{"id":3180,"date":"2018-12-04T17:38:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T01:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/?p=3180"},"modified":"2019-03-15T17:56:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T00:56:39","slug":"sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/2018\/12\/04\/sydney","title":{"rendered":"Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Take a train to the beach, put some shrimp on your barbie and show off your knife, this city has all sorts of fun in store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Ruth booked us tickets to a show at the Opera House, so we got to actually go inside. The American artists (<a href=\"http:\/\/waxahatchee.com\">Waxahatchee<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinmorby.com\">Kevin Morby<\/a>) were just as excited as we were to be there, in probably the most famous music venue in the world. It&#8217;s even more impressive close up, where you can really see the architectural details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jlevinger\/31232334757\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4811\/31232334757_e840f00f4c.jpg\" alt=\"Opera House Skin\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Skin and Curves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jlevinger\/32299903928\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4854\/32299903928_da8de3bfa0.jpg\" alt=\"Opera House Tiles\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tiled Pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We stayed right near Chinatown, so we had all sorts of great street food choices. I also splurged for a ridiculous option where you pick your fish in the tank first, and then eat it for dinner. Totally worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also took a day-long tour to see wildlife and wine country, operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kangarrifictours.com\">Kangariffic<\/a>. The guide Sam was great, although he thought he was a little funnier than he actually is. A problem which affects us all&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jlevinger\/32299899668\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4917\/32299899668_0c27943588.jpg\" alt=\"Friendly Koala\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Friendly Koala<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jlevinger\/46171645121\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4887\/46171645121_bcf9040376.jpg\" alt=\"Joey on Board\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Roo and Joey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jlevinger\/32299902208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4839\/32299902208_3d26b0b435.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Python\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Diamond Python<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_4791-1024x770.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_4791-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_4791-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_4791-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_4791-900x677.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_4791.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Enjoying some Wine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The next day we slept in a bit, and then took public transit out to Bondi Beach and walk a bit along the spectacular coast. Now I know why my first iMac was that particular shade of green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jlevinger\/44354619680\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4806\/44354619680_da4d3f2e85.jpg\" alt=\"Bondi Pool\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Bondi Pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jlevinger\/45259105355\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4855\/45259105355_cc35106c9c.jpg\" alt=\"Coastal Walk\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Coastal Walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a train to the beach, put some shrimp on your barbie and show off your knife, this city has all sorts of fun in store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[129],"class_list":["post-3180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-down-under","tag-australia"],"geo":{"latitude":-33.8679581,"longitude":151.2100525,"description":"Sydney, New South Wales, 1011, AU"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3180"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3186,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3180\/revisions\/3186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}