Day 3: Walking Sydney

I have always wondered how a country with such little population like Australia could be so good in sports and win so many medals in the Olympic games, now their secret is out. It seams that everybody is doing sports. No matter in which park you go, and especially around during lunch break you will always meet runners, groups playing football or other sports.

Talking about sports, I have planned to walk less today and take it easy, but hey, plans change. In the end I made the route the normal Sydney tourist bus does by foot. It all started out crossing through Hyde Park on the way to Mrs Macquaries Point where you have a great view over the Opera House and the Harbour bridge. Then after watching an asian couple getting their wedding pictures taken in this amazing park I walked slowly towards Kings Cross. This a the so called red light district, but I would say a very light version with a lot of cool bars, clubs and so on. By the way here in Australia you can find coffee places or bars that don't have a guest toilet, not an important information but I found this quite curious. So after refreshing at a bar without bathroom, I walked towards Paddington on Oxford street full of boutique style shops (mental note: have to come back at the end of my trip to do the shopping) and as I was walking and saw a sign saying bondi beach I just had the great idea to keep going. It wasn't as close as it seamed though, after about an 2 hours walk, still there was no beach in sight, but abother sweet district with small houses. Around 4 o clock I finally arrived at the much talked about Bondi beach and I have to admit, it was worth all the effort and even the hurting knees (I hope it is just because I am no longer used to walking and not due to age :-) ) What could be more rewarding than sitting at the sunny beach, watching the waves and the cute surfers and then having a fresh "pure blond" bear from the tap.

As walking back wasn't an option, I took the bus back to central Station. Dinner was a healthy salad and garlic bread and another yummy "little creatures" beer. I can really get used to this.

Today is leaving day: At 13:30 I will take the bus to Australias Capital City Canberra which takes about 3 1/2 hours. So there will be not much to tell.