I was especially excited for today because this was the trademark city that defines Australia and Ally would get to experience Sydney.
We emerged from the train station to a pink monorail train. I thought that was pretty cool.
At the very center of Sydney there is a tower that is part of the main skyline that you can walk around and get a 360 vision of the city. This is on the way up. Before going up to the top they play a short video about five minutes long showcasing all Sydney has to offer. and it was IN 4-D...sweet.
A view of Darling Harbor from top the Westfield Tower.
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A view of the city, King's Cross, Wollowoona Bay, the stadiums, etc.
After the tower we spent the majority of the afternoon at Darling Harbor.
We went to the aquarium, Ally really wanted to see an Australian animal so what better way than to go to an aquarium where there is a platypus.
Some cool jellyfish
This is by far the biggest crab I have ever seen in person. That thing was huge. I think it was a Japanese Spider Crab, not sure but I know it's nickname...the Japanese call it Crabzilla.
Some sharks!
After the aquarium we walked around the harbor and it was happy hour!! So we got some cheap drinks and looked out over the harbor and the best part was they were handing out free finger food. Ally and I then went to the Hard Rock Cafe where we got to eat some chicken tenders.
The Hard Rock Cafe is connected to a small mini mall so Ally and I walked through there looking at stuff but I was mostly attracted to the food hahaha. We walked through the mini mall and on the other side was a cool looking bar with cheap drinks so we went inside there.
Well, my stomach got the better side of me.
It was justified, limited time only I had to try it. It had pineapple, slice of beet, bacon, barbaque sauce, onions, and of course deliciousness. Plus I had to honor the Olympics.
At the third bar we went to, everybody was buying these drinks called scary jars and they looked cool. But when I asked how much they were the price was too high, 10 bucks a pop. So I went up there with my 2 for 1 coupon thinking I was getting just two beers for 4 dollars which is pretty sweet. I looked over at Ally and winked at her, but I think the guy standing next to me thought I winked at him. So he put a hand on my shoulder and said, "bartender, make sure this guy has a good night," and he turned to me and said, "whadda you want?" Well, Uncle Scott, your advice to wink at guys actually works. So to dispell any misconceptions or perhaps an advance, I said, " noooooo you don't have to do that and I would rather you buy my girlfriend a drink over there," hahaha. He looked at me and said, "Then I'll buy two drinks, one for you and your girl. You don't understand I'm the general manager of the bar, I can buy as many drinks as I want, mate." So...that is how we got those 10 dollar drinks for free!
This picture was taken for the Moskal's. Ally took a picture of the Uggs and the prices. Surprisingly they are more expensive in Aussie
Stick around for part 2!
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