Shop till we Drop!

I have returned to Sydney for the millionth time in order to finish visiting every possible monument, location, tree, and shopping market. Amelia and I took the adventure together and along the way we also used our networking skills to land us some contacts and work experience. We took the first day to shop and to eat at my favorite place, Pancakes on the Rocks. We literally walked all Sydney and stuffed our faces with yummy greasy food. Our favorite place was the infamous Paddy's Market located in Chinatown. This is where Bargaining works at its best. We went in for a couple of souvenirs but came out with Dolce & Gabbana purses...they were definitely well worth the extra money lost. After a long day (5pm) we went to our hostel the Elephant and napped. The hostel was definitely a great place for two girls and 20 dollars a night. The following day consisted of the Blue Mountains...

The Blue Mountains are a pretty interesting place because the location is not blue and the mountains are not mountains! ha. Yet, the forest, rides, and tour guide who looked like a really tall elf made the adventure fun. We woke up to a late bus picking us up. I enjoyed our morning conversation with fellow foreigners where we asked them if they were going to the Blue Mountains...the two girls looked back at us and just nodded...then five minutes later...
the two girls asked "Are you going to the Blue Mountains" ha!!
As one bus came the driver came out wobbling around as if he just downed 5 shots in a row and this was his first time standing up. He called out the foreigners name and the European girl nodded. They stared at each other for 30 seconds until he finally pointed at the car and she and her friend got on. I then approached him and he said that was the only name on the list. He then said "your probably on a better tour..." I could not help but thank god! As the bus left the two girls looked back in horror as if they were being deported back to their country. They were probably wondering if they were on the right bus since we didn't get on. After the long wait our bus finally came and the adventure began....

Throughout the tour we went to different areas of the blue mountains and got to see real Aboriginal Art. (well it was just rock) Amelia made some friends she called "kids" even though one of the kids was 25! We stopped at a cute little town where we had yummmmy soup and I bought birth control chocolate. The tour was great and it was nice to see something else besides city.

On the third day I was split from Amelia as she had work experience at a PR firm and I had a tour of the Star City Casino. My tour was great and I made a contact in case I ever want to return and possibly work there. The rest of the day was spent at the Chinese Gardens, more shopping, and watching an IMAX movie by myself (yes people I was alone). To my surprise as I sat to watch the movie I found myself surrounded by 3 people who also came alone. I guess sometimes you do just need that alone time. Our day was great and although we missed out on Roo burgers, Amelia made it to me by hiking up her tights every 5 seconds down Oxford Street while trying to get to the bus. I never want to leave Sydney! Well till next time!!..