Leaving QT, Sydney City!

So I am in another country now! I had a good good-bye from Queenstown, I had many good-bye parties and ate tons of food at Tandoori's since I knew I'd be missing it. I'm seriously suffering through indian food withdrawal after eating it for 4 months straight. In any case, I arrived in Sydney a few days ago and basically have spent the last few days wandering around. It is a great city with tons to look at and really gorgeous. I went to the aquarium, market places, harbor, Sydney Opera House, and did a day trip today to the Blue Mountains. I haven't met anyone here really despite being in a quaint hostel, but after a bout of loneliness, I'm feeling a bit more adjusted to traveling alone.

Here are highlights:
-I found the step at the Sydney Opera House where I tripped 8 years ago and broke my foot. I was passing through Sydney that night while on foreign exchange and tripped on this step that was pretty hard to see. Eight years later, I've returned and there was a white line on it to help people see it!

-The aquarium was AMAZING. Sharks, stingrays, and turtles, oh my! The scariest animal was the screaming, destructive toddler that a woman was trying to control in the bathroom.

-Mardi Gras! The Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras happened on Saturday night, a huge event! This basically means that 80% of the male tourists in Sydney right now are gay, which would only be a problem if I was on a husband hunt (not quite). Walking home from the Mardi Gras was interesting, people were stomping on all the glass bottles and going mad. I passed 600 drunk people, saw three arrests, and got my ass slapped by a drunk girl who insisted that "it had to be done". I guess that's flattering.

-Blue Mountains Hike. I did a two hour hike down cliffs and around waterfalls, not too shabby!