love affair with sydney

Getting to know and starting to fall in love with Sydney required almost no effort. Rather than set an ambitious sightseeing agenda, Rob and I spent most of our days walking around different neighborhoods, including Surry Hills, Darling Harbour, Newtown, Darlinghurst/Oxford Street, and The Rocks. Here are some photos from our self-led tour of the city.

Visiting the Strand Arcade, a shopping arcade in the CBD, open since 1892 and known for featuring some of Australia's best women's designers.


Having drinks at The Hero of Waterloo, a pub with an authentic feel located in The Rocks.


One of the highlights of Sydney was spending time with Elliot, Jay, and Stephanie, friends from New York who were finishing out their last law school semester (yay!) in Australia and New Zealand.


Visiting the Sydney Aquarium, which had a really impressive shark tank with two glass tunnels running underneath it, the requisite resident saltwater croc, a seal sanctuary, and, most importantly, no rules against bringing ice cream through the exhibits.