Saturday, May 24, 2008
A walk to remember
So this is it. My 6-day adventure in Australia is coming to a close. I know how lucky I am to be given this opportunity to visit a country I've always wanted to visit. I know I'm blessed to have done the things that I've done, without feeling the effects of it on my wallet. I'm thankful for all the experiences, and for His protection upon me every single day I was there.But at the same time, I felt kinda shitty on Saturday, knowing that in a matter of hours, I'd be heading back to S'pore, back to reality. Although a part of me was happy to leave, to go home to family and friends, another part of me was feeling perturbed. I spent a good part of my last day conversing with God, but it turned out to be a one-way conversation. I kept asking why, but all I had was the cool Aussie breeze blowing in my ears.
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Sydney/Singapore, 17 May, Day 6
I had the whole day to myself before my 4pm flight back to S'pore so I decided to do some last minute shopping (despite the fact that I've already burst my shopping budget and the seams of my luggage). The concierge told me that there was a weekend market at the Rocks, just 5 mins from my hotel. So after breakfast, I spent two hours there walking around, getting conned by the street vendors to buy their products, and enjoying some delicious Aussie street hawker food.
It's like a pasar malam, with much nicer tentage.
Since I had more time to kill, I decided to take a slow stroll to the Sydney Opera House, which is on the other side of the river. It takes about 15 mins to walk across, but I was distracted by a street performer who was trying to juggle and balance himself on a bicycle. He was quite entertaining so I ended up watching him for almost 20 mins.
Then when I was a street away from the Sydney Opera House, I saw an ice cream parlour. Not just any parlour, mind you, it was my favourite Baskin' Robbins ice cream parlour! I excitedly reached into my wallet, only to realise that I've already finished all my Aussie money. Ggrrhh! So I did the first thing that came to mind, (which on hindsight turned out to be the silliest thing), and I asked the ice cream man if he accepts card. Obviously, he doesn't, so I walked off sulking like a disappointed little kid...
To me, the Sydney Opera House is a little overrated. Apart from the unique exterior design, which btw, is really old if you look at it up-close, there's nothing fantastic inside. I couldn't help but notice how the Esplanade has such a similar concept. We're such copycats lar.
So that's it folks, the end of my travel adventures, for now. If you're keen to view the full collection of pictures, you can click here. (The link can be found on the right-hand column). I have photos from some of my past travels there as well.
