Thursday, December 27, 2007

Tired but time to explore!

Once in our cute little 8th floor apartment on Kent Street, we decide it's time to head out for some lunch (or is it a midnight snack?) and explore our little area of the city, called the Rocks. We've heard good things about the Lord Nelson, supposedly the oldest bar in Sydney, so decide to saunter down for a beer, pizza and people watching. It's a bit overcast, but the temperature is a wonderful 70 degrees. People are swarming all over, even though it's a work day, and everyone seems in great spirits. We soon find out that everyone takes this week between Christmas and New Years off, so don't bother showing up for work. The Aussies are on holiday. After lunch, we decide to stroll through the Rocks, the first-settled area of this city. We walk along a road that is carved through solid rock, the Argyle Cut, supposedly created with only a chisel and hammer! The post-beer sleepies kick in, so we head back home. 3 hours later, our supposed power nap turns into an all-afternoon snoozefest. We CANNOT get up. Finally, around 8:00 we drag ourselves out in search of more food (of course), and decide to check out beautiful Darling Harbour, about a 10 minute walk from our place. Conscious that our cash flow is limited, we opt for sharing the ploughman's plate. The food comes and we stare at the itty bitty roll of bread, 4 pieces of salami, 6 olives and 2 cheese triangles. We're gonna be broke soon.

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