Trip in Review: Sydney Pt. 2: You like chili?

As I said in my last post, Day 2 in Sydney was super busy! So busy that I stayed in my workout clothes all day. Not my proudest moment.

First we got up and ate breakfast on our terrace, then walked over to the Harbour.

 

Then we walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Kirribilli (hence the work out clothes) for coffee and a snack.

 

Afterwards we got a lovely massage at the Four Seasons, compliments of John’s Aunt and Uncle. We also stayed a little bit afterwards and enjoyed the sauna, steam room, and other perks of the locker room.

 

Feeling hungry, we made our way over to the suburb of Marrickville to check out “Marrickville Pork Roll.” I came across this humble food stand on multiple food blogs, and we were not disappointed! Had it been located closer to the city center, we probably would’ve returned again (and then again, and again).

 

We were stoop kids and just ate our sandwiches on the steps of a bank.

Lucky for us, we were in the vicinity of a local brewery, Batch Brewing, so after eating our sandwiches we walked on over.   We ended up each having a “crate” and making the acquaintance of a local Aussie who was very chatty…and kinda weird.

 

While we were there, I casually scrolled my phone and saw that there was a cricket game that evening at Olympic Park. Neither of us have any clue how to play/follow the rules of cricket, but it seemed like a fun thing to check out.

 

This is my “excited” face

We didn’t stay for the entire game, but enough to get a feel for the sport. Something about hitting a ball with a paddle and running around a stick. Good enough for me!

 

This is probably the most horrific attempt at a selfie ever. You can see why the people behind us took pity.

After that, we headed back into town and checked out a cool spot- Frankie’s Pizza.

And then onto the “Keg & Brew” where John made friends with the bartender.

And then home, with a quick pitstop for a midnight snack, and a taste of “home”.

Next up, breakfast with koalas!