Basically I just studied and took an exam, so nothing exciting there! Also the wifi is struggling with photos so this one will just be words, sorry!
Friday
First free day in Sydney! Whoop! So on that day many people went off into the wilderness of the blue mountains, but we were planning on doing that on Saturday, so I had a few more things I wanted to tick off my list in Sydney. Off to the opera house we went, but this time we went INSIDE! Which was super cool! So they have a variety of spaces including three smaller theatre venues of which we got to see one. We also learned about the history of the building and how sadly the original designer faced some skirmishes during the end of the building project and never saw his biggest life time creation in person. Now, they are working on rebuilding some of the inside to reflect his original interior design. Then, we proceeded to the big concert hall, where they were preparing for a showing of the matrix accompanied by a live orchestra, which was supposed to be incredible. The inner space was intriguing with ribbed varieties of wood and an expansive ceiling. Funnily enough, though, the builders built a poor acoustic space with up to 2.4 seconds of lag, which seemed a bit of a waste in this modern day and age but you know, it was still pretty!
Then we headed across the harbour bridge which was a nice view and an iconic sydney going activity! The View from the tip would have been cool, but it was a wee bit too expensive AND you don't get to take your own pictures (the blasphemy).
Saturday - blue mountains
We woke in the wee hours of the morning to board the train to kotoomba, which is the closest town to the blue mountains. After a walk down the towns mainstreet and getting a little lost, we found the starting point of the great staircase that walks you past the three sisters. The long was steep as we traversed into the depths of the rainforest at the bottom. The undergrowth was covered in leaves and ferns and wild looking plants. White birds fluttered in the threes and water trickled down the rock faces. It was a nice hour long walk or so before we began to ascend once again. That was when we had the remarkable views of the three sisters and took lots of picturesque shots. Glad to be back at the top, we devoured some delicious pasta and headed home. Submitted our essays so we could enjoy our day trip on Sunday!
Sunday - wine, cheese, vodka, and chocolate, what more could you want?!
So we rolled out of bed bright and early to get on a bus to hunter valley, where many of the australian wines are brewed! It was ridiculously picturesque with rolling hills and vines and of course kangaroos chilling out (which of course we were freaking out about, but the aussies just feel like they are deer). We tried a variety of whites and reds, which were pretty young, and learned about the differences between the grapes and growing and fermentation and all that jazz. we then journeyed to a cheese place, where we had some cheese on a stick, which was quite tasty! We had some brie, goat cheese soaked in chives, and several others which were really yummy! Then we snagged some lunch before hitting up the vodka tasting, which was super cool. WE had everything from chocolate to mango to chili (which was REALLY spicy lol). then we had a bit of chocolate before heading back to one last wine tasting place. Feeling tired and a little alcohol happy, we headed home and hung out on the roof of the hostel and packed up getting ready for out journey to the wilderness!
So here I am in the middle of no where! I will let you know more about that in my next blog post, coming soon to computers near you ;)
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