Sydney

We arrived in Sydney on Saturday after 9 hours on the train from Coffs Harbour. We’re staying in a nice hotel as the price dropped significantly if you booked for seven nights. It’s just off Darlinghurst Road in Kings Cross and anyone who’s been to Sydney will know that means we have to fight our way through junkies, drug dealers and prostitutes every time we leave the hotel. It’s not as bad as it sounds though – it feels seedy rather than particularly dangerous. It rained solidly throughout Sunday and Monday, but the sun shone for most of yesterday. We’ve been out walking round the city mostly as there are lots of interesting and diverse districts to see, as well as the obvious world famous sights. We went to the cinema yesterday to see Sicko, a Michael Moore documentary about health care in the US. It’s quite an eye opener and I’ve never felt more pleased that we have the NHS in the UK. Not sure what we’ll do today yet – still have to visit Bondi Beach and take the ferry over to Manly, but the weather dictates when/if we do those things. We’ve booked a hire car for Saturday and intend to drive out into the Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley for a few days before flying up to Darwin next week.