After a smooth departure from Sydney airport, we arrived at our hotel shortly before 12pm Aus time. A quick dip in the hotel pool and a freshen up were desperately needed after just short of 2 days travelling. We were then shown to our apartment, a scene which instantly lifted our tired and jet lagged ridden moods. The view completely took my breath away, and it quickly sunk in that I was actually in Sydney (a fact that’s pretty easy to accept when you’re staring at the harbour bridge and the opera house from your sofa). Excitement well and truly built, we ventured out into the city for the first time.
The heat hit me at this point, as it was a steaming 38 degrees on our first day - hot even by Sydney standards. It was pretty easy to enjoy the sunshine from cafe Sydney, a popular restaurant and bar just opposite the circular quay. A few cocktails and iced teas down, I was served the freshest and most delicious fresh crab I’ve ever had the delight of eating. I couldn’t recommend Cafe Sydney enough, the food, drinks, service, and location are certainly in the top 5 in the city.
On that note, a huge difference I’ve noticed over the last week between England and Aus is the difference in servers, particularly in restaurants. They’re paid a good wage out here, so it’s not even that they’re working harder for big tips, but they’re just so friendly and happy and you can tell they genuinely care about giving you a good experience in their city. I think this attitude reflects across all Australian’s I’ve had the pleasure of meeting so far on this trip. Generally speaking of course, their outlook on life is just perfect, and it helps that the humour is in line with my own (people actually laugh at my crap jokes here!) We had a little stroll around after lunch to get out bearings, but as 5pm rolled around (6am UK time) the jet lag, and the fact I hadn’t slept properly since Thursday night, suddenly hit, and I rather boringly dragged myself to our hotel and collided with my bed, and was fast asleep by 6pm. I slept through the night pretty well, besides an hour or 2 at 3am when I found myself wide awake and wired for the day ahead.
Everything feels good here, and despite the jet lag, I’ve never felt happier.
The heat hit me at this point, as it was a steaming 38 degrees on our first day - hot even by Sydney standards. It was pretty easy to enjoy the sunshine from cafe Sydney, a popular restaurant and bar just opposite the circular quay. A few cocktails and iced teas down, I was served the freshest and most delicious fresh crab I’ve ever had the delight of eating. I couldn’t recommend Cafe Sydney enough, the food, drinks, service, and location are certainly in the top 5 in the city.
On that note, a huge difference I’ve noticed over the last week between England and Aus is the difference in servers, particularly in restaurants. They’re paid a good wage out here, so it’s not even that they’re working harder for big tips, but they’re just so friendly and happy and you can tell they genuinely care about giving you a good experience in their city. I think this attitude reflects across all Australian’s I’ve had the pleasure of meeting so far on this trip. Generally speaking of course, their outlook on life is just perfect, and it helps that the humour is in line with my own (people actually laugh at my crap jokes here!) We had a little stroll around after lunch to get out bearings, but as 5pm rolled around (6am UK time) the jet lag, and the fact I hadn’t slept properly since Thursday night, suddenly hit, and I rather boringly dragged myself to our hotel and collided with my bed, and was fast asleep by 6pm. I slept through the night pretty well, besides an hour or 2 at 3am when I found myself wide awake and wired for the day ahead.
Everything feels good here, and despite the jet lag, I’ve never felt happier.
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