1 Week In Sydney With Our 1 Year Old Baby Girl (Bilingual)

Hi - Two weeks ago today, we were busy packing and stuff. We would be flying to Sydney, Australia, for a holiday a day after, on Saturday evening Jakarta time. It took around 8-hours non-stop with Garuda airlines from CGK to SYD airport. It was exciting, but a bit tiring since Izzy was too big for a baby bassinet now, so she had to sleep on Mommy’s lap most of the time. Daddy was there to be a back-up when Mommy’s arms couldn’t hold her for longer and needed some rest. Izzy was good though, as per usual. That helped us a lot.

Hai - Dua minggu yang lalu hari ini, kami sibuk berkemas dan sebagainya. Kami akan terbang ke Sydney, Australia, untuk liburan sehari setelahnya, pada Sabtu malam waktu Jakarta. Butuh sekitar 8 jam non-stop dengan maskapai Garuda dari CGK ke bandara SYD. Hal itu mengasyikkan, tetapi agak melelahkan karena Izzy terlalu besar untuk keranjang bayi sekarang, jadi dia harus tidur di pangkuan Mommy hampir sepanjang waktu. Daddy ada di sana untuk menjadi cadangan ketika lengan Mommy tidak bisa menahannya lebih lama dan butuh istirahat. Tapi Izzy berperilaku baik, seperti biasa. Itu banyak membantu kami.

It’s still less than a week since we landed back in Jakarta, but I want to go back already! We really enjoyed our holiday. We loved Sydney! Oz people were so friendly and accommodating. They even offered to help us many times when Mommy looked a bit overwhelmed with our carry-on. You know, traveling with baby is not easy. Daddy had to look after all the suitcases and other belongings, and Mommy had to deal with Izzy and her baby stroller, which is not small, and Izzy is not that small either! We had to walk up on to the steep roads to get to our hotel which is located in The Rocks, at the top of a hill. But that was our second day in Sydney city center, let’s start talking about our first day in Sydney, which was at Bondi beach.

Masih kurang dari seminggu sejak kami mendarat kembali di Jakarta, tetapi saya sudah ingin kembali! Kami benar-benar menikmati liburan kami. Kami mencintai Sydney! Orang-orang Oz sangat ramah dan membantu. Mereka bahkan menawarkan diri untuk membantu kami berkali-kali ketika Mommy tampak agak kewalahan dengan barang-barang kami. Kamu tahu kan, bepergian dengan bayi tidak mudah. Daddy harus mengurus semua koper dan barang-barang lainnya, dan Mommy harus berurusan dengan Izzy dan kereta dorong bayinya, yang tidak kecil, dan Izzy juga tidak sekecil itu! Kami harus berjalan ke jalan curam untuk sampai ke hotel kami yang terletak di The Rocks, di atas bukit. Tapi itu adalah hari kedua kami di pusat kota Sydney, mari kita mulai berbicara tentang hari pertama kami di Sydney, yang berada di pantai Bondi.

Sydney Day 1

We arrived on Sunday morning at Kingsford Smith airport, collected our belongings, including Izzy’s stroller from the oversized baggage area, bought 2 Opal cards from WHSmith in the airport for AUD $50 (the cards are free, but you have to reload), we also bought a sim card from Optus, $12.50 at the airport (Daddy used it and shared his personal hotspot with Mommy), then took the T8 train to Museum Station, and the 333 bus to Bondi.

Kami tiba pada hari Minggu pagi di bandara Kingsford Smith, mengumpulkan barang-barang kami, termasuk kereta dorong Izzy dari area bagasi ukuran lebih, membeli 2 kartu Opal dari WHSmith di bandara seharga $50 dolar Australia (kartu gratis, tetapi kamu harus mengisi ulang), kami juga membeli sebuah sim card dari Optus di bandara, $12.50 (Daddy menggunakannya dan berbagi personal hotspot dengan Mommy), lalu naik kereta T8 ke Stasiun Museum, dan bus 333 ke Bondi.

We booked the hotel online: Hotel Bondi, and chose the ‘Pay at the property’ option. We were welcomed by a friendly hotel receptionist that let us check-in an hour earlier than the usual 3 PM check-in time. We then took our sweet time laying down on the comfy bed. Mommy got the chance to feed Izzy again, and we also checked out our balcony that was facing Bondi beach, which was a great view. We brought some soft yummy breads that we were sponsored for from Jakarta (by Mommy’s friend), while Daddy made a cup of coffee, then joined us on bed, trying to relax. The weather was not the best on that day, it was kinda gloomy, although it got better a few hours afterwards.

Kami memesan hotel secara online: Hotel Bondi, dan memilih opsi ‘Bayar di properti’. Kami disambut oleh resepsionis hotel yang ramah yang mengizinkan kami check-in satu jam lebih awal dari waktu check-in jam 3 sore. Kami kemudian mengambil waktu manis kami berbaring di tempat tidur yang nyaman. Mommy mendapat kesempatan untuk memberi makan Izzy lagi, dan kami juga memeriksa balkon kami yang menghadap pantai Bondi, yang merupakan pemandangan indah. Kami membawa beberapa roti yummy lembut yang disponsori oleh kami dari Jakarta (oleh teman Mommy), sementara Daddy membuat secangkir kopi, kemudian bergabung dengan kami di tempat tidur, mencoba bersantai. Cuaca bukan yang terbaik pada hari itu, waktu itu agak mendung, meskipun membaik beberapa jam sesudahnya.

Hotel Bondi

Check the link below to see our review about this 4-star hotel.

https://izzythewanderbear.blogspot.com/2019/10/happy-first-birthday-izzy-bear_7.html?m=1

Cek link di atas untuk melihat ulasan kami tentang hotel bintang 4 ini.

We thought we had quite enough rest, our phones and camere were charged, so we got changed and strolled around the town and the beach. Oh, if you are wondering what kind of plug they use Australia. Here is the picture!

Kami pikir kami sudah cukup istirahat, jadi kami ganti baju dan berjalan-jalan di sekitar kota dan pantai. Oh, jika kamu penasaran steker (colokan :p) seperti apa yang mereka gunakan di Australia. Ini fotonya!

Bondi Beach

Bondi beach is one of the most iconic beaches in Australia. So many people were there: some were there to surf, to swim, to jog, to sightsee, or to relax. It was so relaxing. Even Izzy seemed to enjoy it. The weather was around 19 degrees and windy. If you’re wondering why we did not look cold, it’s because we were okay; the sunshine made us feel warm. I can say it’s quite tough for me to feel cold. I love it. That’s one of the reasons I loved Bondi at the time. The weather was just perfect: it was quite chilly, so we didn’t get sweaty and sticky, but we could still be tanned, since the sunshine was shining bright. It’s spring time in Sydney!

Pantai Bondi adalah salah satu pantai paling ikonik di Australia. Ada begitu banyak orang di sana: ada yang ada di sana untuk berselancar, berenang, joging, melihat-lihat, atau bersantai. Waktu itu santai sekali. Bahkan Izzy sepertinya menikmatinya. Cuaca sekitar 19 derajat dan berangin. Jika kamu bertanya-tanya mengapa kami tidak terlihat kedinginan, itu karena kami baik-baik saja; sinar matahari membuat kami merasa hangat. Saya dapat mengatakan cukup sulit bagi saya untuk merasa kedinginan. Saya menyukainya. Itulah salah satu alasan saya menyukai Bondi saat itu. Cuacanya sangat sempurna: cuaca cukup dingin, jadi kami tidak berkeringat dan lengket, tetapi kami masih bisa kecokelatan, karena sinar matahari bersinar terang. Ini adalah waktunya musim semi di Sydney!

Bondi Hardware

We walked to a well-known restaurant that has great live-music and serves great food, Bondi Hardware after chilling by the beach. We had our ‘early’ dinner. It felt early, although it was around 7 PM. Because in Sydney, even if it’s 7 PM, the sky looked still bright. Unlike in Jakarta, when it’s 6 PM, the sky is dark. FYI, we paid around AUD $60 which is around 600,000 in IDR (tax included) for 2 portions of food + 2 soft drinks, and they gave us a machine to choose how much tip we would like to give. We tried to give them a fair tip by giving them 13% of the bill. In case, you don’t know how much to tip in Sydney, Google said 10% is about fair.

Kami berjalan ke sebuah restoran terkenal yang memiliki live music yang keren dan menyajikan makanan enak, Bondi Hardware setelah bersantai di tepi pantai. Kami makan malam 'awal'. Rasanya awal, meskipun sekitar jam 7 malam. Karena di Sydney, meskipun jam 7 malam, langit tampak masih cerah. Tidak seperti di Jakarta, ketika jam 6 sore, langit gelap. Sekedar informasi, kami membayar sekitar AU $60 yang mana sekitar 600.000 dalam IDR (termasuk pajak) untuk 2 porsi makanan + 2 minuman ringan, dan mereka memberi kami mesin untuk memilih berapa banyak tip yang ingin kami berikan. Kami mencoba memberi mereka tip yang adil dengan memberi mereka 13% dari tagihan. Jika kamu tidak tahu berapa banyak tip di Sydney, Google mengatakan 10% sudah cukup adil.

Sydney Day 2

We woke up early so we could play properly on Bondi beach. The sky was not so bad that morning. We planned to hit the beach, have lunch out, and check-out since we had another reservation for a hotel room in the city center. We walked around the Bondi area, stopped by a Pharmacy and bought some vitamins for Izzy, and accidentally found a bundle of cute pastel beach toys for Izzy, although we had done hitting the beach in the morning. It was the first time for Izzy to touch sand! Izzy found it weird when she touched it with her little feet, so she cried a little. She wouldn’t let us to put her down.

Kami bangun lebih awal sehingga kami bisa benar-benar bermain di pantai Bondi. Langit tidak begitu buruk pagi itu. Kami berencana untuk pergi ke pantai, makan siang, dan check-out karena kami memiliki reservasi lain untuk kamar hotel di pusat kota. Kami berjalan di sekitar daerah Bondi, mampir di Apotek dan membeli beberapa vitamin untuk Izzy, dan secara tidak sengaja menemukan seikat mainan pastel pantai yang lucu untuk Izzy, meskipun kami telah selesai ke pantai di pagi hari. Itu pertama kalinya Izzy menyentuh pasir! Izzy merasa aneh ketika dia menyentuhnya dengan kaki kecilnya, jadi dia menangis sedikit. Dia tidak membiarkan kami menurunkannya.

I wish we had bought those pastel beach toys before we’d done playing on the beach, so we could distract Izzy with them. Mommy’s friend suggested to bring along her toy, so she won’t focus on the sand only, but we forgot to bring any toys with us to the beach. I was like let’s go back to the beach before we leave Bondi and play for a bit. That was how we got this picture below.

Saya berharap kami telah membeli mainan-mainan pantai pastel sebelum kami selesai bermain di pantai, sehingga kami dapat mengalihkan perhatian Izzy dengan mereka. Teman Mommy menyarankan untuk membawa mainannya, jadi dia tidak akan fokus pada pasir saja, tetapi kami lupa membawa mainan apa pun ke pantai. Saya berkata mari kita kembali ke pantai sebelum kita meninggalkan Bondi dan bermain sebentar. Begitulah cara kami mendapatkan foto di bawah ini.

After paying for the stuff we bought. We contined to walk a bit further down and finally found a small but busy restaurant called the Nine for brunch.

Setelah membayar barang-barang yang kami beli. Kami terus berjalan sedikit lebih jauh ke bawah dan akhirnya menemukan sebuah restoran kecil tapi sibuk yang disebut The Nine untuk makan siang.

The Nine

Most of the restaurants we went to in Sydney were eco-friendly (they use paper straws for their drinks, and don’t give printed receipts). The service of this resto was excellent too. The food was so yummy! I ‘cleaned’ my plate like I’d not had good food for years. You couldn’t find even a tiny bit of food left. I was starving. Don’t mess with breastfeeding Mom for sure. Lol. 

Sebagian besar restoran yang kami kunjungi di Sydney ramah lingkungan (mereka menggunakan sedotan kertas untuk minuman mereka, dan tidak memberikan tanda terima tercetak). Layanan resto ini juga sangat baik. Makanannya sangat lezat! Saya 'membersihkan' piring saya seperti saya tidak punya makanan yang enak selama bertahun-tahun. Kamu tidak dapat menemukan sedikit pun makanan yang tersisa. Saya kelaparan. Jangan main-main dengan ibu menyusui pastinya. Hahaha.

After finishing our brunch, Daddy settled the bills. The service charge and tax were already calculated in the total of our bill this time. We didn’t want to stay there longer since there were some other guests waiting for tables, besides we had to leave to our next hotel in the city center. We walked back to the main road and bought two scoops of ice cream to share as our dessert from an ice cream shop, Gelatissimo.

Setelah selesai makan siang, Daddy membayar tagihan. Biaya layanan dan pajak sudah dihitung dalam total tagihan kami kali ini. Kami tidak ingin tinggal di sana lebih lama karena ada beberapa tamu lain menunggu meja, selain itu kami harus pergi ke hotel kami berikutnya di pusat kota. Kami berjalan kembali ke jalan utama dan membeli dua sendok es krim untuk dinikmati bersama sebagai makanan penutup dari toko es krim, Gelatissimo.

Gelatissimo

Mommy chose cookies and cream and Daddy chose mint crunch. We shared them in a cone. I always prefer ice cream with a cone, so I can demolish it! Daddy is normally the one who finishes the ice cream, and Mommy doesn’t mind as long as she got a little bit of ice cream, and all of the cone. I love the cone! Anyway, the woman who served the ice cream was so kind, she gave Izzy some extra mango sorbet on a spoon. We paid $8.20 for the ice cream, including the special cone.

Mommy memilih cookies and cream dan Daddy memilih mint crunch. Kami membaginya dalam sebuah cone. Saya selalu lebih suka es krim dengan cone, jadi saya bisa menghabiskannya! Daddy biasanya yang menghabiskan es krim, dan Mommy tidak keberatan selama dia mendapat sedikit es krim, dan semua cone-nya. Saya suka cone! Ngomong-ngomong, wanita yang menyajikan es krim itu sangat baik, dia memberi Izzy ekstra sorbet mangga di sendok. Kami membayar $8.20 untuk es krim, termasuk cone spesialnya.

We still had more time to chill, so we decided to go to the park nearby Bondi beach and sit down while enjoying the breeze. They have nice green grass that we introduced to Izzy for the first time too, since grass in Jakarta is sharp and not so great. She seemed alright with the grass and she was happy to walk around and pick it.

Kami masih punya waktu untuk bersantai, jadi kami memutuskan untuk pergi ke taman di dekat pantai Bondi dan duduk sambil menikmati semilir angin. Mereka memiliki rumput hijau yang bagus yang kami perkenalkan kepada Izzy untuk pertama kalinya juga, karena rumput di Jakarta tajam dan tidak terlalu bagus. Dia tampak baik-baik saja dengan rumput dan dia senang berjalan-jalan dan mengambilnya.

It was the time for us to leave, so we took our suitcases that were placed at the concierge after we checked out from Hotel Bondi. We walked to the bus stop to wait for the 333 bus to the city center. The Bondi stop was busy: we were not the only ones who had suitcases, but it didn’t take long until our bus came. During the wait, we saw a BigBus Sydney, you know that touristy bus, just like the ones in Europe. I thought I wanted to have a picture in front of that bus to complete my BigBus photo collection.

Sudah saatnya bagi kami untuk pergi, jadi kami mengambil koper kami yang ditempatkan di concierge setelah kami check-out dari Hotel Bondi.  Kami berjalan ke halte bus untuk menunggu bus 333 ke pusat kota. Halte Bondi sibuk: kami bukan satu-satunya yang punya koper, tetapi tidak butuh waktu lama sampai bus kami datang. Selama menunggu, kami melihat BigBus Sydney, kamu tahu bus turis itu, seperti yang ada di Eropa. Saya berpikir saya ingin berfoto di depan bus itu untuk melengkapi koleksi foto BigBus saya.


It took less than an hour to get to the city center from Bondi. Izzy was so sleepy. She was fast asleep on the bus. Naw! :3

Butuh waktu kurang dari satu jam untuk sampai ke pusat kota dari Bondi. Izzy sangat mengantuk. Dia tertidur lelap di bus. Naw! :3

We checked our GPS, looking for our destination from the Circular Quay bus stop. As per GPS, it was 7 minutes walking distance to Shangri-La hotel. Daddy asked me whether I’m okay to walk, considering we had suitcases, and Izzy and her stroller. I was like “yeah, let’s just walk, I’m fine...”. You know what, turns out the roads were sooooo steep, like we were climbing but on the pavement, some of the paths didn’t even have a path for wheels, only stairs. So we had to turn a little bit to the other side to get to the road. It was so tiring, but luckily the weather was not bad. Could be worse!

Kami memeriksa GPS kami, mencari tujuan kami dari halte Circular Quay. Sesuai GPS, jaraknya 7 menit berjalan kaki ke hotel Shangri-La. Daddy bertanya kepada saya apakah saya oke untuk berjalan, mengingat kami memiliki koper-koper, dan Izzy dan kereta dorongnya. Saya seperti "ya, mari kita jalan saja, saya baik-baik saja...". Kamu tahu, ternyata jalan-jalannya sangat curam, seperti kami mendaki tetapi di trotoar, beberapa jalan bahkan tidak memiliki jalur untuk roda, hanya tangga. Jadi kami harus berbelok sedikit ke sisi lain untuk sampai ke jalan. Sangat melelahkan, tapi untungnya cuacanya tidak buruk. Bisa jadi lebih buruk lagi!

Shangri-la Hotel Sydney

I will have a specific writing about Shangri-la hotel, and will give a review as usual. We did not go anywhere on that day after checking in. We ordered some food and had our dinner in our room.

https://izzythewanderbear.blogspot.com/2019/10/sweet-escape-with-izzy-5-sydney-shangri.html?m=1

Saya akan memiliki tulisan khusus tentang Shangri-la hotel, dan akan memberikan ulasan seperti biasa. Kami tidak pergi ke mana pun pada hari itu setelah check-in. Kami memesan makanan dan makan malam di kamar kami.

Sydney Day 3

October 8 was Izzy’s birthday. We had a little celebration in our hotel room. We planned to go out, however we changed our mind due to the weather forecast. It was gloomy and rain was about to pour outside. We changed our clothes again after taking a hundred pictures of Izzy, and some pictures of us too. It was not easy to take her pictures. She could not stay still, she walked and ran around chasing balloons. We had to play her favorite Baby Shark song to make her stay for a bit.

8 Oktober adalah hari ulang tahun Izzy. Kami memiliki sedikit perayaan di kamar hotel kami. Kami berencana untuk keluar, namun kami berubah pikiran karena ramalan cuaca. Hari itu mendung dan hujan akan turun di luar. Kami berganti pakaian lagi setelah mengambil seratus foto Izzy, dan beberapa foto kami juga. Tidak mudah memotretnya. Dia tidak bisa diam, dia berjalan dan berlari mengitari mengejar balon. Kami harus memainkan lagu Baby Shark favoritnya untuk membuatnya berhenti sebentar.

We ordered our lunch from Oporto, a portuguese restaurant through UberEats, and did not go out that day. We only went to the swimming pool and swam for a bit in the morning before throwing a little party for Izzy’s birthday.

Kami memesan makan siang kami dari Oporto, sebuah restoran Portugis melalui UberEats, dan tidak keluar hari itu. Kami hanya pergi ke kolam renang dan berenang sebentar di pagi hari sebelum mengadakan pesta kecil untuk ulang tahun Izzy.

Sydney Day 4

We had our breakfast around 7 AM at the Mix Cafe in Shangri-La hotel. We were ready to go out and walk to the city center: Sydney Operah House to be precise. But we stopped by Altitude Restaurant to chill for a bit during mid day. It was on the 36th floor of our hotel. If you noticed, Mommy and Daddy wore the same outfit as yesterday at Izzy’s birthday, because we got changed again after taking pictures, we didn’t wear the outfit outside since we cancalled our plan to go out at the time. In the afternoon, we had chocolate drinks at the well-known chocolate producer, Guylian, who have a cafe near Sydney Opera House. Mommy also got the chance to meet up with her old friend there.

Kami sarapan sekitar jam 7 pagi di Mix Cafe di Shangri-La hotel. Kami siap untuk pergi keluar dan berjalan ke pusat kota: Sydney Operah House tepatnya. Tapi kami berhenti di Altitude Restaurant untuk sedikit bersantai di siang hari. Dia berada di lantai 36 hotel kami. Jika kamu perhatikan, Mommy dan Daddy mengenakan pakaian yang sama seperti kemarin pada hari ulang tahun Izzy, karena kami berganti pakaian lagi setelah mengambil foto, kami tidak mengenakan pakaian tersebut di luar karena kami membatalkan rencana kami untuk pergi keluar waktu itu. Pada sore hari, kami menikmati minuman cokelat di produsen cokelat terkenal, Guylian, yang memiliki sebuah kafe di dekat Sydney Opera House. Mommy juga mendapat kesempatan untuk bertemu dengan teman lamanya di sana.

The Mix Cafe

Altitude Restaurant

Sydney Operah House

Guylian

Sydney Day 5

We moved hotel to the Oaks on Castlereagh hotel apartment. It was just 2 stations away from our previous train stop, Circular Quay. The name of the stop was Museum this time, but we had to exit on the Liverpool Street side, since that’s the access entrance. Our new place was quite nice! It has a big living room, a washing machine, and a kitchen complete with oven and sink! That’s all we needed at the time. We got the chance to do the washing up, and Daddy also cooked for us in the evening, even only for once. We did our groceries shopping at Coles, which was nearby our place. That place was cheaper than the City Convenience we went to previously. I remember we bought a 20 pack of diapers for AUD $20 from that store, and we found the same package of diapers at Coles for AUD $10. Ironic.

Kami pindah hotel ke apartemen hotel Oakes Castlereagh. Hanya 2 stasiun dari stasiun kereta kami sebelumnya, Circular Quay. Kali ini nama stasiunnya adalah Museum, tetapi kami harus keluar di sisi Liverpool Street, karena itulah pintu masuk berakses. Tempat baru kami cukup menyenangkan! Memiliki ruang tamu besar, mesin cuci, dan dapur lengkap dengan oven dan wastafel! Hanya itu yang kami butuhkan saat itu. Kami mendapat kesempatan untuk mencuci, dan Daddy juga memasak untuk kami di malam hari, walaupun hanya sekali. Kami berbelanja bahan makanan di Coles, yang berada di dekat tempat kami. Tempat itu lebih murah daripada City Convenience yang kami kunjungi sebelumnya. Saya ingat kami membeli 20 bungkus popok seharga AUD $ 20 dari toko tersebut, dan kami menemukan paket popok yang sama di Coles seharga AUD $ 10. Ironis.

On that day, we woke up early to catch our ferry to Taronga zoo. We had already bought the online tickets for Harbour Cruise, Taronga zoo and Sky Safari from GetYourGuide app for US $40.66 /person. It was definitely our busiest day, but the weather was so nice outside, and we had so much fun!

Pada hari itu, kami bangun pagi-pagi untuk naik feri ke kebun binatang Taronga. Kami sudah membeli tiket online untuk Harbour Cruise, kebun binatang Taronga, dan Sky Safari dari aplikasi GetYourGuide seharga US $ 40,66 / orang. Itu pastinya hari tersibuk kami, tetapi cuacanya sangat menyenangkan di luar, dan kami sangat bersenang-senang!

Taronga Zoo & Sky Safari

You will see more about the zoo on our vlog.

Kamu akan melihat lebih mengenai kebun bintanag di vlog kami.

Oaks On Castlereagh

Please click the link below, to get to know more about this hotel:

Silahkan kunjungi link di bawah, untuk mengetahui lebih banyak mengenai hotel ini:

https://izzythewanderbear.blogspot.com/2019/10/sweet-escape-with-izzy-6-sydney-oaks.html?m=1

Coles

Sydney Day 6

I don’t want to write so much more, since this article has become super long. On our 6th day in Sydney, it was one of our busy days too. We had brunch at a Thai restaurant called Boon Cafe, then we went to World Square and Westfield Mall, after which we visited a museum called the Art Gallery of New South Wales. We took a long walk to this museum, so we stopped by Hyde Park and sat down on grass, chilling under the sun for a bit and we passed by the St. Mary’s Cathedral. We also bought $6 ice cream cone on the way to the museum. I drool thinking about that ice cream. I want more!

Saya tidak ingin menulis lebih banyak lagi, karena artikel ini telah menjadi sangat panjang. Pada hari ke 6 kami di Sydney, itu juga salah satu dari hari-hari sibuk kami. Kami makan siang di restoran Thailand bernama Boon Cafe, kemudian kami pergi ke World Square dan Westfield Mall, setelah itu kami mengunjungi museum yang disebut Art & Gallery of New South Wales. Kami berjalan-jalan jauh ke museum ini, jadi kami berhenti di Hyde Park dan duduk di rumput, bersantai di bawah matahari dan kami melewati Katedral St. Mary. Kami juga membeli es krim $6 dalam perjalanan ke museum. Saya ngiler memikirkan es krim itu. Saya ingin lagi!

Boon Cafe

World Square

Hyde Park & St. Mary’s Cathedral

Art & Gallery of New South Wales

Sydney Day 7 & 8

Saturday morning, we checked out early and went to the Circular Quay, Sydney harbour to get into a ferry, crossing to the Manly island. We used our Opal cards this time, and we paid AUD $7 each way, so it’s around $14 per person for the return trip to and from Manly Wharf. The weather was not great, but who cares? As long as the rain doesn’t fall so hard or spoil our day. We had a nice lunch at Fish Shack, which has an intriguing interior design. Mommy had chili garlic prawns that comes with some bread, plus 2 oysters. Daddy had an angus beef burger (again, and again). Daddy does not eat seafood, and he doesn’t mind to eat burger all the time. *straight face* Lol.

Sabtu pagi, kami check out lebih awal dan pergi ke Circular Quay, pelabuhan Sydney untuk naik feri, menyeberang ke pulau Manly. Kami menggunakan kartu Opal kami kali ini, dan kami membayar AUD $7 sekali jalan, jadi sekitar $14 per orang untuk perjalanan kembali ke dan dari Manly Wharf. Cuacanya tidak bagus, tapi siapa yang peduli? Selama hujan tidak turun begitu keras atau merusak hari kita. Kami makan siang yang menyenangkan di Fish Shack, yang memiliki desain interior yang menarik. Mommy memakan chili garlic prawns yang datang dengan roti, ditambah 2 tiram. Daddy memakan burger daging sapi angus (lagi, dan lagi). Daddy tidak makan makanan laut, dan dia tidak keberatan makan burger sepanjang waktu. *Wajah lurus* Hahaha.

Fish Shack

Manly Beach

It’s time to move to our last hotel nearby the airport: Pullman Sydney airport. We took a train to the Mascot station, one stop away from the airport. The area was quiet, but nice. When we arrived at the hotel, I was mesmerized by the interior! I expected a boring lobby to match the facade, and yet it looked so fancy. Plus, with it being an airport hotel, my expectations were low. I was nicely surprised however. Our flight back to Jakarta was on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 12 PM, which was the next day. We didn’t want to be in a rush, since we have an infant and suitcases and a stroller. That was why we stayed at the hotel which was close to the airport. We enjoyed out last night in Sydney in the hotel room, and ordered some food from Camy’s restaurant using Uber Eats. The food was so good!

Saatnya untuk pindah ke hotel terakhir kami di dekat bandara: Pullman Sydney Airport. Kami naik kereta ke stasiun Mascot, satu stasiun dari bandara. Daerah itu tenang, tapi menyenangkan. Ketika kami tiba di hotel, saya terpesona oleh interior! Saya berharap lobi yang membosankan yang sesuai dengan tampilan luar, namun tampak begitu mewah. Ditambah lagi, karena ini adalah hotel bandara, harapan saya rendah. Namun saya dibuat terkejut. Penerbangan kami kembali ke Jakarta pada hari Minggu, 13 Oktober 2019 pukul 12 siang, yang merupakan hari berikutnya. Kami tidak ingin terburu-buru, karena kami memiliki bayi dan koper-koper dan kereta dorong. Itu sebabnya kami tinggal di hotel yang dekat dengan bandara. Kami menikmati malam terakhir di Sydney di kamar hotel, dan memesan beberapa makanan dari restoran Camy’s menggunakan Uber Eats. Makanannya sangat enak!

Pullman Sydney Airport

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If you are curious roughly how much money you need to prepare for eating in (or out) for two in Sydney, on average it’s around 500,000 to 750,000 IDR in AUD $50 to $75 for each meal. That’s only if you go to the average restaurants, not the fine dining. The city is expensive, but I can’t deny that it’s a lovely city. Daddy asked Mommy whether I want to consider moving to Sydney or not. Daddy is infatuated with the city. I love Sydney, but I don’t want to live there; I don’t think it’s a good idea if we want to save up our money. :p

Jika kamu penasaran kira-kira berapa banyak uang yang perlu kamu siapkan untuk makan di dalam (atau di luar) untuk dua orang di Sydney, rata-rata sekitar Rp 500.000 hingga Rp 750.000 dalam AUD $50 hingga $75 untuk setiap hidangan. Itu hanya jika kamy pergi ke restoran rata-rata, bukan fine dining. Kota ini mahal, tetapi saya tidak dapat menyangkal bahwa ini adalah kota yang indah. Daddy bertanya kepada Mommy apakah saya ingin mempertimbangkan pindah ke Sydney atau tidak. Daddy tergila-gila dengan kota tersebut. Saya mencintai Sydney, tetapi saya tidak ingin tinggal di sana; Saya pikir itu bukan ide yang bagus jika kami ingin menabung uang kami. :p

Anyway, we didn’t want to leave yet, but Daddy had to go back to work. So long, Syd! <3

Ngomong-ngomong, kami belum ingin pergi, tetapi Daddy harus kembali bekerja. Sampai kita bertemu lagi, Syd! <3