I am no Sheila!

It boggles my mind that it’s still yesterday back in the states. But whatever, this is the closest thing mankind has to time travel.

This morning, Aaron and I did our run through Chinatown and in Darling Harbour. It’s so nice to see the area with very little people around. We ran by the Maritime museum and I am sure we’ll be going there while we’re here. Also, we are definitely going to check out the aquarium. Mom said it was a must. Also, before we even ran, we picked up breakfast at the Seven Eleven. OMG passion fruit yogurt, where have you been all my life?! I think Aaron said that he’s had yogurt every morning for breakfast since he got here. I can see why.

I checked out the shops nearby the apartment today. There are so many cute cafes here which reminds me of Paris. Perfect for people watching. That’s one thing that New York definitely does not have….cute cafes. There are a lot of specialty chocolate stores here. I want SO BADLY to taste each flavor, but I know that’ll break the scale.

Today was also Taronga Zoo day. Targona means ‘beautiful ocean view’ and is it ever true. You can see the entire harbour from the top of the zoo. I got to take a sky cable car to the entrance. It was all so fun. I also got to take a picture with a very active and hungry teenage male koala named Erwin. I wasn’t allowed to pet him though. Oh well, it’s not really necessary anyway.

I also got to see some Tasmanian devils, a wombat (again, cute!!!!), baby elephants, and even penguins that are native to Australia. I had the most fun looking at the native animals. We can’t see them in the states. It’s funny that they had a California seal there.

Tonight, we also got to have dinner with my ex roommate Kath, and her fiancé Justin. It was great to catch up. They took us to a restaurant called the Swimmer’s Pavilion. Very nice food. It was fun to talk weddings and differences between Aussie and American phrases.