Holly was better still but was still having one or two problems with her eyesight, so we decided we'd make try and make the most of the day by going into central Sydney for some sightseeing and see how things went.
Marcus drove us to his local station and we took the train into Sydney. Getting off at the harbour I was astonished at the scale of things. The buildings, the harbour and the harbour bridge were all huge, making the opera house appear small in comparison. It felt incredible being there and I immediately warmed to the city, bathed in beautiful sunshine.
After stopping for a drink by the opera house (and as Holly felt up to it) we decided to head out to Manly on the ferry. I took a large number of photos from the deck of the boat and we finally reached Manly by mid-afternoon.
Manly is a seaside resort with lots of old victorian buildings. It had shops, restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and bars many of which are scattered along the seafront. After walking to Manly beach we stopped at Murray's restaurant for something to eat and to try out some of their delicious beers.
After a couple of hours we headed back to the boat and returned to the city centre.
On reaching shore we headed into the Rocks to have a look around, before going to the Australia Hotel (one of the oldest pubs in Sydney). We stayed there for a bit and then took a cab to China Town to have dinner at a Japanese restaurant Holly and Marcus had been to before (which had a touch screen ordering system). On being told there was a half an hour wait, Marcus led us to Darling Harbour to have a quick look before dinner.
We may have got a little carried away with the ordering system and we left the restaurant after a couple of hours, stuffed to the brim. The food was great!
Tomorrow - to Melbourne!!
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