Sydney III

Central Station

From here, we took the light rail (tram) to Sydney Fish Market!

This is the only tram line available now, others already demolished long time ago. Sydney has complex public transportation system that including train, ferry, bus and tram, all that make it so convenient to travel in the city or outside city.

Sydney Fish Market***** It's a must go for seafood lovers! We can find all sorts of seafood here, including Tasmanian Lobsters! There are  a main building where people normally order fresh seafood to be cooked by the vendor. There are also some stalls outside the main building which sells only the seafood. Open 7am - 4pm.

At Christie's Seafood, the first shop on the left of the main building. BIG Lobster and Alaska King Crab!!! LOOK AT THEIR SIZE!!!! It is so tempting looking at the abalone, lobsters, king crabs on the customers' table. Cooked Chinese style. AArrgh. . . 

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After many walks around the shops, we finally settled for a Lobster Platter for $45 @ Nicholas Seafood. Honestly, the half lobster we get doesn't taste fresh at all! The rest on the platter is battered fish, calamari, scallops and prawns and they seemed to be just frozen packaged seafood. It is better to buy fresh seafood then ask them to cook. But it will be $10 extra per kg for the cooking. The prices among the stalls are almost the same. 

We miss the King Crab and Lobster!!! We didn't go for them because of the price and they are so big portion. We have feeling of regret for our decision. However, we still finished the seafood plater for sure!

Maritime Museum. Costs $25 to enter the ship and the exhibitions.

At The Rocks again, this time to visit the free The Rocks Discovery Museum*****. A good place to know about Sydney's history before the European settlement, during and after! It is just located nearby the Rocks Visitor Info Center. Open 10am to 5pm.

Time gone back in this alley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~>

The Rocks

Sydney's Oldest Hotel

You can get good night view of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House from the hotel's bar according to visitor center. 

From The Rocks, we took a walk on the Harbour Bridge. It was a really good walk! Many opportunities to take beautiful pictures of the Opera House and the city. We took the walk during sunset, the colours are just so NICE! The bridge length is about 1.1km. 

Unique apartment with reflection of sunset

Under the Pylon Tower, a 360 degree lookout tower of Sydney for $11. A 200 steps climb to the top. We didn't enter the lookout at it was open from 10am to 5pm. 

The steel structure of Harbour Bridge. Took about 10 years to completely finish building this tall steel bridge in 1932. This is a "MUST WALK" bridge, only with the walk, you able to feel the huge steel creation, how impressive is the Structure and it is FREE as well. One side of the bridge is for pedestrian and another side is for cyclist.

Opera House & City, with busy ferry crossings.

Luna Park, a theme park located at the northern end of the bridge, Milsons Point.

View from Milsons Point Ferry wharf. We took the bridge walk from the right side (southern end of the bridge) to the left (northern end). Then took the ferry ride back to Pyrmont Bay, where Sydney's The Star Casino is located. Casino is a must go for us, not for gamble but for the free stuff!

This time, we got a free Chicken Parmagiana meal and $20 table bet upon signing up as members! LOL. Also members' benefit, their coffee is selling for only $1.50!! With the $20 table bet, P's dad manage to win the $20 on the dice game. =) and that makes my father become the 'promoter' for the casino, he recommend to everyone he met in caravan park for the casino free offer.