Extra day in Sydney: We decided to head to Hillsong Church to see what the fuss was about. We arrived for the 11:15 service, the 9:00 service was a little early for us, and the place is huge. The auditorium seats 3300 and it was close to full. One of the volunteers picked us out as visitors, must have been the beard and the hillbilly clothes, and invited us to have a coffee afterwards. He was originally from Balcatta but had been living in Sydney for the past 20 years, so we reminisced about what Perth was like in the 60s & 70s.

From Hillsong we headed into Paddy’s Markets in Sydney. We found a nice Japanese spot and had Chicken Teriyaki for lunch. After lunch we explored the markets for a couple of hours and found a couple of gifts for the family back home. There are several hundred stalls there yet there were at least 20 phone accessories (covers) stalls and the same number of T-shirt and souvenir stalls. It was a wonder how they all made money.

Paddy’s Markets, Sydney

After the markets we headed down to the Harbour Bridge and the Rocks. We were a little late so most of the shops were closed but the bars and cafes were doing pretty good.

Sydney Opera House

As it got dark I took a few shots of the Harbour bridge and the Opera House then we found a Chinese restaurant on the harbour side that was offering a special that was affordable. Jacky was a little ticked off with the service, we ordered an entrée and before she had finished the guy was standing there with the main meal in his hand. We had satay chicken but it was pretty bland.

After tea we found a spot for an ice cream and then it was the 90 km drive back to the Blue Mountains.