Travel Notes: Second Day in Australia

My daughter-in-law has an early colleague who immigrated to Australia after resigning and is currently working in a nursing home in Sydney. She is still in the nursing field. My daughter-in-law has been in contact with her since we planned to come to Sydney, asking her to give some travel advice. For example, how to dress? Because I have never been to the southern hemisphere, it is winter in Australia when it is summer in China, and Sydney is a port city, so I feel that the climate should be changeable. There are also places to eat that are cost-effective, attractions that cannot be missed, and so on. The two sisters had made an appointment to meet for dinner several days ago. After all, they hadn't seen each other for several years. But on the day we arrived, we learned that she was sick and had a fever, so it was hard to say whether we would be able to meet her. She called early this morning and said she felt much better, and they made an appointment to meet at the Queen Victoria Building in the city center, a large shopping mall.

Australia

We arrived relatively early. All buildings in Sydney are roughly divided into two categories, one is traditional British architecture and the other is modern architecture. This building clearly belongs to the former, like a scene from a film and television show showing the heyday of the British Empire. There is a bronze statue of the Queen in front. Entering the mall, you can feel the strong historical atmosphere, with stained glass windows, arched doorways, and hollow designs. The shops on each floor are arranged on the outside... Although there are no customers, there is a shop in a corner that looks like A Chinese boy in formal attire was playing the canon in front of the piano.

After waiting for a while, the sister finally appeared. The two sisters were chatting while walking around the mall, and I followed behind. The larger stores here, especially those selling bags, will have several Chinese shopping guides. She said before that she should bring her boyfriend with her, but because he is a chef, the store is too busy to leave, but they can meet during lunch. Sydney is a city of immigrants and has a large Asian population, so there are China Town, Japan Town, and Korea Town in the city center.

We decided to have lunch in Japantown, and my sister invited us to have a set meal at a Japanese restaurant.

At this time, her boyfriend also came over. He looked like a chef and had a burly figure. He is a Taiwanese, his mother is Japanese, and his father is Taiwanese. After his parents separated, he came to Australia alone to make a living. After lunch, they took us around the city center and we went to the Chinese fast food restaurant where our Taiwanese brother worked.

We walked around and ate some snacks, and they recommended Coles, another large chain store. Now we have another choice besides Woolworths. After we were almost done, my sister went to work. My Taiwanese brother sent us to Chinatown and then went back to work.

SUMMER

We went to Chinatown because we planned to go to Darling Harbor. The wax museum, aquarium, and zoo we booked in China are all here. Because Google Maps always drifted, it actually took us two turns to get there on a very short road, but we became very familiar with this section of the road later on. The scenery of the port is beautiful, and the afternoon sun shines brightly on the sea without being dazzling.

These three pavilions are actually in one building, each with its own entrance. We entered the aquarium first and saw a lot of marine life here, including sharks, rays and many small fish.

The most interesting thing is watching penguins in a small kayak. The penguins are cute and innocent, lying down or swimming.

We were hesitant before about whether to wait in line, but after seeing it, it proved to be worth it. After we came out, it was getting late, and the other two museums were closed, so the day's trip was over.

 

As soon as it gets dark every day, we subconsciously go to the supermarket to buy groceries, and then take the bus back to the hotel to prepare dinner.