Sydney - day 52

This morning we went to Paddy's Market, a big market where they sell all kinds of things like souvenirs, t-shirts, pets, food, wigs, etc. It was fun to walk around in. It's located in Chinatown, so nearly all the vendors are asian and the area around it has plenty of asian signs and restaurants. From there we walked to Darling Harbour, a part of town we hadn't been to yet. It's a very lively harbour, with lots of restaurants, an imax cinema, the Sydney Aquarium and the Wildlife Centre, as well as a Chinese Garden and more. We walked over the bridge and back to our side of town. We had lunch at one of the best sushi belt restaurants in Sydney and then walked through Pitt Street again, going into random shops. In the evening we met up with Melli and Anke, two German girls who were on our trip from Alice Springs to Darwin. We took the ferry to the northern part of Sydney and had a BBQ in the garden of one of their friends' appartment. The view was incredible! The garden ends in the water and looks over the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the CBD skyscrapers! A great way to end our stay in Australia! After dinner, we walked all the way back, over the Harbour Bridge (that has incredible security, eventhough it was late at night and noone else was walking over it, there were security guards, cameras and barbed wire...), which gave us some more nice views over the city! We walked through the Rocks and over Circular Quay until we reached Pitt Street and finally our hostel.

Weather: cloudy, but warm