Day 3

Jan. 22, 2012

       We are starting to like our hotel a lot, especially since they have free breakfast. Everyone loaded up on the free food and we weren't hungry again until way later. All of us learned about a type of spread made from brewer's yeast and vegetables. It is seemingly popular down under and it's called Vegemite; it's very salty and semi-bitter. It's a popular breakfast spread for toast not only in Australia, but New Zealand and England, too. Some of us were surprised at the fact that the Australian breakfast is much like Western, or American, breakfast.

       That's when we all left to go to the Australian Museum. The tickets were paid for (only $12 a person!) and we made our way in. Our tour guide started by giving us a summary of the place including some facts about the museum. A lot of the history of the museum was really cool, like the fact it was made in 1845, which makes it the oldest museum in all of Australia!  

       We saw some awesome exhibits before barely even stepping into the building. There were figures of aboriginals were in one section of the museum. We took that direction and saw all of the natives of Australia. They were very tribal and primitive from what we learned, but some of the inventions and things they had were advanced. It was more like a mini-zoo in the animals of Australia section; we were able to look at many different species. Koalas and kangaroos were among them and Breielle was even able to pet one of the mother koalas. 

      The whole place was really interesting and interactive and everyone had an awesome time. The museum was full of lots of experiences and also, food. We got lunch there and enjoyed our 2nd meal of the day. After all of that, we went to another exciting activity.

       The Sydney Opera House is a huge tourist attraction and we had the chance to go and see a concert there. 41 Strings is the band we saw and they're a string section that plays rock. The opera house is supposed to have amazing acoustics and set up. The tickets were a really good deal at only $45 a pop; that's a good catch for most of the tickets at SOH. The concert was great and we got a chance to walk through the Royal Botanical Gardens. They are very eye-catching and in the evening, many tourists eat a lunch and sight-see there. The great thing about being in a big city is that everything is relatively close to each other, so we all decided to walk home instead of catching a cab.

Here is a picture of the Royal Botanical Gardens!