Canberra

Yesterday, Lindsay and I came down on the train from Wallongong to Sydney. Or, I suppose it's up as Wollongong's south. Sally came with us and helped us find our way to the hostel - Central Sydney YHA. It's quite nice. From there, we walked a really long but lovely way to Darling Harbour where we went to, shockingly, the Sydney Aquarium!

(For those of you who don't know, Lindsay and I used to work/volunteer at the Vancouver Aquarium together. To say that we're marine bio geeks is an understatment.)

Anyways, we took many many silly photos and had for too much fun! Here's one of the shark tunnel:



The one of Linds with a straw has a story. Really, it does. At the Vancouver Aquarium, we both worked in the cafe. Our #1 question there was 'Where are the straws?' and the answer to that is, 'We aren't allowed to carry straws because they're dangerous for the animals in the open habitats,' or something like that. Such fun, let me tell you! Anyways, at the Sydney Aquarium, they have straws! And open habitats! So, of course we had to take a picture. We got some strange looks from the cafe staff there.

Today, we went to through Hyde Park and the Botanical Gardens. We also went to the State Library and the market in The Rocks. A heck of a lot of walking, let me tell you! Oh, ane we (and Sally) went to the Museum of Contemporary Arts. Lucky we did too, because while we were inside, it poored with rain, but then when we came out, it was back to being sunny. Humid and sticky, and not really dry, but at least there were no drops of water falling! Tonight, LindsayÕs back in Wollongong and I'm in Sydney. I'll be on the bus to Canberra first thing tomorrow morning.

*update*

So, the above didn't get posted yesterday (which is a good thing as I know have pictures of yesterday up).



I'm in Canberra now, staying at the Canberra City YHA. Just chilling out today, and then I'll have 2 full days to see the museums, galleries, libraries, and Questacon (National science and technology centre).

Canberra is indeed quieter, cooler, and drier than Sydney. There are lots of international students around it seems, as uni starts quite soon and it's just a few blocks away from the hostel. Overall, though, Canberra's just how I remember from last time - lots to see in the day, and evenings are a good chance to sleep!

I hope you're all doing well wherever you are! I've finally got stamps, too, so if you'd like a postcard, email me your address and I'll add you to the list.

Last thing - if you ever just want to see the photos and not have to read my yammering, the links over on the left there. There's also the link so you can figure out what time it is in any part of Australia.