K+S In The City: Day 2- Sightseeing In Sydney

Saturday morning Kristin and I awoke to a beautiful, sunny day in Sydney. We threw on our clothes and wasted no time getting outside to see the iconic tourists sights of the city.


First Stop: The Royal Botanical Gardens


I took Kristin on the path that runs between the outskirts of the gardens and the ocean, the same path I run each morning when I go on my jogs. This path offers an incredible view of the Sydney Opera House and harbor. When we finished taking pictures galore, we headed into the gardens to explore the exotic wilderness within.

Second Stop: The Sydney Opera House

Third Stop: The Rocks Markets


Next we headed to the Rocks Markets, which are open on Saturdays only. We browsed the lanes of tents, ooo-ing and aaah-ing at the items for sale, mainly the jewelry. Kristin and I each spotted a piece of jewelry that we instantly fell in love: Kristin's was a bronzed (or gold?) spiraled snake ring with green gemstone eyes, mine was a colorful beaded necklace that had an aboriginal, summer vibe. Both, ironically, cost $35 and so we indulged- they were our Sydney souvenir purchases (I had a photo of them on my camera, hopefully I can post it later).

Fourth Stop: The Sydney Harbor Bridge


We wandered up the the Sydney Harbor Bridge in the afternoon which has a pedestrian walking path. The bridge was long, and after a jammed-packed morning of walking all over Sydney we hadn't the energy to cross the entire bridge so we settled for walking about a quarter of it. Still, we were still able to see an amazing view of Sydney Harbor and the Opera House.

I had to work Saturday evening, but first we met up with Aubrey and Sara so that they could meet Kristin. Both were so excited to meet her and had eagerly offered to hang out with Kristin when I was working. I love when my friends get along, and this proved to be no exception as the three of them got along grandly. Saturday happened to be Halloween eve, so after work the four of us went to a Halloween house party to celebrate one of our favorite American holidays. Halloween in Australia is no where near as big as it is in the states, but it is slowly starting to gain in popularity. Kristin and I bought our costumes at a $2 store: I was a devil (I was lacking originality this year) and she was a dark angel. Sara went as a flapper and Aubrey was a unicorn. We were the lightness and darkness, ying and yang. All in all, it was a wonderful day!