Aussie Adventures: Day 4

We eagerly woke up early and headed out for the town. I’ve officially decided that the train system in Australia is hands down easier to use than the bus system in New Zealand.

To begin our wonderful time in Sydney we went to Featherdale Wildlife Park. When we got there we met up with Brittany and Micah (2 girls we were in New Zealand with). It was so good to see them! This was probably the coolest thing ever.

Here are some of the highlights:

Petting the Koala Bears: Yes, we got to pet real koala bears. They are absolutely adorable. They have really soft and thick fur with dark, long, sharp nails. Their noses are probably the cutest thing ever.

Feeding the Kangaroos: There were tons and tons of kangaroos just hopping around the park. It was awesome. There were small ones and bigger ones that were so friendly and just wanted to be around people. There were some other kangaroos that were too big and unfriendly that were in their own areas. We were given food in ice cream cones to feed them and it was so funny to see the kangaroos try to take the entire cone from you. It’s amazing how strong those little fellows are!

Tasmanian Devil: I didn’t know these things were actually real but they are! Who knew. They really do just run around in circles. I don’t know why you would want the feeling of constantly being dizzy but apparently they like it.

Birds: My dad had constantly told me that Australia has some amazing birds and wildlife all over the place. When we were here it became evident to me how beautiful some of these birds really are! They have so many different colors that make them so interesting. 

Snakes: I really really hate snakes, but I semi-conquered my fear and held one anyways. It was really gross. 

Penguins: There was an entire area of cute little penguins! Who are we kidding, penguins are adorable.

Crocodile: The crocodile that they have at the park was a little over 12 feet long! This particular crocodile has to be alone at all times due to previously eating the crocodiles he was meant to breed with. Simple misunderstanding.

We then went down to the harbor bridge and the opera house. It’s crazy to think that I was at some of the most famous places in the world. The pictures of the opera house are amazing but nothing compares to actually being there, being able to touch it. We took a tour throughout the opera house and it was so simple, yet elaborate. That building has the best acoustics I have ever heard. We walked into one of the concert halls and a piano was being tuned at the same time. We were at the very top of the theater that seats over 3,000 people, and the piano sounded like we were sitting right next to it.

After we took our lovely tour we were given an awesome offer. If you take the tour of the opera house and their happens to be a big show going on that night you can get tickets for only $25! We were just saying how we were dying to see a show in the opera house and so when we were given this offer we had to do it! The show we got to see was TONY BENNETT! We were all super excited for this. We were sitting on the side but, in the words of Brittany, “close enough to see the bald spot on the drummer.”  He was such a cute old man. If he ever made a mistake he would cover his mouth and open his eyes nice and wide and chuckle at himself. He also was the funniest dancer. When he showed us his awesome dance moves he would cover his mouth and chuckle some more. He also made very powerful eye contact with Brittany and I. Needless to say it was an awesome show.