Spaceship Blog 6
- by chrismoore
Fun Times In Sydney
After several hours of heavy driving form the capital city we drove into Sydney. The drive in blew us away as we stared at the different sights the city had to offer. We drove to our hostel, The Jolly Swagman, in Kings Cross, the red light district of Sydney. The hostel had a real party atmosphere but it was filled with backpackers that had been there for a while. All they seemed to do is watch DVDs through the day and drink Goon at night; not really my cup of tea.
Our first night in Sydney saw us enjoy some of the free drink tokens that we were given by our hostel to be used in some of the near-by bars. We got rather intoxicated and stumbled into the nightclub. It was a good night but it left us with a horrific hangover in the morning.
In the morning we woke up early and made our way over to the Spaceship offices. One of our cookers and broken and we went to replace it. The Spaceship staff were so friendly and without any question they gave us a brand new gas cooker and four free gas canisters. We also swapped our four DVDs for four new ones.
That day we went on a tour of Sydney’s amazing Harbour, which is actually the 2nd largest harbour in the world, behind Hong Kong. We saw the harbour bridge and Sydney’s trademark, the Opera House. We sailed around the harbour for about 2 hours but after hearing about all the shark attacks on the news we didn’t hazard jumping into the water. After a hectic night out the night previous we decided to take it easy that night, yeah right!!
The next day we began our day of sight seeing in the city to celebrate our friend James’ birthday. We began the day of festivities with a trip to Sydney’s Wildlife World.
There we saw a plethora of snakes and spiders, kangaroos, koala bears and other indigenous wildlife. It was really informative and we learned many interesting facts and got to finally put a lid on some myths about some animals. For instance we learned that there is no proof that the daddy long legs has the world’s most lethal venom. In fact there is no proof that it contains any venom whatsoever!
After we made our way next door to explore through Sydney’s aquarium. We saw all manners of colourful fish through the amazing observatories. We also saw a massive alligator as well as some jellyfish, squid, sea horses and a platypus. We then made our way downstairs to walk through the glass tunnels that were surrounded with massive sharks and manta rays. I could have spent hours in there viewing the incredible specimens.
After an amazing tour through the aquarium, we made our way to Australia’s tallest building, The Sydney Sky Tower. We caught the elevator up to the observation deck and signed up to do the Sky Walk. We got dressed in funky blue and yellow suits and made our way onto the Sky Deck outside that stands some 236 metres above Sydney’s streets.
We nervously walked around and got a chance to take some epic pictures. That night we visited Sydney’s comedy club, The Laugh Garage, for a rip roaring good time laughing at some truly great upcoming acts. The night was fantastic and I highly recommend stopping by. The entertainment is second to none and the admission fee is a mere $10 and the beer is pretty cheap too – about $5 a bottle. After the comedy club we partied hard at Scubar until the wee early hours.
Next we travel north to see the extremely popular Byron Bay and Surfers Paradise!!
Read more about the Sydney Sky Tower and Sky Walk by clicking here!
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August 5th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Hey,
I stayed in the Jolly Swagman Backpackers, which was great value for money. It is interesting to see what you wrote about the hostel as I stayed there for a while I really enjoyed it .I paid about $150 a week for a dorm room and got free pickup from the airport. The hostel itself is right in the center on Kingscross but one block back from the main so it is quiet and out of the way of the noise at night, yet just round the corner from the best night life, bars, restaurants and shops. I was in The Jolly Swagman for a few weeks and had a great time. Met some great people, they helped me get a job, they organized group events for people staying there and I would definitely go back there.
Arn