The Big Trip...

woke up after a blissful 12 hours of sleep and set off to Circular Quay to do some sightseeing

Circular Quay is the start of the city of Sydney and its where loads of cruises depart to other sites that i'll go to (eg/ the zoo, manly etc). kinda like fishermans wharf in san fransisco but much bigger and not as tacky.

first thing i did was walk across sydney harbour bridge and back which was amazing - it is just like a giant coathanger and you can see pretty amazing views of the Opera House from there.

Afterwards, I took a walk around The Rocks - this is the oldest area of sydney with really nice buildings, quirky shops and cobblestone streets. After that I took myself to the Opera House and splurged on a tour of the inside. One of the best tours i have done in ages - the inside of the builsing is actually incredible and made me want to sit through an opera, which is saying something!!! the only downside is that they wouldnt let us take pictures inside.

I left the quay after that and made my way back to the hostel. Went out for dinner with a couple of girls who are in my dorm. En route to buying food and alcohol for tomorrows new years eve festivities we saw Paris Hilton - no joke - in a shop trying on bikinis. There were hundreds of people surrounding the shop and she had 5 bodyguards! Anyway, thats my little claim to claim for today

Going to go to the harbout tomorro to get a good position for the fireworks nice and early.

Have a good new years eve, everyone!!!!
xxx

hi everyone

so here is a synopsis of the past few days:
I left glasgow on wednesday afternoon after an emotional goodbye to the family, for my flight to London. I then had 3 hours to twidle my thumbs before flight no 2 to Hong Kong and then I had my final flight from Hong Kong to Sydney.

Descending into Sydney was amazing - full on views of the bridge and Opera House were not dissapointing and I'm looking forward to going to see these sights tomorrow!

After arriving at my hostel i quickly took myself and my lonely planet guide to go and sunbathe on bondi beach (a mere 2 min walk from my hostel). I am sitting at an intenet cafe now and i feel like i am spinning, i am so tired from the journey...but I have to keep myself awake for at least another 5 hours before i can go to bed!!!

Anyway, I should have more exciting news to update in a few days.

xxxx

Welcome to my first blog entry!!
I'm going to be updating it regularly during my travels, but will also answer any personal emails as well!

I've finished my job, and now its time to get everything sorted before Christmas, so that I'll be all ready to head off by the 27th!

Keep in touch everyone

Love Danielle
xxx