Sydney

Day 2 in Sydney. Andrea, Megan and I went to Phlip's art gallery in Surry Hill. She had a sculpture exhibit located on Dank St. After spending some time looking different art work, I proceeded on to down town Sydney via the The Sydney Hop on Hop off bus. Yes, I went on the double decker, Hi I am a tourist bus. Even though the bus screamed tourist it was still a good time. I got to see a lot of the sights; The Power house museum, Star city Casino, Sydney Harbor Bridge, The Maritime Museum, the aquarium, The Rocks, Kings Cross, The Opera House and Hyde Park to name a few. Then after touring the city in the sun, the 3 of us met up with Chad, a friend of the the Judges, for drinks in Cooge. It was an excellent day. Today, Thursday, I am able to finally adjust to the new time zone. And we started the morning off with a swim at the Bondi Iceburgs. The pool is located on the rocks on Bondi Beach. The pool is filled with salt water and when high tide comes in, the ocean water spills over into the pool. It was breathtaking. After an intense swim practice, we retired to the beach to soak up some rays. We played in the waves and also played kadima (paddle ball). We ended the evening in Cooge, we dined at 5 O's and then went for drinks and desert at Ocean Beach. Our Cocktails at ocean beach included, an Umpalumpa, a Vanilla and Passion fruit Mojito and a Banana Daiquiri. They were all made with love, it took about 10 min. per drink. This bar would not survive in New York, service would take to long. We were also persuaded to do an open water swim up at Manely beach Sunday, its just a 2k. Appently if you can swim and your in Sydney, then its like a sin if you don't participate.