P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney is unfortunately not a place

 Welcome to Sydney. (March 28-30)

We arrived at our hostel on Friday. It was a pretty nice place. There was a decent view of the city from our room window.

Of course, the view from the hostel roof was even better.

We spent Friday walking around the harbor area and the girls went shopping (luckily we went that day, as apparently many of the shopping arcades closed Saturday and Sunday).

On Saturday was what I was most nervous for: climbing the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The highest point of the walk is 440 feet high...and I am not the biggest fan of heights. Also, we were required to wear some very lovely jumpsuits.

As the climb was getting closer I was getting really nervous. We weren't allowed to bring personal belongings up for fear they would fall on the traffic below. There were also ladders we had to climb. I also led our part of the group for some reason. I was not a very happy Joyce going into it.

It was one of the most awesome experiences of my life.

The climb was very gradual after the ladders going up. The tour guide was pretty cool. And the view was incredible. It was a great time

After our climb, our coordinator and her husband brought us snacks and drinks on the roof of our hostel.

After which they took us out for some pretty uniquely Australian pizzas. While there were BBQ chicken and vegetarian and such, we also had crocodile and kangaroo pizzas. They weren't bad. Kangaroo tastes like a game-y sort of beef and crocodile tastes like rubbery fish.

A few of us took off to see the harbor at night and look at the lit up opera house.

Sunday we all went back to the harbor opposite our hostel to take in the sights some more.

We also donned some lovely ponchos and took a crazy spin around the harbor in a jet boat, which was so fun.

Finally, we went up and took pictures by the opera house and of the bridge.

Sydney was pretty awesome and I'm hoping to take a day trip there again, being it's only about $7 to get there and back for a student.

Here's a  picture of Cole by a picture of the full group we climbed with.