We must have walked around most of the city from the Rocks to China Town and the Opera House. I haven't had the chance to explore Sydney on foot before so it was nice to mingle around with the locals. There were a few occasional odd balls including a middle aged woman screaming obscenities and vulgarism at us as we walked by but that's part of the charm of big city living.
Any trip the two of us make will always revolve around food of course so one of the main goals was to track down this "authentic" takoyaki store in China town that Dora had been raving about. Alison was the first to spot it as we were wandering about the street and kudos to her because this has to be one of the most random shops we've seen. In true Chinese fashion this one store provided an assortment of unrelated food and services from the aforementioned takoyaki, pearl milk tea, dried preserved fruit and as a stunning finale... three neglected arcade machines at the back of the store.
But on to the takoyaki. At least the guy looked the part and they did bake the balls the way you're supposed to (as opposed to the deep fried variety you get around here) with heaps of sauce and fish flakes. Unfortunately the crispy exterior concealed uncooked but scalding batter underneath and rubbery octopus, so I'm afraid to say that the quest for the ultimate Australian octopus ball shall have to continue.
Our visit to the fish market was a little more positive but wasn't without its share of disappointments. Als and I took the ferry to Pyrmont and trekked down to the markets only to discover that the daily deliver of sea urchin roe didn't make it through. I managed to compensate by ordering large trays of raw fish though. All that for just $20 AUD.
We also finally got a chance to try out Krispy Kream donuts which we've heard a lot about. Definitely better than the dried out husks that we find up here in Brisbane but still not up to Dunkin Donuts quality if you ask me.
Seeing as we missed the Ekka show holiday on Wednesday up here in Queensland, James and Dora thought it would be nice to take us out to Luna Park on Friday evening to get a fun fair experience. Shame that no one else had the stones to actually go on any rides with a thrill factor above a school yard see-saw, so I was resigned to settle for the heart stopping excitement of dodge-em cars and a ferris wheel. We also succumbed to the temptation of sideshow games where I won a zebra for Alison (we call him Bogart) and Dora got some bunny ears.
Other than that I found a huge Kinokuniya book store in opposite the Queen Victoria Building. Alison was quite sick of the site of the store by the end of the trip and I managed to pick up a few books...
In my defence they're all cheaper than what I could have gotten them for in Brisbane AND they had a 20% discount on all computer books. Great stuff. As an extra bonus I found a nice parcel on the door step when we got back home so I now have my Amazon delivery too.
All in all a nice holiday which was all too short as usual. Now it's back to work and lots of reading for me to get more ideas for my game. :)
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