Our First Day in Sydney Part 2

Darling Harbour was real close to our hotel. If you've ever taken a short walk with a 2 year old, you know it isn't so short. On the way to the harbour, we stopped at Tumbalong Park where Jackson and Johanna played. They seemed to have a lovely time. We coaxed Jackson off the playground by reminding him there was water to be seen!

The truth of the matter was that Mommy wanted a Starbucks. The flat whites weren't doing it for her :) Jackson TOOK OFF running. Fortunately Aaron, Ricky, and Johanna had more sleep than us, and they were able to keep up. All of us sat on the harbour and enjoyed a Starbucks - including Jackson with a chocolate milk. As we sat there watching the boats come in and out of the harbour, Ricky mentioned that it might be fun to take a tour of the harbour, and off we went!

All of us went on a Water Taxi ride. The driver took us past many areas of Sydney that I'm not equipped to tell you about: The Rocks, The Sydney Harbor Bridge (a beautiful site), the Sydney Opera House, and Luna Park (which has a really freaky looking face as an entrance).

After the taxi ride, we continued our walk around Darling Harbour which included a fountain - in a non-traditional sense. Jackson, David, and Aaron made their way down to the center of this sea shell type fountain where Jackson really enjoyed playing in the water.

After we were finished exploring Darling Harbour, we went all went out to a Spanish restaurant for tapas, paella, and sangria.  It was a lovely way to end our first day in Sydney. At least one of us was pretty wiped out...