The sun went back into hiding on Thursday and the rain came back out to play, but we didn't let this stop us from heading to the zoo. The Taronga Zoo was chosen as the "Best Major Attraction" at the NSW Tourism Industry Awards, so you know we had to go. Getting to the zoo required taking a short ferry ride across the harbor. Then we had to climb aboard the Sky Safari Chair Lift, which carried us high about the trees , animals and people below to the entrance at the top. We disembarked, opened our umbrellas and spent the afternoon trekking around the zoo seeing the wild things contained within.
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| Riding on the Sky Safari Chair Lift |
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| View of Sydney from the Zoo |
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| The definition of adorable. I wanted to kidnap them. |
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| I like the way you hang dude |
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| Kristin's fashion inspiration |
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| The Aussie animal icon- Kangaroo |
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| Tasmanian Devil...much cuter than I was expecting |
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| I love peacocks, and this fellow was roaming freely around the zoo. He was our tour guide for a bit (or, as this picture may suggest- we chased him around a while) |
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| The butt looks painful |
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| Just monkey-ing around |
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| Baby elephant! |
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| The bird show we attended because after someone told me it was awesome and couldn't be missed. It was ok. The best part was probably the view of the city we saw behind... |
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| The bird show... |
We caught the last ferry back to the city. Then it was time for martini's and manicures, my favorite Thursday evening activity. Kristin and I arrived early and snabbed spots 1 and 2. Aubrey joined us and together we sipped sparkling wine while our fingers were filed, painted and polished. I walked away with bright pink nails, Kristin with deep red nails. Then we made our way to Darling Harbor for the "Harbourside Fiery Night" that was taking place. I'm still not 100% sure what exactly Fiery Nights was, but I do know that for weeks I had seen advertisements urging the public to come see the "skies come alive with fire." The website touted: "Feast on delicious cuisine from around the world while fire cannons put on a show." It sounded pretty worthwhile to me and something different to do, but the "fiery" night was a fiery dud. I was expecting a magnificent cannon-shooting fireworks show, or something of that nature that would knock my socks off (or at least my hat had I been was wearing one). But nope, all my clothing remained put. All that we saw was an occasionally blast of fire off in the distance. That was it. I know, its boring to read and it was boring to see. Still, we enjoyed chilling on the harbor, fully aware that sometimes you have to make your nights fiery on your own.
3 comments:
You may be looking at "fiery" nights from the wrong perspective. Just imagine how alive the skies were for all the blokes who enjoyed the sight of three lovely young ladies with their freshly manicured fingers out on the town. I'm sure they enjoyed the fiery night.
Hey Sarah;
I love your zoo pics! (Especially the koala bears.)
I can't wait to hear about your skydiving experience!
Keep enjoying life to the fullest.
Hugs;
Lynn
snakes, and kiolas, and peacocks...oh my!!!
what a rainy (yet fabulous) day at the zoo
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