to Sydney.
Soooo starting from the beginning now…
We packed up a single suitcase for the 3 of us (We even brought Nemo!!!) and took the bus into Brisbane. We left Brissy at 2pm on a coach bus with about 95% senior citizens and 5% backpackers which gave us a good laugh. The drive was quiet enjoyable because we got so see a fair bit of Australia’s coastline on the parallel highway. Then we turned off an exit inland. This was probably the most beautiful part of Australia I’ve seen. It was like Frederick’s farmland meets a tropical island. We drove though rolling paddock hills with cattle and sheep, yet it had a twist of an island feel because there were palm trees, tropical parrots and at the crest of the high hills you could still see the ocean. I think I might have found a future home! Just kidding.
We then took the train down to Sydney and arrived in the city at just before 7am…it was tough to sleep on the train so we were all tired, but so excited we didn’t care. We navigated our way to the hostel dropped off our bag and headed toward the harbor!
Soooo starting from the beginning now…
We packed up a single suitcase for the 3 of us (We even brought Nemo!!!) and took the bus into Brisbane. We left Brissy at 2pm on a coach bus with about 95% senior citizens and 5% backpackers which gave us a good laugh. The drive was quiet enjoyable because we got so see a fair bit of Australia’s coastline on the parallel highway. Then we turned off an exit inland. This was probably the most beautiful part of Australia I’ve seen. It was like Frederick’s farmland meets a tropical island. We drove though rolling paddock hills with cattle and sheep, yet it had a twist of an island feel because there were palm trees, tropical parrots and at the crest of the high hills you could still see the ocean. I think I might have found a future home! Just kidding.
We then took the train down to Sydney and arrived in the city at just before 7am…it was tough to sleep on the train so we were all tired, but so excited we didn’t care. We navigated our way to the hostel dropped off our bag and headed toward the harbor!
We found the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge which was just amazing! It seemed so surreal. We had a bit of fun taking pictures at the Opera House attempting to sing opera style...Corinne defiantly was the best as she belted out a note in the dead silent gift shop! I turned and walked away like I didn’t know her! It was awesome though and I’m sure the employees see that all the time!
Afterwards we walked through the touristy shopping area (Circular Quay) and the old town of Sydney (The Rocks) on the way to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We walked over the bridge which gave us outstanding views of the city. By the time we got to the other side we were super hungry and tired…it was only 10am!!! The time change and lack of sleep was harsh! We walked back and took a power nap at the hostel so we were ready to head out in the evening.
That night we walked back over to the harbor in between the Opera House and Bridge. The Opera House was lit up orange, the city lights and a full moon looked magnificent! The temperature was just right so we had shorts and a tee on and we spent a few hours just sitting relaxing enjoying the view and some live music from a pub. It was such an amazing day!
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| All packed up! |
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| Senior Citizen bus! |
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| People doing the Bridge Climb like Oprah |
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| Clear harbor water with kelp |
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| Walking the Sydney Harbour Bridge |
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| Found Nemo! |
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