Well, it turns out you can run out of things to do, even in a big city like Sydney. I mean, there's still the zoo and the aquarium and what not, but those are rather expensive ventures and since I don't plan on having a job for at least another month, money is tight.

Also, the weather forecast has been misleading. Both yesterday and today it said it would rain all day. It rained for about 10 minutes yesterday and sprinkled for about 5 today. So plans to go to the beach or to Olympic Park were cancelled, but could have easily been carried on with anyway. Tried to rent a bike from the hostel this afternoon to go burn off some steam, but it turns out they've only got one bike and somebody had already checked it out for the day. Fail.

Perhaps will attempt Bondi Beach tomorrow, rain or shine.

Am looking forward to skipping town and going to Melbourne on Monday. Of course, I've booked three weeks there, which seems like a lot. I've been in Sydney for a week and am bored. Perhaps will re-consider the agenda.

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  1. Scooter Girl5 February 2010 at 12:50

    Is there one of those things like ZipCars there or like bikes in Europe where you can just swipe your card, take a bike and then drop it off?

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  2. Sarah9 February 2010 at 01:09

    I wish I had your problem of being bored!!! No, seriously, understand how it can get tiring, especially being by yourself. Hope you're enjoying Melbourne!

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