Day 4 - Travel to Sydney

Today was laid back and pretty calming, it was a travel day, so we took a 3 hour plane ride from Auckland, New Zealand (bye kiwis!) to Sydney, Australia (hello aussies!). When we got there we put our things in our hotel, might I add the room Shelby, Katherine and I had was mega creepy, it was at the end of a dark hallway, had a mysterious vent with mysterious noises, and when the phone would ring, it sounded like a distant echo...like a ghost. Despite that, we had a fun day, we got to go to the Sydney rocks and overlook the cliffs and ocean, it was extremely windy, I thought I was going to fall off the cliff, but it was still beautiful! Then we got beautiful views of the Harbor bridge, and the Opera house! The Opera house was different than I imagined it, a little smaller, less white, than I imagined it, but still a sight to see! Then we got to travel up in a small elevator to the top of the Sydney Tower and overlook the whole city- it is absolutely huge and gorgeous! Even if you're afraid of heights, the view from the tower is a sight to see! After that, we got to go to a mall and get whatever lunch we wanted, I wanted something different and exotic, so I tried a Falafel. I'm full just thinking about it. Then we got to go to an outdoor market, even though it was pouring down rain, but I got some nice souvenirs out of that, like an authentic boomerang made by members of an Aboriginal tribe. It was a good day to just appreciate what Sydney had to offer. Sydney is actually really similar to Chicago in the way that it has a rich history and it's not really to crowded in the daytime, except when there's events going on. It can be very windy, like our little windy city and it had little vendors and stores similar to ours, just different names and brands. But it is also very different, Sydney is surrounded by more extreme geography, it has an ocean, rocks, and cliffs. Chicago has a huge lake. I feel like there's more to do in Sydney in general, whether it be night or day, although the city really does come alive at night, but all in all Sydney is a beautiful and fun city!