From the Outback to the City

After our week in Uluru we stopped over in Sydney for the weekend to try and soak up as much of Aussie as we could.The transition from Uluru to Sydney was a major culture shock. To go from seeing only a select few familiar faces to hundreds of thousands people was a bit overwhelming.

Thursday night we stayed in Darling Harbor which was such an awesome spot. It had heaps of restaurants and bars right on the water! We had a pretty relaxed night just trying to recover from the week and prep for the weekend ahead of us. Sadly, we woke up to rain on Friday. For some reason, when I looked at the weather for this trip I only looked at Uluru which mind you is about a 4 hour flight from Sydney and in the desert. But I was ready for the beach and that summer weather I have patiently been waiting so long for so when packing there were few things suitable for cold and rainy weather. We spent the majority of our time shopping! It was great to have the options that we just don't have in New Zealand. We enjoyed a great night out on Friday which left us all a sight for sore eyes on Saturday but we managed to make it to the infamous Opera House. It was beautiful! That was the one thing I knew I had to see in Sydney and I was able to tick that off the list. When we woke up Sunday to sunshine we knew we had to make it to Bondi beach. This definitely made the entire weekend. It was a perfect day. The beach and park was full of people and kites! They had massive kites flying, one in the shape of a whale. Bondi beach is absolutely amazing! We sat at a restaurant on the beach and treated ourselves to a pitcher of Australian beer or 2.... couldn't think of any better way to end a fabulous trip!