Classy Cafe Sydney

I've been studying for exams during these past few days, and of course the rainy weather cleared this week to beautiful blue skies and 80 degree weather, so it would make sense that I have finals this week as well. Thankfully, we have to finish a paper for tomorrow and finish up one exam and then we're free for a full week! I'll be leaving on Saturday afternoon around 1pm to head to the airport. Our flight departs at 3pm, and shortly afterwards I'll be in Cairns, Australia! Just off the coast lies the amazing Great Barrier Reef! Something that I cannot wait to share with everyone back home!

The other night, to give us a break from studying, my roommate Catie's father was in town and decided to bring us to dinner. He chose the Cafe Sydney, which is on Circular Quay. Now, for those of you that don't know, Sydney has two major harbors. One, Darling Harbor, is very well known and has amazing architecture and beautiful harbor views of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. It's well known for great dining, huge ships, busy bars and P.Sherman 42 Wallaby Way. On the other hand is Circular Quay, where all the public transportation ferries leave from. This harbor as well has beautiful views of the Sydney Harbor Bridge as well as the Opera House. There's always a techno didgeridoo player at both harbors, and the atmosphere at both is energetic and fun.


Cafe Sydney also, surprise surprise, had incredible views. I'm not sure about the stars of this restaurant, but I would easily give it 5. There were 6 girls- myself, my roommates, and two mutual friends- and Catie's father, and we all dressed to impress and walked down the main George Street. The restaurant was on the 5th floor overlooking Circular Quay. Modern comfortable stools with white chairs and tables that seemed to glow scattered the bar, and I swear we had 5 different waiters. The food was spectacular- I had twice cooked pork belly with pork medallions wrapped with prosciutto and carmelized apples. Plus a side of steamed veggies and a glass of Shiraz! I was in heaven! Her father was so happy to have us all, and we had a wonderful time. The picture that I'm adding below is not a picture that I took, but the view looked exactly this fantastic! Although one of my favorite meals is a casual, fun, country barbeque with paper plates (or no plates) sitting on the ground, it felt pretty nice to be classy for once and drink wine in a fancy restaurant!

I'll update everyone about my adventures on the Great Barrier Reef as soon as I can! Love you all!


-Sarah