So today continued our wonderful orientation. Most of us woke up at some ungodly hour and went back to bed till about 7ish. So we got up and some of us met up walking on the rocks that are right behind my apartment (you can see 'em on the google maps I posted from the first entry). After that we came back and had our first info session that was more about culture and culture shock and things that are different between the two. Too many things to discuss in a blog but it ranged from how Aussies are insta-friends, meaning they will actually start asking what may be considered personal questions right after meeting you, all the way to the lack of ranch around restaurants.
Post-info session, we went by bus down to Darling harbor (the western-ish part of the long harbor) after walking through china town. I have to admit there are some sweet shops and markets that we are gonna have to go back to. One Paddy's Market was just full of fake-brand stuff so it's all really cheap (e.g $25 shoes). When we got to the harbor walked past the massive IMAX (used to be the worlds largest) where they are showing the new batman. Some people who got here early went there to go see it and said it was amazing. We went to lunch at this trendy little place (IES paid) and got some really good food. Merlin ordered 3 plates of Kangaroo steak so any of us who wanted could try some (pretty good actually). From there we walked around the harbor to a Harbor jet boat. Now, the harbor jet boat is basically a roller coaster on water. They took us all around the harbor at full speed doing 360's and playing in boats wake like a wave runner. We got wet... Funniest part was when Bohemian Rhapsody came on the boat's radio and we hit the gas out of the no wake zone right as it hit the fast part. People sang...and got wet...it was sweet.
We dried off a little and went on the monorail to Sydney Tower, the tallest building in downtown. We got up to the top and got to see an aireal of the entire city. It was sunset, but also a pretty cloudy day...still a beautiful skyline. It was nice to get a better picture of where everything was in relation to one another. Inside the tower at the base they also had a little virtual tour of Australia that was corny but kinda fun.
Heading back to the hotel, some of us were still pretty exhausted (it's like 5pm at this point) from jet lag. I was still full of energy to go and do stuff, however our previous plans of going to see Dark Knight fell through with the general energy level. Instead, we got food a the bar/pub next door. Pretty cool place (it's the buidling right across from the beach entrance on those satillite photos I posted). It's about 3 stories with a resaturant, pool tables, bars (note the s), an escalator, game rooms, and sports betting if you know how any of these sports work. We got food there and head back to the hotel for a bit. Round 9-3:30 we were all gonna met back up there for a little night on the town action. We played a couple rounds of pool, had a few beers, made friends with two Aussies. Good time overall. Crashed round 12am. Overall, jet lag seems to be gone already!
Post-info session, we went by bus down to Darling harbor (the western-ish part of the long harbor) after walking through china town. I have to admit there are some sweet shops and markets that we are gonna have to go back to. One Paddy's Market was just full of fake-brand stuff so it's all really cheap (e.g $25 shoes). When we got to the harbor walked past the massive IMAX (used to be the worlds largest) where they are showing the new batman. Some people who got here early went there to go see it and said it was amazing. We went to lunch at this trendy little place (IES paid) and got some really good food. Merlin ordered 3 plates of Kangaroo steak so any of us who wanted could try some (pretty good actually). From there we walked around the harbor to a Harbor jet boat. Now, the harbor jet boat is basically a roller coaster on water. They took us all around the harbor at full speed doing 360's and playing in boats wake like a wave runner. We got wet... Funniest part was when Bohemian Rhapsody came on the boat's radio and we hit the gas out of the no wake zone right as it hit the fast part. People sang...and got wet...it was sweet.
We dried off a little and went on the monorail to Sydney Tower, the tallest building in downtown. We got up to the top and got to see an aireal of the entire city. It was sunset, but also a pretty cloudy day...still a beautiful skyline. It was nice to get a better picture of where everything was in relation to one another. Inside the tower at the base they also had a little virtual tour of Australia that was corny but kinda fun.
Heading back to the hotel, some of us were still pretty exhausted (it's like 5pm at this point) from jet lag. I was still full of energy to go and do stuff, however our previous plans of going to see Dark Knight fell through with the general energy level. Instead, we got food a the bar/pub next door. Pretty cool place (it's the buidling right across from the beach entrance on those satillite photos I posted). It's about 3 stories with a resaturant, pool tables, bars (note the s), an escalator, game rooms, and sports betting if you know how any of these sports work. We got food there and head back to the hotel for a bit. Round 9-3:30 we were all gonna met back up there for a little night on the town action. We played a couple rounds of pool, had a few beers, made friends with two Aussies. Good time overall. Crashed round 12am. Overall, jet lag seems to be gone already!
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