Hello Sydney

Well we’re not the first to visit Sydney are we, so dear reader you’ve probably seen it all before. Safe to say as cities go we loved it. It's the first city we’ve been to that’s almost completely built around water.

Our B&B in Newtown, which is a bit like Camden, was great and the hosts Bron and Julian could not have done more to help us. From picking us up and dropping us off, providing us with Opal cards (Oyster equivalent) and feeding us the most delicious breakfasts. The Tara Guest House if you’re interested yourself. The art around the place was lovely and in our room included quite a lot of bare bottoms. This piece was in the hall! Some of the best restaurants we’ve ever been to are in Newtown too.

We visited the botanical gardens, and saw some amazing trees, took the boat to Manly, had lunch and swam with our friends Amanda and James who just happened to be in Sydney at the same time.

We took the ferry to Watsons Bay, then the bus to Bondi Beach and then walked to Congee along the coast.

The beer and pies in the Admiral Nelson were excellent and the evening stroll over the bridge gave us some great views over Sydney harbour.

Sydney is one of those places you’ve just got to visit, at least once in your life. I'm not that impressed by buildings much but the Opera House has got to be the incredible building I've ever seen. Better even with the naked eye,  than you can ever capture with a photo.

Next stop Singapore.