Americans First Time in Australia! | Sydney Is Not What We Expected! 🇦🇺

11 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 4:46

   Paddy's Markets

   🛒 Market · Haymarket

   Open only on certain days; the food market sits under a large mall reached by escalator.

2. 9:18

   Chinatown

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Haymarket

   Gets very busy from around 1:30 pm, and popular dumpling spots have lines out the door.

3. 14:23

   Emperor's Puffs

   🍜 Street food · Haymarket

   Puffs cost about 70 cents, one of the cheapest bites in the area.

4. 33:36

   Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

   🌳 Park · Sydney CBD

   Full of loud native birds such as ibis, and a scenic walking route to the harbour at sunset.

5. 34:00

   State Library of New South Wales

   🏛️ Historic site · Sydney CBD · brief mention

6. 37:54

   Sydney Opera House

   🏢 Landmark · Bennelong Point

   Sunset views from the garden side are great, and the building is lit up after dark.

7. 41:17

   Sydney Harbour Bridge

   🏢 Landmark · The Rocks

   The bridge is the launch point for the city's famous New Year fireworks.

8. 41:24

   BridgeClimb Sydney

   🚡 Activity · The Rocks · brief mention

   Climbers can be seen on top of the arch even around sunset.

9. 43:52

   The Rocks

   🏛️ Historic site · The Rocks

   Waterfront restaurants fill up at sunset; fish and chips cost around $30.

10. 46:24

    Circular Quay

    🏢 Landmark · Sydney CBD

    Ferries are cheap (about US$5) and give some of the best views of the harbour.

11. 51:38

    Fortune of War

    🍺 Bar · The Rocks

    Chicken parmi on chips about $33, steak focaccia about $29; QR-code ordering asks for a tip.