Kings Around Oz: Sydney

We had a great time in Sydney and saw many of the cities great attractions. Our first trip into the city was on the train which Haydan and Emmalisa enjoyed. We then spent the day at the Power House Museum. Here we could explore how things work and how they were created or invented. We got to explore space and go into a capsule that let you experience what it feels like on a space shuttle in space. The highlight here had to be The Wiggles Exhibition. The kids got to 'wake up Jeff', fix the big red car (once they got Daddy out of the way), see Dorothy and Henry the Octopus as well as play on Captain Feathersword's boat. The next trip into the city saw us catch the River Cat followed by a Ferry, again much more exciting than the car. We made our way to Taronga Zoo and spent the day trying to see the animals. The highlight of the day was the Bird Show where the birds were trained to fly around the audience and perform tricks. You also learnt about the birds during the show. As for the other animals, the lion, tigers and bears were sleeping and the elephants kept walking away from us. The penguins, seals and sea lions were no where to be seen in the aquarium either. However we got a good look at the giraffes and the gorillas and some other not so well known animals. The gorillas were great as we saw them during feeding time. Emmalisa loved to seeing her Koalas too. We also spent a bit of time at the kids corner where the kids could get up close with the farmyard animals. While in Sydney we saw the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House as well as Bondi Beach and Nielsons Park. We saw Australia's first lighthouse and played at the park on the grounds where the Sydney Olympics were as well as the park that won Park of the Year for 2010. As well as all the tourist things we had a great time catching up with family and eating way too much food. (Haydan didn't think so - he loved all the food)

While in Sydney we also did a day trip to the Blue Mountains, but more on that soon.