A few fun days in Sydney. It's a really great city. I could use more time there and would love to try and get back, maybe in August. Sydney has a much bigger feel than Melbourne -- especially with regards to the downtown - skyscrapers, financial institutions, etc.... (in terms of downtowns an SAT analogy NYC:Sydney as Boston:Melbourne).
The city is truly on the water. They use the harbour (note the extra u) wonderfully. One of the main form of public transit is the ferry and as you ride in you see the opera house and harbour bridge as well as the city's skyline. It's also a very easy to stroll around, with some neat neighborhoods (not as charming as Melbourne) and with a host of tourists. The Pope arrives in Syd later on this week for World Youth Day -- I'm glad I avoided the commotion.
I spent one day in a little beach area, called manly beach -- a really fantastic little beach suburb only a 20 minute ferry ride from downtown Sydney. I also got to spend some time with some Moosilauke buddies (and stayed with one of them as well) In the pictures below are Dylan, Chris, Chris, and Mike. Since I've last seen them -- two weddings and one child. It was great to get away for a few days and hang out with some buddies. Chris and I tried to stay up to watch Federer v. Nadal but the match didn't end til after 5 am, when we were both fast asleep.
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