We Could Pretend That It's The Weekend...We Could Pretend It All The Time.

Over the weekend we had two free days to decide on our own what we wanted to do or see in Sydney.  We kicked it off with a barbecue with the whole group on Friday night.  They guys have become experts with the grill!  After that we went out to explore the nightlife in Sydney and ended up dancing the night away. 

We slept in just a little on Saturday morning so we didn’t waste the whole day.  While the rest of the girls decided to go shopping I headed to the beach with a few of the guys.  The weather was absolutely beautiful, and I somehow even managed to avoid any painful sunburn.  Originally I had decided to join them because I didn’t want to spend the day shopping like the last two days, but after just a couple hours on the beach they were ready to scope out some of the surf shops.  It was quite the shopping adventure with the guys.  I felt like the situation should have been the opposite, because I was the one holding their bags and telling them if the color was right for them or if it fit right.  What an experience!  Saturday night was the kick off for Sydney’s Festival First Night, a celebration of the arts.  There was a lot going on including live bands at Martin Place.  The whole group of us went down there together, with thousands of others to check it out.

The best part of the weekend was Sunday.  In the afternoon a few of us went down to Patty’s Market to look for some souvenirs for my family.  The market was almost overwhelming.  There were so many booths with so much packed into each one and there were people everywhere.  We weren’t there very long because we had to come back to get ready to go to the Sydney Opera House.  The show was amazing!   It was called Le Grand Cirque “Adrenaline” and was basically composed of acrobats doing gymnastic tricks.  They were so flexible and some of their tricks made me nervous.  The whole experience was awesome!