Have been in Sydney for 3 1/2 days now, and the weather has been crazy. Yesterday saw the strongest winds in four years (106 k/hr) and the rain has been pouring down since Thursday -- so its basically been ideal conditions for exploring a city.
I did have one nice day here, the first one. After meandering around the Botanic Gardens and taking a few too many pictures of the Opera House, I hopped a ferry to Manly, which is on the North Shore (or so I'm lead to believe). Quite nice, if bourgeois, up there. I spent a good amount of time walking along the beach, sitting on the beach, watching the surfers, trying to figure out how I can fit learning to surf in this summer...
Thursday was supposed to be the best of the rest of my days in Sydney, so I took the train out to Katoomba, which boasts the Blue Mountains. Apparently they're named that because of the blue haze they emit from the eucalyptus trees, although I wasn't able to see anything since it was pouring down rain. Still enjoyable, if for nothing other than splashing in puddles and taking a steaming hot shower when I returned to the hostel.
Yesterday was more typical (and still quite wet) of an exploratory day in a new city -- walked straight across the city to the good thrift store neighborhood (located not at all surprisingly next to the university) and shopped till I dropped. Hey, it's easier to buy new pants than wash the ones I have. On my (cold, windy) walk back to the hostel the wind almost made me trip myself -- it was so strong that it pushed my right foot across my left foot and I almost totally bit it. I didn't though -- the last thing I want to do is break my ankle while traveling.
One more day here -- hopefully the weather will let up enough for me to explore a bit more, then it's off to Korea (and the northern hemi - yay!) tomorrow.
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At least you made the most of the time in Sydney. Next, back to summer!
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