K+S In The City: Day 4- Museum & Aquarium Day

Monday morning we woke up intending to go to Bondi Beach to embark on the Coogee to Bondi coastal walk. Kristin and I threw on our swim suits, applied sunscreen and stuffed my backpack with towels, but when we hit the road we discovered that the sun which had been shining in the a.m. was now covered by masses of grey, billowing clouds. The occurrence of precipitation, however, was not certain. We looked at each other: to go, or not to go to Bondi, that was the question. We decided to forgo the beach and opted instead to do some indoor activities. This was a wise decision because an hour later the rain was pouring down from the sky- not ideal beach weather.

First up was the Museum of Contemporary Art. Visiting museums make for perfect rainy-day activities.  The museum was...nice. It was small. There were only two floors with artwork on display which took us no longer than one hour to view. The one display that stands out in my mind was a series of wall projections in dark rooms, and which I remember it because it was so creepy. The images projected ranged from a disturbed human face to glasses breaking to blankness of nothing. These coupled with the creeking sound of the projection reel slowly turning round and round left the hair on my arm standing straight up. I felt like at any moment a psycho killer was going to jump out and attack me. My fears turned to laughter when we decided to make some artwork of our own by sitting in front of one projection and making hand animals on the wall: birds, rabbits and dinosaurs were are best masterpieces. Perhaps better than the actual museum galleries was the museum gift shop. It was full of awesome books and we spent practically more time browsing these, especially the ones dedicated to fashion, food and traveling.

The Museum of Contemporary Art

Next we hit the Sydney Aquarium, which I had yet to see. The aquarium was great. The creatures that live under the sea are simply spectacular, unique, intriguing and fun to see. Unfortunately, Kristin's camera ran out of battery at the aquarium so I was the official picture taker and I don't have those to share with you- yet. I assure you, however, that the moment I get them (and I will, fingers crossed I will) I will post them for you to see because they really are cool.  I give the aquarium two thumbs up though.

By the time we exited the aquarium the rain was pouring down, and my flimsy umbrella was unfit to protect us both. Soaked, we hopped a cab back to my apartment to dry off before dinner. Then we joined  Sara and some of her friends who are now also mine- Louise, Mike (friend's of Sara's from her time studying abroad in London) and Matt (a friend of Sara's through a mutual friend)- for dinner at a sushi restaurant down the road. The company and food (yummy, cheap sushi!) made up for the crummy weather. Sadly, this would not be the last of the rain which persisted to drench us for the majority of the remainder of the trip. But I assure you, we didn't let this rain dampen our attitudes or our fun!