Sounds of Sydney

By The Chronicles of Williams -
The Sounds of Sydney...  you never think about when seeing the beautiful pics of the harbor, ships and the famous Opera House, but listen to this.....

(sorry it's sideways... )

The Circular Quay is the heart of Sydney and this is where the ferries and trains merge.  When we take the train from Springwood and the Blue Mountains, we arrive at the Central Station and then hop on another train just a few stops away to the Quay (pronounced "key").  Artists, musicians and strollers all hang out here for a ton of entertainment.   Somehow the Didgeridoo is integrated into so much of these performances and of course we love that!

This weekend, there was so much to see in Sydney.  Cullen has been wanting to visit the Aquarium since we arrived, so we finally made time to do that.  Here's a few pics of that visit.  It's not so scary to think about the sharks and snakes here... the rumors are always worse than reality so when you're here and educated about the chances of death and injury, it's obvious that compared to Europe...this place is crazy... but compared to Wyoming (bears), Arizona (rattle snakes, scorpions), Texas (tons of insects) and the USA... it seems very calm here... at least where we live... so far!

Here's a couple of pics we took of some of the sharks and other cool wildlife... btw... there is not documented killing of a human by this type of  shark... so don't be scared!






Here's the most venemous fish in Australia... but it isn't lethal to a human.  It's a Rock Fish.  Just sits there looking like a rock!

Rock Fish.... looking like a rock.


Blue Starfish.... I want to snorkel with these beautiful fish!


 


After visiting the aquarium, we walked across the Darling Harbour bridge to the other side and heard the sounds of a live latin music festival.  We visited the free Maritime Museum and it was amazing.  An entire section was donated by the U.S.  

We enjoyed walking around and eventually decided to find some cheap food in China Town.  Just as we arrived at the edge of China Town, we passed a restaurant with a line of about 20 people outside the door waiting to get in.  Being very smart tourists... we knew we were onto something.  Of course, we previewed the menu to be sure this place was in our budget... because not many restaurants are!  YES, this was great! 

Once our spot in line was closer to the front window, we could see through the viewing area.   Expert cooks were hand tossing what looked like tortillas but flinging and twirling them like pizza dough  (roti).   COOL!  We quickly moved up the line and were shocked at how quickly we were sat and just a few minutes after we ordered, our food came out hot and fresh.   Here's the link to this great place... Mamak!

their website...  http://www.yourrestaurants.com.au/guide/mamak/?count_view=no

We slept all the way home on the train.  It was a good day!

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