Sydney!

I remember my days at uni, I couldn’t wait to graduate & move to Sydney. Being the financial capital of Australia, I always considered that to be in a way the Promised Land. However, various events unfolded during the years that followed & I never did make the move. I did visit Sydney twice: first time, it was part of a uni trip (when I completed my course). We had done pretty much the whole east coast – Great Keppel Island, Gold Coast, Byron Bay & Sydney. Loved Sydney. I couldn’t understand why the people (living in Melbourne) told me that they would never relocate to Sydney. The second trip was when my parents were visiting me in Melbourne. We had flown to Sydney for the day. Took the first flight in & the last flight back. Again, loved Sydney. I guess the hustle bustle & the chaos was an attraction. I didn’t have a real job in Melbourne, so I guess Sydney always looked more attractive. Last Month, (3 years after my second trip) I went to Sydney for the weekend, to catch up with a few friends and take a break from everyone/everything in Melbourne. Probably also because, this year I’m going to do everything I can, I had been procrastinating a fair few things. So there I was at the Sydney Airport buying my rail ticket into the city, thinking to myself why was it that I hadn’t yet made the move?

The rest of the weekend was a series of events, from visiting the local pub for lunch to clubbing, avoiding cops & drinking some more!

One of the highlights – the bakery at the Surry Hills:

It has the best croissants available in Oz. At the end of the day, I don’t think I would want to work/live in Sydney. As great as a place it is to visit, liveable... hmmm... maybe not! Melbourne trumps Sydney any day.

I’ll never say never – with right leverage I would move anywhere. Then again, I don’t really have any attachments in Melbourne – so not sure what’s keeping me here either.

And of course, I found some great art work on the walls (in Sydney):