May 5th Cairns to Sydney

May 5th Cairns to Sidney Day 1

We had a good breakfast on the esplanade, did some blogging and then headed for the airport to fly to Sydney. Funny thing about flying domestic in Australia. When you check in, no one asks to see your id. You just give your name and they give you boarding passes. When you go through security, no one asks to see a boarding pass. Kind of like the old days of flying.

Anyway, the flight was uneventful and 3 hours later we were in Sydney. We decided to take the train to the hotel and got to the Circular Quay station with no problems. We weren’t quite sure where the B&B was in The Rocks so we wandered around a bit and then ended up taking a cab the short distance to the B&B.

The B&B is very cool. It is in an old 3-story building so it is a mixture of the old style with a flair. The innkeeper’s name is Jeff and he is very laid back. Our room is on the top floor and we have a view of the Sydney Opera House. Jeff recommended a Thai restaurant just a few blocks away and it was delicious.

After dinner we took a cab to Moore Park and entered the Herndon Pavilion to see the concert. The Pavilion only holds 5,000 people and we were able to get killer seats in the 2nd row on the side, but right near the stage. The opening act was a local Australian. Then Dave Matthews and his band came out and they rocked the place.
It was amazing. We still can’t believe we were there.

After the concert we went to one of the local pubs and had a drink, as we knew it would be hard to get a cab and the line for the taxi was very long. Well the line for the cab was still too long so we ventured out of the complex and tried to get to the main drag to hail a cab or take a bus. Unfortunately we missed the bus and they next one wasn’t for an hour. So we headed back to that crazy taxi line and waited for almost an hour. It shouldn’t be this hard to get a cab in the biggest city in Australia. So we ventured back to the main drag and finally were able to flag down a cab. So basically it took 2 hours to get a cab home. It is now after 1 in the morning. Ai yi yi. The cab driver said it is very hard to get a cab on the weekends after midnight. No kidding.