Day 2

 

So the second day; or my first being active and no longer zombie-like, turned out entirely different then I had expected. The plan was at first to look at my travel guidebook and just see something interesting. As I walked out of the hostel looking for a supermarket however, there was a girl who was looking for the same thing. As we together looked around for the supermarket (and found it within 5 minutes, yay :D) we started talking and I found out that there was a free city tour organized by the hostel! Naturally, I went along, and it took up most of the rest of the day. But, I did see some pretty amazing things and now I know what I want to visit again and see more closely.

In front of the Sydney Opera House: which is really, REALLY beautiful!

As we went along the tour, I came to realize something that I actually already expected: Sydney is a really beautiful city. We went past chinatown, the docks, through the central business district, past the Sydney Opera House, the botanical gardens, and lots of other small (but really nice) buildings and statues. What’s really nice about Sydney, and what you don’t immediately notice, is that it is really clean and that there are no obvious signs of poverty (no beggars or anything).

Also the atmosphere is pretty relaxed, people just never seem to be in a hurry (nobody really goes through red lights, compare that to Amsterdam :p). It’s also visible in other things:

"Closing time? What do you mean? We're just open 'til late!"

Along the tour I met some nice people, it’s really easy to get to talk with people as most people travel on their own or with one other person. Everybody asks each other all kinds of questions (Where the hell is the supermarket!? Do you know how to use the wi-fi?  Could you watch my bags for a minute?) and it’s just impossible to not-talk to people. After we got back, we sat down in the bar at the hostel and had a couple beers together, though it was really nice I ALREADY miss Grolsch so much!

Having a couple beers in the bar at the hostel