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San Francisco

If you’re going to San Francisco…
It was our second visit to San Francisco after 2011. As we had done a lot of sightseeing that time already, we didn’t have much pressure to complete any bucket list. We skipped Alcatraz, for example. That means more time for other things, e.g. to go to the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Tip: don’t stay at the busy Vista Point (where the hop-on, hop-off buses stop) but walk 15 minutes uphill to Battery Spencer for a much better view.

Of course we could still do the famous things like Fisherman’s Wharf, China Town, Telegraph Hill or the Cable Car Turnaround.

  • Pier 39 Seals
  • Fisherman’s Wharf
  • Alcatraz
  • Transamerica Pyramid
  • Teddy Car
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Piedmont Boutique
  • Cablecar Turnaround
  • Papparazzi Dogs
  • Cheesecake Factory
  • China Town
  • Coit Tower
  • Stinking Rose
  • Tram

Sydney

To our relief we got a hot welcome on Monday after a stormy weekend in New South Wales. Blue sky, 28° C. So, we did THE touristy things immediately: Walk around Sydney Opera, wander through the Botanical Gardens, explore The Rocks and climb on the pillar of the bridge (the one for AUD 15, not the rip-off for AUD 300!). Then jump on a harbor cruise and see the city from a different angle.

A leap for joy in Sydney

Interestingly, a rare meteorological phenomenon occurred: fog in the Sydney Harbour on a hot summer day. At least our tour guide explained that she’s never seen that in 12 years of duty. Let’s believe her – at least everybody enjoyed the fog as something special and not as a nuisance. Clever.

Unusal shot of the Opera House

In the evening we finished the day with a drink in Darling Harbour, before returning to our hotel near Oxford Street (known for the LGBT community).