As I’ve said before, having a mere 48 hours in any city is hardly ideal, but sometimes the reality is that it’s all you have and you simply have to roll with it. I knew before even touching down in Sydney for the first time this summer that it was going to be far from enough time to squeeze in all I aimed to do, but managed to put my turbo-speed TOMS on and knock out a good deal of the tourist attractions and now can enjoy my next visit to Australia in local style. (Because, oh yes, there will be a return visit—and hopefully sooner rather than later!)
I’m pretty sure it doesn’t get better than this (although a little sun would probably enhance the picture). This was the panaroma at night:
Not to mention, the rooms themselves were quite a treat. I’d stayed in a couple Four Seasons stateside before and was never too impressed—I found those in particular to be a bit generic and lacking in character—but not the Four Seasons Sydney. This place was spectacular, located right in the pulse of the city, in The Rocks district.
From there, we followed the trail of every tourist who has come before us. We wandered down the cobblestone ways of the Rocks until we were sandwiched between the bridge and the Opera House.
We continued along the harbour waterfront at Circular
We stopped in front of the actual Opera House to admire the architecture (and reflections). We tried to get tickets to a show, but failed given that we had only two nights in town.
Then, after walking some more and finding ourselves in no man’s land, we hopped a cab out to the Paddington area. I had a feeling based on its name alone, that I might become immediately smitten with Paddington. My assumptions weren’t false
The reason I’ve waited so much of my life to start exploring Australia is that I’ve always known it would feel like a second home—or like somewhere I can’t get away with not living at some point in my life. This theory held true. I’d see a supermarket and ponder, “this is where I could buy all my groceries!” or have a delicious lunch at Tiger Mottle and think, “I could be a regular here!” In my state of never-ceasing wanderlust, I see myself living in many cities—Munich, Berlin, Paris, Zurich—but none quite as strong as my attraction to Sydney.
post taken from here
Enjoy, xoxo ♥♥