#1: The Hotel School Sydney. Made a trip down to The Hotel School Sydney this morning and went bowling with the students. The course that I'm studying now is under Southern Cross University (SCU) and they have a total of 3 campuses. The Hotel School Sydney is a partnership school with SCU, on top of the 3 campuses. For this trip, we will be visiting this school and another 2 campuses.
#2: Bar area of The Hotel School Sydney.
#3: Classroom of The Hotel School Sydney. THE HOTEL SCHOOL SYDNEY Site: http://hotelschool.scu.edu.au/ Address: 60 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Admission: N/A. Opening Hrs: 0800 - 1700hrs. Nearest Train Station: Circular Quay. The Hotel School Sydney started out as the training space for the Intercontinental Hotel Sydney, owned by Mulpha Australia, but became a partner of SCU in 2004. Today was the orientation for the new students that are going to start school next week. We joined them for bowling, which is an usual activity during orientation. I scored so badly.
#4: Bowling Alley.
The bowling alley was located at Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour is also where the Wildlife Sydney Zoo, Madame Tussauds and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium are located. We were lucky! The Koala is out for visiting!
#5: Koala at Wildlife Sydney Zoo.
#6: Wildlife Sydney Zoo. WILDLIFE SYDNEY ZOO Site: http://www.wildlifesydney.com.au/ Address: 1-5 Wheat Road, Darling Harbour NSW 2000, Australia. Admission: AUD40. Opening Hrs: 0930 - 1700hrs (autumn to winter), to 1900hrs (spring to summer). Nearest Train Station: Town Hall.
#7: Madame Tussauds. MADAME TUSSAUDS Site: http://www.madametussauds.com/sydney/ Address: Aquarium Wharf, Darling Harbour NSW 2000, Australia. Admission: AUD40. Opening Hrs: 0930 - 2000hrs. Nearest Train Station: Town Hall.
#8: Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. SEA LIFE SYDNEY AQUARIUM Site: http://www.sydneyaquarium.com.au/ Address: 1-5 Wheat Road, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Admission: AUD40. Opening Hrs: 0930 - 1900hrs. Nearest Train Station: Town Hall. After bowling, we hop on the tram (called people mover trains) that came just in time to bring us to Paddy's Market. Paddy's Market is located within Market City. It's like Bugis Street in Singapore, selling all kind of things like souvenirs and clothings at a lower rate. I bought lots of stuff there. Nuts, keychains, pens, etc...
#9: People Mover Trains.
#10: Market City.
#11: Paddy's Market. PADDY'S MARKET Site: http://www.paddysmarkets.com.au/ Address: Hay St & Thomas St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Admission: FREE. Opening Hrs: 0900 - 1700hrs (wed to sun). Nearest Train Station: Town Hall. After this, we continued our shopping around the area and headed back to YHA for a fresh-up. I was already exhausted and took a 15mins nap. We then head down to Sydney Opera House located at Circular Quay and had dinner at Opera Bar. Since it's a bar, it's a little pricey. We had main - Ocean Trout with Roasted Parsnip, Leek and Parsley Soubise, Margherita Pizza with Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil, and a side of Onion Rings, to share among the 4 of us. It's about $60 for the three items.
#12: Nightview of Sydney Opera House.
#13: Nightview of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
#14: Dinner at Opera Bar. OPERA BAR Site: http://operabar.com.au/ Address: Lower Concourse Level, Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Opening Hrs: weekdays 1130 - 0000hrs, weekends 0900 - 0000hrs. Nearest Train Station: Circular Quay.
After dinner, we went up to Sydney Opera House! It was really really cold up there, brrrrrr.... ❄️❄️❄️ It has been really cold for the past 2 days as it was raining and the rain and wind got so strong at night, it became a storm! People on the streets started wearing winter jackets as the temperature dropped down to 11degC instead of 20degC. I only got a pathetic jacket.
#15: Sydney Opera House, up close. SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Site: http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/homepage.aspx Address: Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Admission: FREE. Opening Hrs: N/A. Nearest Train Station: Circular Quay.
Today was a really tiring day. I was literally dragging my feet instead of walking. LOL. Alright, that's all for day 4! Flying off to Ballina tomorrow!
EXPENSES OF THE DAY:
Train to Circular Quay and back to YHA - AUD3.8 x 3 = AUD11
Tram Ride to Paddy's Market - AUD5
Souvenir Pen - AUD2.50 Keychain x3 - AUD5 Baby Socks x2 - AUD10 Salt and Pepper Shaker - AUD10 Baby on Board Tag - AUD2 Nuts - AUD8.80
Supre Clothings - AUD80
Dinner at Opera Bar - AUD15