The last few days have been a bit if a whirlwind. I have spent most of my time applying for jobs but to no avail. I had one interview with a family as an au pair but sadly I wasn't able to commit to long term. On a positive note, I managed to catch up with Jacob (friend via Alicia). We haven't seen each other since he came to visit Lissi in St Etienne which is almost 5 years ago! Not that you could've been able to tell... It was good to see him, hopefully we won't leave it another 5 years!
Having had no luck with jobs, I made the decision to move on. I had planned to head to Melbourne but spotted a link to the Beerfest in Tassie and thought I'd drop the gang a line to see if there was any as any work going. James replied saying yes and within a few hours, I'd packed my bag and booked a flight to Launceston. Crazy!!
Sadly this meant that I had to say goodbye to Sydney. So what are my final thoughts:
Favourite suburb: Surry Hills
Favourite attraction: Walking tour...as it's free!
Favourite place: Blue Mountains
Unforgettable moment: spending new year on observatory hill
Enjoyable moment: Taking the ferry to Manly
'It'll grow on me' moment: I'm not going to lie, the first time I saw the Opera House, I was pretty underwhelmed. A building I'd want to see for so long just wasn't what I expected. This being said, it was on a grey day and didn't look it's best. I've visited it 4-5 times since and if has definitely grown on me. You certainly can't fault the ingenious architecture involved.
Regrets? Sadly I have two. The first was not seeing the famous Bondi. Time ran away with me and I'm disappointed that I didn't get chance to go. The second was doing the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. I would've loved to have done it but right now, I can't justify that amount of money.
Finally, a big thank you to Conor for taking me in over new year and taking me to the train station :)
Next stop: Launceston, Tasmania
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