Sydney and the Olympics

Posted by admin on January 23, 2009

In the year 2000, the Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia. This was a once in a life time opportunity.

I still remember the day I found out about it. I was in year 5 and the teacher told us….. I was so happy I ran home from school and told mum that I was going to go to the Olympics. Mum laughed and said darling that’s nice, but don’t get your hopes up because they cost so much.

From that moment I was determined. I did the paper run every Wednesday and Friday form $20.00. on weekends I went to my grandmothers farm and picked up …. Yes I did it….. COW POO. Arrggh I also fished off the Urangan Pier for Herrin, I would get paid $1.00 a bucket to feed the seal. RIPPED OFF

Anyways, I got there in the end after saving, saving, saving. It was unbelievable, and not to mention extremely busy. We did a lot of site seeing while we were there. We visited the Opera House, Taronga Zoo, centerpoint Tower, and the many shopping centres

Taronga Zoo was a huge eye opener as I had never been to a zoo before. The zoo was set out magnificently with each animal type having their own habitat, much like if they were in the wild. The animals ranged from Snakes and Lizards to Elephants and Giraffes. It was amazing and a real knowledgably experience.

Centerpoint Tower is a Tower in the CBD. It is one of the highest lookouts. The Lookout Platform is all enclosed and rotates. There is also a restaurant, for those special evening dinners.

Going to Sydney was an ultimate experience, from the Small streets of Hervey bay to the maze of highways in Sydney. I really enjoyed every moment and since then I have been back a number of times.