Monday 5 May 2008

Day 32: A bridge too far

So back in Sydney and it's Sunday.
After transferring to our final hotel, we head off in to town.

We go to Circular Quay (by the bridge and the opera house) and hunt out the market at The Rocks. The aim was to find some spectacular holiday gifts that sum up the experience of the holiday with some amazing displays of local crafts and production.

Mainly we just find bits of old tat that could be bought on any market stall anywhere in the UK, but there are some really nice bits too.

They have a 70s weekend going on nearby to commemorate the conservation of a terrace of old houses, so we get to listen to some really terrible rock and abba bands.

Neither of us is particularly good at heights so we decide to forgo the harbour bridge walk that takes one over the top of the bridge supports, but we do walk the length of the bridge at car level and very impressive it is too.

We stop for a spot of lunch on the other side before heading in to the funfair. This is the terrifying looking place that I mentioned on our first visit here. No less terrifying close up, it turns out.

Tomorrow: We're off to find Paddington

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