On Thursday we had to do a photo scavenger hunt in downtown Sydney and were basically let loose with a map, a list, and 2 hours to get as many pictures as we could. This is our group in Hyde Park in front of Saint Mary's Cathedral and the Archibald Fountain. This park and all the structures were absolutely gorgeous! The scavenger hunt helped us to scout out places in the city we are all dying to go back to when we are not frantically running around taking pictures.
The above photo is a picture of the heart of our Uni (university). The small building in the front is the student center, not exactly the same as student centers in the US, basically it is a room with tables, chairs, a kitchen and two vending machines. However, it has already introduced us to many different Australian traditions such as 2 of the 6 meals of the day. (They apparently have 6 meals a day here: Breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper). My two favorite things so far are wedges with chili sauce and sour cream (mixed together of course) and scones drizzled with cream and jelly. Also, I got to try Vegemite, the Aussie & Kiwi staple, and it was very... interesting. It is basically this really dark salty paste which all Aussies would sware by. My goal is to like it by the time I leave!
I am sure you all know what this is, but just in case you don't it is most definitely the Sydney opera house and Harbor bridge taken from a ferry cruising around the harbor. Our group got to go on an hour long cruise around the harbor, and it was amazing considering it was sunset, however it was freezing and super windy. You could tell who the dedicated photographers were, they were about the 9 of us who stayed up on the observation deck through the rain and wind to get the good photos =) I know this one is not amazing by any means, and it really is not one of my favorites, but the internet here is terribly slow and I wanted to post a picture which had both the bridge and the opera house!
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