Day 15 We were woken at 4 in the morning by the drunkards rolling in from their Saturday night. The same oaf that woke us was making our breakfast. We couldn't complain as they were pancakes...a treat for us. We wolfed them down and rushed to get ready, then power walked to the train station; due to the train only leaving every hour. We arrived with 3 minutes to spare. It took 2 hours to get to Katoomba, and by Australian terms is right on the doorstep. Just as...

Day 14 We were up unusually late and had to rush around to have breakfast and check out on time. We then had a short walk to Harbour City Backpackers in Woolloomooloo which was our new home. We dropped off our bags and headed to the aquarium on the way we stopped at the market in Chinatown and it was packed, but the cheapest we had ever seen food. We picked up some bargains and then walked to the Chinese gardens and Darling Harbour to arrive at the Aquarium. W...

Day 13 Tonight is our final night at the Chilli Blue Backpackers and it hasn't been as bad as we thought. We got up and updated the blog and sorted the accomodation as we had none for tomorrow. Then we took Als Uncles advice to go to Manly beach on the ferry. On our journey we met good ole' Bill. He told us how Fort Dennison had been built for the Crimean War but the Russians never came (from Korea, as Lorna thought he said Korean War). Australia found out a y...

Day 12 We were up early today to add a blog before breakfast, but we didn't mind as we were climbing the Harbour Bridge today. Once the blog and breakfast were done we looked around Sydney CBD as our climb wasn't untill 1155. We viewed the Anzac Memorial Statue that had an event outside and school children Cadets in Hyde Park. Then we crossed the road to the Anzac fountain via the lovely walkway. We then headed to the Queen Victoria shopping complex, which Pie...

Day 11 After 10 days of sight seeing and walking at least 5 miles a day it was time to chill out on the beach. We decided to choose the world famous Bondi; famous for its surfing. We got the bus to the beach as it was too far to walk, and as we came around the corner at the top of a hill we were overwhelmed by the size and look of the beach. The were surfers, runners, sunbathers and even body builders on the beach. We just chilled out all day watching surfers...