Around the World in 80(+7) Days: Sydney

Our first post since leaving Tokyo and being in Sydney comes a little late as we have been busy here and also haven't had great internet access. But not to fear we are still trekking and will keep posting our interesting finds.

Getting to Sydney, we were lucky enough to fly BusinessFirst class on Asiana airlines from Tokyo through Seoul. This Korean run airline is by far the best service and food we have had on an airline, and I would highly recommend them if you have a chance to fly them. The seats were also quite comfy and super roomy. They also turn into nice beds for resting. Our only complaint is that the entertainment system is out of date. Here are some pictures from the flight.

Japanese meal with fresh fish and tons of goodies

High-end amenity kits

Korean ginseng salad

Fresh Korean meal

Korean honey strand sweets (Amazing)!

Lot's of room!

We arrived to Sydney early in the morning the next day, met up with Thierry and Paul, and were rested enough to have a full first day of some sight seeing around the opera house and north Sydney. First impressions here though are that its tough to fall in love with this place being from California by the bay. This place is super similar visually. It is just as pretty and the weather is slightly warmer than California, but its also one of the most expensive cities we've been to, similar to London. Generally we have found a slight attitude and rudeness with some people too. Either they are super freakishly nice or possibly just down right rowdy and rude, most notably from those in service positions. We have not had a bad meal here though as the food had been shockingly more diverse and fresh than we were expecting. We had a huge list of things to see and do here and have been going through them day by day. We have another 3 days and then we head further south in Australia to Melbourne. There are some really cool and crazy creature here as well, even in the city parks alone. We've encountered flying fox bats and lemurs. Here some some pictures from Sydney so far.