Sydney: Opera House and Harbour Bridge

We got to Sydney on April 7th in the afternoon. We had a bus driver take us to a hostel and we had to walk around a little bit to find one that wasn't full or too expensive. We finally found one and we settled in and put our things away. We had two roommates from Taiwan. One of them didn't speak much English and the other one was so excited to meet people from America! She had never met anyone from America before and she was so thrilled! They were both really nice. We went to the grocery and got some food for the next few days. It was pretty late by that time so we just watched an Australian show and went to bed. The next day, we took a bus to Coogee Beach and did the cliff walk from there to Bondi Beach. It was so beautiful! We walked all along the coast until we got to Bondi beach. When we got there, we just layed on the beach and listened to some music. Then we got on the bus back to the city. We got changed into warmer clothes and headed to the harbour! We saw the Opera House and it was all lit up and just absolutely beautiful! We took some pictures of the opera house and the bridge. Then we went to eat dinner right in front of the Opera House. It was so nice! The next day, I woke up and mailed some postcards. Then I walked to the Botanical Gardens. They were beautiful! I saw those huge bats and definitely had to conquer my fear because they were right above me! Kelsey didn't come because she wanted to go to the zoo. After the gardens, I walked up onto the Harbour Bridge and climbed to the top of the lookout. I had a great view of the city and the Opera House. It was awesome to be that high up! The next day, we went to Manly Beach. It was a half hour ferry ride. The town was so cute! It was just a little beach town with really great street performers. We spent the day on the beach and did some tourist shopping and then went back on the ferry. The ride home was beautiful because we had an awesome view of the city and the Opera House. We went back to our hostel and got all packed up. A shuttle came to pick us up around 7 pm to take us to the airport. We got there and our carry on bags were too heavy and they wanted to charge us $80 to check one bag! So we went into the bathroom and put on 5 pairs of pants and about 1o shirts each! We looked like huge hockey players! We made it work though. We were uncomfortable but it definitely gave us a good laugh. Then we headed to Melbourne!!