I arrived in Sydney at 7:30am after a seemingly endless flight. They showed two movies and countless episodes of The Office, served 3 meals and constantly urged us to walk around. Fortunately I had my new friend Ambien and was able to get 7 hours of sleep. I was seated next to an Australian musician who gave me some very good advise, telling me not to nap that day and stay up as long as I could. We arrived to a brilliant sunny warm day, and I was excited to explore. I checked in early to my midtown hotel and took off on foot to explore the harbor and find some lunch. I was struck immediately by how cosmopolitan and ethnically diverse Sydney is. It feels quite similar to the city I had just left in the US. Like San Francisco there are water views everywhere and the warf area is one of the liviliest and most beautiful parts of the city. The view is dominated by two amazing structures, the famous Sydney Opera House and the Harbor Bridge. It’s pretty much impossible to take a picture without one or the other involved. I decided to take a ferry ride to the beach town of Manly, about a ½ hour away. The ferry ride offered gorgeous views of the city and I had a great time watching the surfers at the beach. The place had the feel of the Jersy shore. I returned home for a quick bite and off to bed….I had made it to 9:30pm!
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