Sydney's Likeness to California's Top Spots
We failed to cover the following in the last post: How many of you have been to Carmel, Ojai, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Laguna Beach, San Francisco, or Santa Cruz? If you haven't, then none of this will make any sense to you and you may need to refer to the chamber of commerce of the forementioned towns & cities. If you have, then you will most likely get what I am talking about and be very keen on coming and visiting.
Just outside of downtown Sydney, to the north (where we are staying) there are some amazing little suburbs similar to those of the areas listed above. The smell of eucalyptus in the air, fresh cut grass, a slight oceanic breeze, and narrow streets dotted with great eateries, shops, & the like (very similar to Carmel). There are no stoplights, and pedestrians have the right of way. As I mentioned about the eucalyptus smells, the trees are everywhere alongside palm trees, buganvia, and citrus-like shrubs and trees. The streets are quiet and the homes and town houses are hugged by nice gardents and patios. It is hard to believe that within a 5 minute walk you can be on the train, and 10 minutes later you are crossing the Harbour Bridge and arriving into bustling downtown Sydney. We have yet to explore the city a great deal but find it to be similar to the San Fransiscoes, Seattles, and others, and not quite as crazy as Manahattan (hardly any honking, cleaner streets, more parks (nothing as big as central), and you still get the international feel.
Well, that is what I feel the last blog missed out on. Once we get our digital camera back we will post some photos to help you get a better understanding of Sydney.
Oh, and if you haven't been to the places mentioned above like Carmel and Santa Barbara, you really should!!!!
Ta Ta for Now!!
Logan
Just outside of downtown Sydney, to the north (where we are staying) there are some amazing little suburbs similar to those of the areas listed above. The smell of eucalyptus in the air, fresh cut grass, a slight oceanic breeze, and narrow streets dotted with great eateries, shops, & the like (very similar to Carmel). There are no stoplights, and pedestrians have the right of way. As I mentioned about the eucalyptus smells, the trees are everywhere alongside palm trees, buganvia, and citrus-like shrubs and trees. The streets are quiet and the homes and town houses are hugged by nice gardents and patios. It is hard to believe that within a 5 minute walk you can be on the train, and 10 minutes later you are crossing the Harbour Bridge and arriving into bustling downtown Sydney. We have yet to explore the city a great deal but find it to be similar to the San Fransiscoes, Seattles, and others, and not quite as crazy as Manahattan (hardly any honking, cleaner streets, more parks (nothing as big as central), and you still get the international feel.
Well, that is what I feel the last blog missed out on. Once we get our digital camera back we will post some photos to help you get a better understanding of Sydney.
Oh, and if you haven't been to the places mentioned above like Carmel and Santa Barbara, you really should!!!!
Ta Ta for Now!!
Logan
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