Arrival in Sydney - Night 40

We were all packed up, checked out and in the cab on the way to the airport by 10 am. Our five days in Noosa were enjoyable and relaxing (and fairly cheap), though I wouldn’t want to spend any more than that there.

View from the Apartment

It is slow-paced, family oriented place that doesn’t offer much in the way of adventure or excitement. A good place to catch a tan or catch up on sleep.

In comparison to the Sunshine Coast Airport, Austin Straubel (Green Bay) Airport is massive. The place has two boarding gates and one small restaurant. Our flight was a bit late but once underway was a smooth hour and a half ride into Sydney. After collecting our luggage and taking the train into town we arrived at the girl’s hotel at around 4pm. Sheri is using her accumulated travel points to stay at the Marriot on Hyde Park; Paolo and I will be crashing on Charlie’s floor at his house in North Sydney.

The girls unpacked and we all took a stroll through the idyllic Hyde Park located next door. Charlie and Bea, his girlfriend, showed up at 8 and we took off for dinner in Kirrabilli, a neighborhood on the north side of Sydney. Reputedly the home of the prime minister John Howard, Kirrabilli is a trendy enclave perched on a hill that offers amazing views of the Harbor and the city. We dined at a small Italian restaurant that was fabulous. Many such places in Australia are BYO, which means bring your own alcohol…so we did.

THE Italian Place to eat in Kirrabilli

My first impression of Sydney is that it is a massive city, much more frantic than anywhere else in Australia, but yet a place that still maintains an underlying feeling of the Aussie free spirited culture. Not to mention a genuine natural beauty that is ever-present.

What I Learned Today: I am sure I learned something today but as I write this I can’t help but think: Why don’t you ever see any baby pigeons? For some strange reasons they are always all the exact same size. Are they born that big?

written by

exumenius on November 19, 2007 from Sydney, Australia

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

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