Hey Hey Hey,
We have recently adventured in Sydney! We started off the
day by visiting the Sydney Fish Market, according to Rachel; it is the 2nd
biggest in the world! It was a rainy day so the market didn’t smell much which
is good! We walked around the market saw all the different types of fish that
are specific just to Australian waters! So neat! Rachel stopped at her favorite
sushi shop in the market. We each got something different. Kim got prawn
tempura, I got salmon sushi, Nick got calamari, and Rachel got sashimi! They
were all delish and super fresh since the boats they came off of were right
outside of the market!! Though I definitely didn’t have the guts to try the
sashimi! Eek! Rachel bought some prawns for later. We were then dropped off by
the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Kim and I walked across and got some great photos! Right
at the end of the bridge is a neighborhood called the Rocks; it is the place
that the first person came to Sydney! We walked to the Opera house, so neat up
close and personal. We took a ferry to Manly Beach! The ferry was pretty cheap
and the perfect place to get photos of us with the bridge and opera house in
the background (Mom I know you will appreciate those photos!). We even saw a
pod of dolphins swimming nearby on our way to the beach.
Now Manly Beach was one of the beaches that were recommended
that I visit. It reminded me a lot of San Diego or Newport with the “Corso”
walk to the beach. Translation- Corso meaning shop walk aka there were a bunch
of restaurants, surf shops, and yummy ice cream shops on the walk to the beach.
Surprisingly, there were a bunch of surfers in the water…brrrr! Rachel, her
husband, Pete, and Nick met us at the Corso. It was a good touristy day
followed by shelling prawns with Rachel and Grace! It was quite an experience
that I don’t plan on doing anytime soon. I wasn’t much of a fan of the whole
ripping the heads off thing…eeewwwie! I also am not a fan of the texture/taste.
I will have to work on liking them more!
Rachel and Pete invited us to their friend’s place for a
little dinner party. So, of course, we went with! Oh and remember that Rachel
and Pete are from New Zealand and so are the rest of the friends that were at
the house. We got to hear a lot about NZ and what all of these families do. NEATO!!
What was really cool, was that the friends wanted to know all about Arizona!
They were so cute and kept Kim and I talking for 2 hours! We had awesome pizza
and the younger son told us all about how he loves Lucky Charms and is jealous
that we get all of these sweets in America! Hugo was a funny one; we told him
all about Reese puffs and Honey Nut Cheerios. I’m pretty sure he was drooling
and those are just cereals. The house we were at had a built in home theater!
It was literally my dream room! Wall full of DVDs and a projector screen with
comfy couches! Hugo wanted us to watch one of these shows that had New
Zealanders in it. It was called Flight of the Concords which was apparently
really popular in New York, but I was def not a fan of the humor. Then it was
off to bed!
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