Australia!

Thursday, June 11th

Thanks to JetStar's flight schedule, we got a free day in Sydney, Australia! After the three hour flight from Auckland to Sydney, the Whiffs took the city by storm. During the day, seven of us went straight to the wildlife exhibit, where we saw koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, etc. Australia has the world's cutest animals, for sure!

After looking at the fauna, we walked through the city's botanical gardens to view the flora. Surprisingly, we saw hundreds of bats hanging upside down on trees. When we passed through the gardens, we checked out the world famous Sydney Opera House! The building's architecture is stunning up close; I also had no idea that the House is made of several different buildings and that the roofs are made of white tiles. As Casey said that day, no matter how many times you see a famous landmark in photographs or on television, you can never really know about it until you visit it.

With a dozen photographs taken with the opera house, we walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, another Australian landmark. There, we had stunning views of the city skyline.

Later that night, a group of us went bar-hopping with a friend we met at the yacht club concert in Auckland. Who ever said Sydney can't be done in a day? ( :

Next stop: Japan

About the above photos

-First, a view of the Sydney Opera House from the Sydney Harbour Bridge

-Me in front of the Opera House!

-Sleepy kangaroos at the wildlife exhibit

-Cuddly koalas on a tree ( :