Day 13- January 30

For our last day in Australia we wanted to delve more into true Australian life. To do this for breakfast we went out and bought some (Indigenous Meal)Vegemite. 8 out of 10 homes in Australia have Vegemite on their shelves. Vegemite is a thick black food spread made from leftover brewers yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. Its been around since 1923, and is the Australian answer to peanut butter. Native Australians love the product and will put the stuff on anything. We had Vegemite with toast and personally thought it was disgusting, Chris actually had to spit it out. At least we could say we tried it, since it was rare back in the states.

Later in the day we took a walk to (History) Hyde Park, Australia's oldest and most well known park. It was a perfect place to relax and enjoy a nice Australia day. We saw the Anzac War Memorial, the main commemorative military monument of Sydney Australia. We visited the Archibald Fountain, a gift given by JF Archibald dripping with ancient mythology. We had a relaxing time just walking around a park without a schedule to meet or a place to be.

For lunch we walked 26 minutes to a place down at the Sydney Harbor called the Quay. The Quay is the most awarded restaurant in Australia. The lunch was very expensive with $175 per person for a 4 course meal. We had lobster, squid, smoked pig, and snow eggs. It was possibly even better then the lunch we had on our second day at Cafe Sydney.

Next we walked to the Sydney Harbor Bridge, an icon of Australia. We decided we were going to do something exhilarating and do a climbing tour. It was $383 per person but totally worth it as we got some great photos at the top. After that we went and ate dinner at the est, another great fine dining restaurant. We all had the 4 course Chefs Dinner that included items such as steak tartare, partridge, and selections of artisian cheeses. Our hotel was close so we just walked 12 minutes back, getting great views of the Sydney Opera House and the harbor bridge. We all were pretty tired from our adventures and went to sleep early.