Back over to Sydney...

So I got offered the job I attended that interview for in Sydney! It was a pretty quick turnaround because a week later, I was on the same Monday morning flight to Sydney en route to start my first week of work beginning with five days of training in the city. So glad it was longer than a day trip this time!

I took advantage of being over in Sydney for the week by meeting up with a couple of Sydneysider friends who like me, made the move to Oz from the UK, but some time before me. At the start of the week, I met up with my friend Mel who is an old work colleague from London. Mel suggested we go to the Summit Restaurant & Bar; a revolving one located in the heart of the city in Australia Square, 47 floors high above the city with 360 degree views. What a great way to  start my week; absorbing endless views of Sydney by night with a cocktail in hand after the first day on the new job.

 

 

 

 

Sydney really has an energetic vibe. It's a fair bit bigger than Perth and you can feel it. It has a real buzz which I particularly experienced on my walks to from my hotel in Wynyard to the offices on Pitt Street each morning. The buildings are grander and you almost forget for a moment that you’re in Australia and feel like you’re in a European city. Although I didn’t have time to visit many shops, I was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar sight when I spotted one of my favourite shops from back home!!

 

 

 

Wynyard Square - view from my hotel room

 

I was excited to also meet an old secondary school friend dinner and drinks  who has lived in Sydney for the last few years and who I hadn’t seen in at least 10 years. It was a fun reunion, catching up on all that we had done since our school years; from university and to life in our twenties and our moves to Australia and experiences. We both agreed that neither the other had changed and enjoyed gossiping about old school friends and laughing about silly high school behaviour! We started at The Russell Wine Bar and then Jennie took me around The Rocks to take in the nocturnal views of the Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney skyline before going for a night cap at a great newly opened bar on George St called The Morrison.

 

Drinks at The Russell Wine Bar



Wondering around "The Rocks"

 

 

Oh, and I managed a much closer, more illuminated view of the bridge this time!