My Sydney

Spent the last few days playing tourist with a friend from out of town. I haven't visited the usual sights for a while and was pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying Sydney from a fresh 'touristy' perspective.

Sydney is a fabulous city, but I have spent so much time whinging about the bad traffic and living my routine everyday life, I had forgotten just how much this city has to offer and how beautiful harbour is.

Sydney Opera House - with chandelier from floating opera 'La Traviata

In my opinion, no trip to Sydney is complete without a visit to the Sydney Fish Markets for a spot of seafood feasting. So that was one of our first stops, naturally.

Seafood feasting!

Enjoying the blue skies at Sydney Fish Markets

Having chocolate covered strawberries for dessert

Next stop, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA);  I don't actually know anything about art  but there is something very soothing about walking quietly around the galleries looking at installations and pretty things on walls and reading to find out what they are all about. Some of the artwork throw me a little - they can be quite out there and abstract. But I guess it wouldn't be called contemporary art without a bit of abstractionism.

Gallery at the MCA

Shellworked slippers by Esme Timbery

The Sydney Opera House is (of course) an absolute essential, but even more so during the Vivid Sydney festival. The sails not only light up, they are a backdrop to an animated light show that had me memorised. Pretty much the whole city lights up during this festival; it is simply wonderful and vibrant to be amongst the hordes of people soaking up the great energy. Very highly recommend.

Sydney Opera House @ Vivid Sydney festival

Animated light show at Customs House

So that's what I have been up to in the last few days; this time tomorrow, I will be on my way to play tourist for real at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Have a great day ahead and see you in a week!