May 20, 2008 at 8:08 am ·
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Martin Place Station
Today we have many things to do and places to visit so we left home slightly earlier, and reach Martin Place around 11am. Actually we wanted to stop at Circular Quey station as it is nearer the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. However, Jane wanted to get some local stamps from the General Post Office so we alighted at Martin Place station.
(The stations in the city is much nicer and well managed then those in the suburbs)

General Post Office
From Martin Place station to General Post Office took us about 10 minutes to walk there. It is a nice short walk as we are admiring the resplendent buildings along the road. The General Post Office building encompasses not only the post office, but also many stores, restaurants and a hotel. So we went in and take a look of the stamp collection. The range of stamps displayed is quite limited so we approach the counter for assistance. Jane is quite excited to take a look of their stamp collection, but the person that assist us had spoiled our mood. She is very unfriendly and seem impatient help us. She would say the stamp types (animal, building, places etc) and expects us to only reply YES OR NO! What kind of customer service is this? I thought Australia is well-known for Human Right! We never see or touch the stamps and we are only allow to reply YES/NO! @#$% She even advice us to visit another post office at Market City which is 15 minutes walk from here. Finally we had enough of her attitude and approach another staff instead who is much more helpful. Jane got a few packs of stamp and a post card to send her then we make our way to Circular Quey.

Circular Quey Scenery
Another 15 minutes walk before reach Circular Quey. Luckily not all local are so ill-manner the lady in GPO so we managed to ask for direction. Circular Quey is another harbour of Sydney where you can get very nice sceneries and food. Circular Quey is where the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge are located and where you can go to the northern part of Sydney. There are cruises going to other places such as Tarogan Zoo Or Ocean Manly Park and etc. Furthermore , some cruises also provide lunch, dinner packages which you can enjoy the sceneries of Sydney while having a nice meal.

Opera House

Opera House and Us
Nothing beat the real Thing! OPERA HOUSE is so spectacular! We are totally amazed by the beauty of this magnificent structure and the beautiful sceneries. It is definitely a MUST visit attraction in Sydney. After we are satisfy with the photo taking, we went in to see the interior of the Opera house. Most of the places are off limit unless you buy a guide tour with them. So we went to the souvenir store to see whether we can buy anything to kept as a souvenir. Too bad they don’t sell opera house model …

GPS Map: Sydney Harbour Bridge

Beginning of the bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge Scenery

Northern part of the bridge
Next we decided to walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, near the Rock. The Bridge is directly opposite of the Opera House so another 10 minutes to walk there. Walk across the bridge is something worth doing. It is about 15 minutes walk to cross the bridge to the northern part of Sydney. There are 3 ways to admire the scenery of the bridge, SKY Walk ($160+ AUD), Pylon Lookout ($9.50 AUD) or walking across the bridge (Free). At first, we decided to visit Pylon Lookout, however as we are short of time so we dropped the idea. It is also very nice just to walk across the bridge and enjoy the sceneries. On the bridge, the Opera House looks so small, but its beauty doesn’t diminish.

GPS Map: Luna Park

Luna Park (Northern part of Sydney)
Next destination, the Luna Park. The smiley icon of is so prominent that you can see it across the bridge. Luna Park is free to access, but you need pay for the rides. Maybe we came on Friday as the park seems deserted. It doesn’t seem fun to me so we walk around the park and took some pictures before going to our next destination.

Darling Harbour: Jordon’s Seafood
We are so beat that we took a train to Town hall instead of walking across the bridge again. +_+!. When we reach Darling harbour, we went to some of the agencies to find out the cruises’ meal packages as we are planning to go to one of them. Next we had the BEST Dinner at Jordon’s Seafood. The seafood is very fresh the presentation of the food is GOOD! Can’t describe it so if you going to Sydney remember to give it a try. Its worth the money !
To be Continue…
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