I said my goodbyes this morning to Brisbane, and caught the airport express from the Fortitude Valley station to catch my flight back to Sydney.
I didn't reach my hotel, a quaint little place located on Crown Street in Surry Hills until after 4. After taking a while to settle in, there isn't very much to report. I actually made the walk from my current location to our previous hotel, all the way in The Rocks. Hayley thinks she might have left her glasses in the room when we left all those days ago, and requested I go back and see if they had them (they didn't). The walk took me longer than it might during any other part of the day. As it was already after 5 o'clock, I was pretty much full steam into the Sydney rat race, and the sidewalks were absolutely packed with people.
After that I slowly made my way towards Chinatown, where I figured I would grab a quick dinner (once again in that large food court, where the prices are reasonable). I tried to find an office building designed by a favorite architect of mine, Renzo Piano, located on Phillip Street (not far from the original hotel). I actually couldn't find the damn thing, and a local I asked had no idea where it was. Now that I know what I am looking for (Google image search), I'll go back for another peek tomorrow.
From there I marched down George Street, stopping to take a couple photos of the Town Hall (a favorite waiting/meeting place for the locals. If you remember from my first stint here, this is where I waited for Pierre when we met), which I hadn't had the chance to do the first time around. Soon I was in the bustling Chinatown and filling my belly.
With nightfall already draping over the city, I made a quick stop for a provisions at a Cole's, passing by a street performer doing an awful impression of Michael Jackson while lip-syncing to his music, and headed on back to Crown Street.
Tomorrow marks my last full day down under. I plan on meeting up with Pierre again in the evening hours, but will hopefully spot some things that were overlooked during my stay here with the girls. See you back here then.
Photo: Sydney Town Hall. Photo taken while Sydney rush-hour was at full-tilt boogie.
I didn't reach my hotel, a quaint little place located on Crown Street in Surry Hills until after 4. After taking a while to settle in, there isn't very much to report. I actually made the walk from my current location to our previous hotel, all the way in The Rocks. Hayley thinks she might have left her glasses in the room when we left all those days ago, and requested I go back and see if they had them (they didn't). The walk took me longer than it might during any other part of the day. As it was already after 5 o'clock, I was pretty much full steam into the Sydney rat race, and the sidewalks were absolutely packed with people.
After that I slowly made my way towards Chinatown, where I figured I would grab a quick dinner (once again in that large food court, where the prices are reasonable). I tried to find an office building designed by a favorite architect of mine, Renzo Piano, located on Phillip Street (not far from the original hotel). I actually couldn't find the damn thing, and a local I asked had no idea where it was. Now that I know what I am looking for (Google image search), I'll go back for another peek tomorrow.
From there I marched down George Street, stopping to take a couple photos of the Town Hall (a favorite waiting/meeting place for the locals. If you remember from my first stint here, this is where I waited for Pierre when we met), which I hadn't had the chance to do the first time around. Soon I was in the bustling Chinatown and filling my belly.
With nightfall already draping over the city, I made a quick stop for a provisions at a Cole's, passing by a street performer doing an awful impression of Michael Jackson while lip-syncing to his music, and headed on back to Crown Street.
Tomorrow marks my last full day down under. I plan on meeting up with Pierre again in the evening hours, but will hopefully spot some things that were overlooked during my stay here with the girls. See you back here then.
Photo: Sydney Town Hall. Photo taken while Sydney rush-hour was at full-tilt boogie.
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