Wednesday 14 February 2018

Hello everyone, today was an exhausting but AMAZING day! We woke up at 6:00 o’clock and got breakfast at 6:30. After breakfast we were expected at the Holiday Inn to catch our bus to the Featherdale wildlife park. In the park we had the opportunity to feed Kangaroos, Wallabies, Pademelons and Quokkas. There were a lot of other animals in the park for example koalas, crocodiles, different birds, wombats and different sorts of  reptiles. After we took a lot of photos and made all the animals fat we went back to the bus.

We got on the bus and drove to the Blue Mountains. Before we got there we stopped for a short break to eat lunch. When we finally got to the Blue Mountains we did a 20 minute walk where we enjoyed splendid views of the Jamieson Valley and the Three Sisters. After a long and sweaty walk we got back on the bus and headed on to Scenic World. We rode the Scenic Railway down in to the valley and walked in the rainforest, but we weren’t allowed to touch the trees because our guide said we could kill them. We took the Cableway up and down stairs and enjoyed amazing views. We got back on the bus and had a one hour drive to the port. Luckily it was a long drive because everyone went out like a light and slept the whole way to the port.

When we got off the bus we thanked our guide for today, the lovely stories and information. It was very hot when we arrived, almost 40 degrees. We got on the boat and had a wonderful time at the upper deck. We enjoyed the sun and the view. Some of us stayed on the upper deck but most of us went downstairs to go sit in the air conditioning because it was very hot outside and dangerous to get sunburned. When we got to the port we had an amazing dinner at Sydney Harbour with a wonderful view at the skyscrapers, Harbour bridge and the boats in the water. After dinner we walked to our hotel, got a shower and got in our soft beds, because we all know tomorrow will be another exhausting but wonderful day...

By Julie

Tuesday 13 February 2018

Today was our second day in Sydney. We woke up at 7:00 am, got ready and went downstairs to get breakfast. We left the hotel at 8:00 am. First we walked to the war memorial but unfortunately the building was being renovated. Despite this misfortune we had a great morning with lots of information thanks to our guide, Maureen, who gave us the most important facts about the memorial and the first world war. We even had a little rain but that didn’t stop our guide. She continued her story under the shelter of a tree.

After our visit to the memorial we took the bus to the Paddy’s market. Because all of us wanted to go to the Hard Rock Café, our teachers made a little detour. We all bought a sweater as a souvenir. Then we ate a sandwich in the market and went on.

We took the bus to Bondi beach. There we laid down, got some rest and had some fun in the ocean. It was really nice because of the big waves.

Sadly enough, after only an hour we had to leave to go to our next stop: Pitt street. There we had some free time to shop and buy as much as we wanted (which wasn’t much ;-) ). Then we went to a restaurant and ate a pasta or pizza.

It was a really nice day but I think we’re all happy to see our beds again.

By Eva

Monday 12 February 2018

After a short night, we started our first day in Australia with a lovely breakfast at 8am. Then we took the hop-on/hop-off bus to explore the city of Sydney.

We passed Woolloomooloo Bay and got off the bus at the Royal Botanic gardens nearby the Opera House. After a little photoshoot, we went down to the Opera House. We took a tour with our guide, Vicky, who was very enthusiastic and sweet. We learned a bit about the history of the Opera House, saw some of the theatres and heard some lovely anecdotes. The biggest theatre was so pretty!

We hopped on the bus again and drove to Hyde Park Barracks. After a quick lunch our guide told us more about the convicts and how they lived. We even enjoyed a little nap in the convicts’ hammocks (not the original ones, luckily!) Afterwards, we visited Hyde Park where I read a poem about world war 1.

After a quick stop at the Chinese gardens for a little peace and quiet (and a huge reptile!) it was back on the bus and on to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge close-by. We also ate an ice-cream.

Tonight we went to the Sydney Tower Eye, a very tall building that gave us a view of the whole of Sydney.

Finally it was on to the Chinese restaurant (after Ms Tytgat made us walk the wrong way for ten minutes). By then most of us ware too tired to eat much. So it’s on to our beds now.

By Sarah-Beth

The journey

After a long and tiresome journey we finally arrived in Sydney at about 20.45. We were cleared through customs but discovered Ode’s luggage did not make it to Sydney L . Fortunately they promised us the bag would be delivered to our hotel the next day. (and it was, Yay!)

When we finally arrived at the hotel at about 22.45, the girls felt a little hungry so we went for a quick bite @ maccas (aka McDonalds). And then it was off to bed (for those of us who could sleep through the jetlag).