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Today we arrive in Sydney in the early hours, breezed through security (thanks to having chipped passports) and then headed to base hostel.
We checked straight in and dumped out bags. Since it was still early most people were still in bed so we felt we should head out and do some exploring. Then the strangest thing happened... We were getting peckish so decided to look for a cafe. Put of all the cars in the whole of Sydney we could have chosen, we chose the one where a guernsey girl I went to school with was working! I double looked before going and saying hi.
The bridge and the opera house are obviously must do sights in Sydney... So off we went. We opted to bus it down, which turned out to be free and driven by a lovely man who was so friendly and gave is directions to the sights. I now feel I have officially arrived in Oz now that I have seen the opera house... Plan to visit it at night all lit up! Now if the journey down was easy... Woah the trip back was not! Firstly the busses were all prepaid only meaning we needed a ticket which we didn't have! So we walked... And walked... And walked. We were the the quintessential tourists... Map and bemused faces... The lot! Then the heavens opened, we got soaked!!! Unfortunately this was no quick shower and lasted our journey back to the hostel.
We have decided that we are terrible backpackers... Upon seeing lion king flags everywhere, we decided to see if there were any seats left... Success (depending on how you look at it) we are off to lion king tomorrow!
Back at the hostel we met our room mates and decided to enter a team in the early evening hostel quiz. We were all tired so figured an early dinner, early quiz, perhaps one beer and then early to bed.....best laid plans. We returned to the room in a drunken super at 3am!! We have all agreed this was the fault of a Canadian named matt... He approached our table nearing the end of the quiz and asked to join in... This led to more drinking which led to drinking games which in turn led to drinking vodka and mixer on the floor of a corridor in a circle around snacks. Safe to say a hangover followed!!!
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