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| Darling Harbour |
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| Darling Harbour |
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| Sydney Monorail - Darling Harbour |
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| Nemo at the Sydney Aquarium |
Although we stayed near Circular Quay, we made our way towards Darling Harbour quite a few times during our stay. We visited the Sydney Fish Markets early in the morning to see the freshest of fish on display. However, we didn't get to try any of the food that was available. There are a few places to pick up a quick lunch, so, I'd recommend visiting around lunch if you are interested in trying what the fishermen bring in that day. It is important to note that some of the fish is imported. For instance, there were Maine lobsters. The best part for me was that it didn't smell too fishy. I didn't want to offend anyone by walking around with my nose plugged, but thankfully, that wasn't necessary.
As for the Sydney Aquarium, there was some construction going on while we were there. In fact, Wildlife World which is right next door was closed for renovations which made us quite sad. The Aquarium though was really nice. For the first time, we got to see a platypus. He was very elusive to the camera though. The Great Barrier Reef was pretty incredible as was the large area where you walked through with the stingrays and everything swimming around you. It creeped me out a bit because some of the sea creatures were huge. I suppose it is worth mentioning, if you can't tell, that I'm a bit of a scaredy cat. All in all the aquarium was worth a visit. It took us about 2 1/2 hours to go through everything.
A funny note: Everywhere in Australia it seems people refer to Finding Nemo. Nemo is everywhere!! Even if there isn't a clownfish in sight, people are referencing Nemo. In fact, our theme for the days where we did so much was "Just Keep Swimming." I think Australia might owe some tourism dollars to Pixar.
There are quite a few restaurants and shops in the Darling Harbour area. We gave in and ate at Hard Rock one night because we were craving a good burger. However, I think my husband's favorite part of that meal was the free Coke refills. Soda is incredibly expensive in Oz. The small plastic bottles were about $4 a piece and in restaurants, a small glass of Coke was $4-$6 with no refills in site. So, the refill the waitress brought him without even asking if he wanted one truly made his day.
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