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2012年2月16日 星期四

Trip to Australian Shoe Fair in Feb – Part I: Sightseeing in Sydney

We just came back from the southern hemisphere and already miss the sunshine and fresh air there. 
Ok ok, it's true that we were there for a business purpose, we did visit the Australian Shoe Fair. But we got a lot more time for ourselves after walking through the show. We decided to make the best of our time there and had an unforgettable experience.

Sydney was a friendly and healthy city. People were jogging on the streets. We saw some people walking down the street barefoot. What an idea and a proof of the clean streets there. But maybe not a good idea for us as a footwear trader. :) 


The food at the food court at the central district looked yummy and healthy at the same time. With so many suprprises above, I couldn’t help but falling in love with this city.
Our first-spot after arriving in Sydney for the Australian Shoe Fair, which would take place the following day. 
The opera house looks much smaller in real than on a postcard. It is almost a cute piece of architecture to me. From the observatory level of Sydney Tower (total height of 309 meters), one can have a good idea of the monuments, tourist spots and various bays in Sydney. It is a good starting point for sightseeing in Sydney.
The Sydney Tower Eye, or the Centrepoint Tower.
It was also our first time seeing the inside of a submarine and a military fleet thanks to the National Maritime Museum.

The marine soldiers had very little space to sleep in.
The oyster at the fish market was a delight to us.
Fish Market in Sydney.
There is this Wild Life Sydney by the Darling Harbor for busy tourists who have a very tight schedule and do not have the time to venture to the "real zoo" (Taronga Zoo at the north of Sydney) to see the Australian native animals.  I need to say that it never occurred to me koala and kangaroo were "wild life" animals so I never thought about checking out this place when we were just at the Maritime Museum at opposite side of the harbor.  Thanks to the advertisement at the Sydney Tower for the package tickets. Otherwise, I'd have overlooked this lovely place.


It was a very thoughtful idea from the local government. We got to see emus, kangaroo, wombats and koala (I learned that there is no such name as koala "bears") in just one-hour visit. There was also a giant crocodile that looked like a living fossil.




The wombat at Wild Life Sydney was sleeping with his back facing the glass so I took a picture of a specimen at the Australian Museum.
We loved it so much there in Sydney and we want to come back for business again.




-by Pei, OEM Shoes Service from Free Bird OEM Footwear Supplier

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