Zoo time!
With the threat of thunderstorms, Nick & I headed off to the zoo. :) Took a nice & short ferry-ride to the Zoo and got to go on the Cable car that headed up to the main entrance.
One of the big things that you notice at Taronga Zoo is space. The animals don't really have a lot of room to roam about when compared to Wellington or Auckland zoo. One of the saddest ones are the birds, with such a large wingspand, you'd think that condors would be in a big enough site. Wrong, two big birds in such a small space. At least the zoo is undergoing reconstruction, so hopefully more of the animals get their space.
Feeding time
I've normally seen lions and tigers just sitting in the shade minding their own business. Not today, Nick & I were lucky enough to be visiting those sites just as feeding time was to take place. Those lions and tigers really know when they're getting fed. We stayed by the tigers and waited till they were fed. Here are some of the really awesome pics:
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Sydney Rocks!
Literally. Seriously.
After the zoo we had a look around Circular Quay and then to the Rocks. Having been to the market at the Rocks before, I expected that we'd just roam about the streets seeing what the place is like outside of market time. Not quite. We walked all around the whole Rock. Literally The Rocks sit on a very VERY large piece of rock and we walked all around it from the side facing Circular Quay right around. It's interesting to see how a whole area can be carved up, almost as if it's on an island of Rock.
Ya Uber-great!
Having tried a variety of foods, we went quite the opposite for dinner and opted for Bavarian instead of Asian. :) This was definitely an experience! Imagine being in a packed restaurant with a whole lot of waiters dressed in old fashioned German costumes (as in short short, bracers, short skirts, tops with fuffy sleves...). Not only there, there was a bank playing everything from German music to the chicken dance... You'd think this is a place for tourist but it was mostly local Aussies there :)
May I introduce you to the Lowenbrau...
Bars: cool... they serve you in large glasses that come in 3 sizes: 0.3, 0.5 and 1 litre!
Food: a little bit of something everyday
Alcohol: it's an experience just to try getting schnapps served to you on a long wooden board (sorry no pics, wish I had tho) plus also having 0.5 litres of beer to yourself (or more ;)).
Patrons: funny - imagine a restaurant full of people raising their glasses and swaying side to side singing along to some tune.
Recommended: hell yes, it's an interesting experience in itself.
Food critiques tour:
Lowenbrau
Budget: $$$$ well really it's anything between $50-$100 for two people but if you throw in alcohol make it a lot more :)
It has 2 bars, one attached to the restaurant and UberBar which seems to attact trendy Sydneysiders as well as the gawkyest tourists (not us by far).
Comments: not really that much of a tourist trap - it's only the upstairs bar that funny tourists walk in with their shorts, bags, hats...
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