Week 3 stands for Sydney. We arrived at Thursday afternoon and spent six nights at a close (60 minutes bus drive) campsite in Narrabeen. Because of the high season and the location (Sydney is the most expensive city in the world), this campground was very high-priced, and we spend only the night there. But anyway, we had a great time in Sydney, and we did a lot of activities. That’s also a reason for the little delay of the last post.

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Route

Day 18: Stay in Foster

Day 19: Foster – Koala Shore

Day 20: Koala Shore – Sydney

Day 21: Stay in Sydney (exploring the city)

Day 22: Stay in Sydney (my Birthday)

Day 23: Stay in Sydney (beer tour)

Day 24: Stay in Sydney (Blue Mountains)

special recommendations

Maps Me (navigation application)

Maggi recommended me this application around three years ago. This app contains an extremely detailed map with marks for quite everything like a public toilet or fuel stations. You can only type the missing object in the searching mask. Maps me will show you for whatever you were looking for.

Running in the eucalyptus forest

As you have surely watched the video, I am very fascinated by the eucalyptus woods. Of course, it is very impressive jogging along a glorious beach. But to run on a hilly and wild looking trail through a light forest is, at least, an overwhelming experience. To feel your heart rate by running up to a little hillock or to pay attention cause of the uneven underground are some significant challenges.

Approaching Sydney by ferry

As I described in the introduction, we lived on remote campsite outside of Sydney in Narrabeen. We had two possibilities to travel to the central city. Either, we could take a direct bus to the town, or we could make a combination of a bus and a ferry trip. The second option takes quite the double amount of time compared with direct drive. But the view from the ferry is fantastic when it is turning to the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Beer tour

Maggi and I have both fallen in love with the beer here in Australia. Especially, the Pale Ale is tasty. Feldschlösschen and the majority of the Swiss beers are nothing compared with these products of this art of brewing! So, there is a good point to start with a guided tour through the pubs of Sydney. We visited a few pubs with more or less exclusive beers. Two of the pubs had their own brewing. Our guide told us some intriguing facts about the beer, the pubs, the history and the connections between these subjects. Christianisation in Sydney results in constructions of churches, but why not build a pub with the same rocks as the house of God was built? The public house has less precision, especially the back side, but it is still there as the church.

Blue Mountains

These Mountains are well connected with the public transport from Sydney. It is a two-hour train journey, but the scenery is quite spectacular. The area we visited is extremely touristic and, therefore, a bit crowded. There are different walking paths and lookout points. Besides the public locations, there is a park with a cable car, a steep train and some exhibition objects from the past Epoque from the coal mining. The environment with the variety of eucalyptus trees and big ferns are very exciting.

Schwiizerdütschi Zämefassig

hicks…. Bier, Blaui Bärge, Blättli ufem Operahouse – krass!