Sydney or should I say Sidney...

We arrived in Sydney on another glamorously sunny aussie afternoon, having been given a lift by a fellow traveller called Catherine and her excellent other half called Mas (short for the italian version of maximillion - the translated name escapes me - although for comedy value i'll say it was massimorethanyoupaidfor). Mas and Catherine are a diamond of a couple and helped us along our travels hugely - much to Cheps denial Mas did actually carry her bag for some considerable distance just out of pure Chivelry - you don't get many guys like that!

Geez I nearly gave you a full break down of day one then - that was close. For intricate details of each day please check cheps blog .

What can I tell you about Sydney then hmmm...well as usual here are my bitesize bbc chunks of revision info:

Things I liked the most:

• The international food court at Myers - Roast Dinner for 3 quid - bargain!
• Shark Hotel - Steak and Mash for 2.50 - bargain!
• Lovely Harbour and boardwalk inc. water taxis
• Aquarium - inc. Penguins & Crocodile

The things i disliked:

• The amount of walking - my poor feet - OUCH!
• The extent of commercialism - well done but poor show - just too much like a UK city!
• The sharks in the aquarium - Pure evil ....kill,die!!! (and breathe)

Things I will remember the most:

• The Travel Lodge being so posh compared to the uk - nice work!
• Burning my ass off as we sat on the sydney tour bus for an hour in the roasting sun
• Another traveller telling me that one of the legal brothals was raided and loads of English people came out - nice work guys, keep up that glowing reputatation.

Would i advise you go? Yeah why not? See it, do it but don't climb the harbour bridge - 24 hour tickets because of demand meaning you can get a time of 4am and it costs $185 dollars a person - noo way!