Market City!

Today was a good, laid back day :) Slept in until around 9:30, had some breakfast, played on Skype, and ventured out. I used a coupon to get a free 7 day trial at a nearby gym and aquatic center that's named after Ian Thorpe, the US equivalent of Michael Phelps. Anyways, I packed what I needed to visit the gym, but first I decided to check out Paddy's Market.

In an amazing book, given to me by my wonderful cousin Tyson(and his fiancee Beth), called "Free and Dirt Cheap Sydney", I've been finding some very interesting places and events that I'd love to visit. One was Paddy's Market. The book boasts that this market, which has since moved into the basement floor of a mall and is much more metropolitan, has been at this site since 1834 and hosts nearly 1000 stalls- the book doesn't lie! I could've spent hours wandering amongst the aisles upon aisles. There is an entire section devoted to fresh fruits and produce, while the rest has stalls that are devoted to toys, books, movies, jewelry, souveniers and trinkets, belts, dresses, hats, tools, hello kitty items, chinese food, dried nuts and fruits, and so much more! Definitely a must see for any trip to Sydney, and definitely one place that I'll be spending both time and money for gifts to bring back home!

Also, had a milkshake inside the actual mall- and it's not much of a shake- just milk. I swear it was just vanilla flavored cream, because it was just as liquidy as a regular glass of milk, but it filled me up pretty quickly. I guess it could've been just the place that I went to, but I'm not entirely sure. I guess that gives me a good excuse to try another milkshake somewhere else :)

And for anyone who's wondering, there is a McDonalds about 100 yards from my building, and their big macs taste exactly like american big macs :) Although they don't have a dollar menu...

Anyways, should have some great stories from this coming weekend- we're hopefully going to visit another beach that isn't far away- Bronte Beach! Love you all!