Saturday morning we woke up early to walk over to Sydney's famous Paddington Markets. It's basically a gigantic market with a ton of stands set up selling everything from food to clothing to your regular old wigs! They had at least a hundred stands, with more junk (and some really good stuff) than I have ever seen! It was wonderful!
After we spent some time at the markets we walked over to Darling Harbour and caught a tour ferry to the Opera House. From the water we were able to see the beautiful view of both the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. It was the reason we were there, the iconic view, it was Sydney, to the eye of a traveller. We all took at least 30 pictures of the bridge and the Opera house from about 5 slightly different angles, thus categorizing us as the typical tourist.
Then we went to lunch. A few of us had lunch at a cute little sandwich shop and then we all split ways. Nova, Joanna and I took another ferry to a point further down the harbour giving us yet another view of the Opera house as well as allowing us to see the Prime Minister's house (comparable to our White House) and giving us a fantastic view of the Sydney skyline on a sunny day.
Then Nova and I walked across the bridge, a breathtaking view of the city (including the Opera House), and walked around a theme park known as Luna Park. After we walked back we took a nice short break before getting ready for dinner and drinks for Claire's birthday.
Saturday was warmer, busier, and more tiring, but all in all it was worth the exhaustion.
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