The Gang's Landed in Sydney!

It’s almost midnight and we should be tired and going under the sheets at Oaks Harmony apartment, where we’ll be putting up for our first four nights. Our spacious apartment’s conveniently located within walking distance to Sydney’s key attractions like the Darling Harbour, Chinatown and Paddy’s Market. Each unit comes equipped with the conveniences of home like a kitchenette, washing machine and dryer and mine happens to be a split level!

Temperature’s a cool and comfy 10 degrees Celsius this evening and its warmest would only reach 22 degrees Celsius in the day. Who wouldn’t want to be here in Sydney and leave those post-30 degree Celsius temperatures back home?!

Coming back to why we aren’t falling asleep just yet, these are highly probable reasons on our first night in Sydney:

1. We dozed off on the Qantas flight. And even though we did, Tze Min and I still managed to steal about half our flight time catching two movies on board the 747. Flight time was just over 7 hours.

2. We just stuffed our faces with fantastic Cantonese seafood a stone’s throw from our apartment located in Chinatown. We tucked into our first meal at Golden Century Seafood Restaurant on Sussex Street. There, we were served their signature dishes which included savoury Pipis with vermicelli in XO sauce and ginger-seasoned Crab. Tze Min and mum couldn’t hold back expressing delight at the dishes served to us! Restaurant owner Eric Wong and his wife Linda came around to chat with us; they were truly warm hospitable hosts. Their restaurant of 19 years continues to be a huge draw for both locals and visitors, opening till 4am every day! If there’s one place for fantastic Cantonese cuisine this side of the equator, you can’t go wrong with a visit here.

3. Just anticipating what we’ll be doing tomorrow – riding on a Harley, sailing in the Sydney Harbour, gorging the freshest oysters and sashimi at the Sydney Fish Market and braving the heights at the Sydney Skywalk, who can fall fast asleep so easily?

I plan to record a video of our Harley bike ride tomorrow and upload it here. Just keep your fingers crossed I don’t fall off as pillion while I keep my balance with my camera in one hand! Check back tomorrow for more of our adventure in Sydney!

PS: If you want another perspective of our trip as it unfolds, check out Tze Min’s personal blog.