We went to Sydney this week for a short break with Zane and Rachel. We stayed in a nice old little apartment (although very basic!) a few minutes from Bondi Beach, a great little surfer town with some fun little shops, bars and places to eat. It was great to wake up to see people out enjoying the surf, no matter what the weather!

We spent most nights chilling in the apartment with a few beers, mainly because it rained all week… non-stop! We didn’t let this ruin our fun though! The main reason we went to Sydney was for the Harry Potter Exhibition which was only shown in Sydney and New York. Unfortunately photos weren’t allowed in the exhibition so we haven’t got much to show for that!

We had lunch on the grass (one of the few times it wasn’t raining!) after an exciting ride on a jet boat (so we were pretty wet at this point in time). We were surrounded by seagulls whilst eating. This one flew in front of the camera whilst taking a photo!

A mix of didgeridoo and drum and bass… pretty interesting!

Alex putting her make up on in our apartment…

…just after Callum went to grab a coffee from Harrys Espresso Bar, an awesome coffee bar just across the street from our apartment. The best coffee ever. Callum got one every morning!

The Chinese Gardens in Sydney, super relaxing place!

Zane posing.

Alex making friends with the fish!

The not so white Sydney Opera House.

The Opera House and Harbour Bridge, shot from the Ferry we caught when heading over to Taronga Zoo.

Callum in front of the Harbour Bridge.

We went to Taronga Zoo, which was super awesome until it pissed it down and we had to leave early! As per usual, Callum took a picture of a bird…

We watched a Seal show and were amazed at just how much you could teach a Seal!

And finally the big cats… They also had Tiger Cubs, incredibly cute and incredibly fidgety, so no photos of those!

We had an awesome time in Sydney but one thing we did come to realise is we’re glad we moved to Melbourne and not Sydney. Although Sydney is great for a holiday, it’s no where near as relaxed and chilled out as most other places in Australia and is just another city once you see all the sights. Bondi Beach is an awesome place and somewhere we could both see ourselves living (mainly because the beach is a fair bit nicer than ours here in Mordi), but the CBD compared to Melbourne was pure mayhem!