Sydney

Nini's mammy is my high school classmate and best friend, actually we shared the same table :-)
Few years ago, the whole family immigrated to Australia and settled down in Sydney. We seldom meet nowadays, the last time we saw each other was summer 2006 in Shanghai . Finally we are going to meet again...

Nini's home locates at Sydney north suburb area called Hornsby. It takes about 35 minutes by local express train from the city center.

Once you are in Sydney, of course you must visit the Sydney harbor. To my surprise, the opera house is actually yellowish. Often I saw pictures of it with white surface, perhaps because of the good lighting. I was told the outside surface is actually made of shells, that's why it is yellow.

(Bobo and Mammy)

Sydney city has very good rail system. You can access most of the places via metro and local railways. During rush hours they are packed with people for work. The ticket price is not cheap, rush hour ticket price is bit higher than other time of day. Therefore for travelers, it is the best to avoid that period time.

(Townhall's big Xmas tree)

David Jones is the biggest department store in Australia. During Xmas time, it establishes a Santa village for children to meet the Santa and take photos. But of course it is not free ;-) Since Santa lives in Finland, Bobo has many chances to meet him and receives gifts.

(Department store David Jone's Santa village)


(Street Kangaroo)

Sydney's city center is pretty much like other big cities with high skyscrapers, department stores, shopping complex and offices. And the city is not a cheap place to live either, a normal restaurant lunch menu costs about AUD30 (Euro18, RMB180). It is the most expensive city to live in Australia.

Summer sun is really strong, it is advised to apply UV30+ sun block before going out. Even the sun is behind the clouds, you still can feel the heat.