‘Sunny Sydney’ – Tales from New South Wales

After catching the over-night bus from Melbourne, we arrived in Sydney at 7am on a Sunday morning and we were greeted by torrential rain. Strolling about a deserted city in the pouring rain after a 12 hour bus journey is a surreal experience. However, after a few rainy days, things cleared up and we explored the city. We visited the Opera House and walked over the Harbour Bridge (the free one, not the 200 dollar one) and took in the sights which the city and its surrounds had to offer. Strolled down the infamous George and Pitt Street (that one’s for you Martyn!) and visited a few watering holes.

After a few days in the city itself we took the train to Katoomba and went to the Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters. It was really cool there; the climate was similar to Scotland – cold and rainy, but it is going into winter after all… :-( After a few days at the Blue Mountains we caught the train back to the city and made our way to Coogee Beach, and the good weather seemed to follow! Here, we did the Coogee - Bondi coastal walk and had a couple of nights out with some people we met. Really enjoyed this part and it was pretty relaxing. Sydney was a really nice city and it was cool seeing the Harbour Bridge and Opera House, as these are things that you see on T.V, but actually seeing them is kinda weird.

After Sydney we caught the Greyhound and thought that we’d explore another couple of places in NSW on our way to Queensland. Our first stop was Coffs Harbour – a cool coastal little town. Again this was pretty chilled and not to spoil tradition and few more drinks were had with some French/Germans we met! The language barrier seemed to vanish when the drink was flowing. After Coffs Harbour, we travelled up to Byron Bay and spent a few nights there. The weather wasn’t amazing, but we seen a really beautiful sunset, sunrise was too early! Really enjoyed it here too – pretty chilled hippy atmosphere. Seen our first spider too, but still no sharks…

We really enjoyed NSW and packed quite a lot into our time here. Our last stop in Australia will be Queensland where we are going to catch up with Norman and Annette in Brisbane, will defo be nice to have a break from the hostels and catch up with the family…

N.B. There is no need to explain any of the photos this time around, as they are pretty self-explanatory and possibly less controversial than the last entry.

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To view some pictures from our trip through New South Wales CLICK HERE