Sydney

Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!  Finding Nemo is one of our favorite cartoon movies.

Arrived early in the morning and grabbed a quick breakfast.  Not much but getting the bags to the cruise terminal and grabbing a cab.  I think we were overcharged but it was still only about $24 for our trip to the hotel. 

Of course, we arrived to early to check in.  They have a nice lobby and restaurant on site so no problem relaxing till we can get our room.  The "Pantry" had a good selection with a few surprises like cocktails and wine. There was a microwave to warm up food as well.

We will try the restaurant at our first chance.

The Veriu Green Square Hotel rooms were very nice. They had coffee maker, kettle for tea, and a small refrigerator. Which was great since we had leftovers from lunch to store.

We got our reservations for tomorrow.  We will be doing both a Sydney Harbor Discovery Lunch Cruise and a Bus Tour of the city.

For a late lunch, we decided to walk a couple of blocks to a Brazilian Flame BBQ.  As soon as we arrived, it was obvious that this was not the restaurant we expected but a 'Tucker' or 'walk-up' for 'take away' with a few tables.  Seems I am taking on a bit of Ozzie slang. It was very popular with the locals.​

If you get a chance watch a bit of Aussie TV.  The commercials are very different.  February is "Feb".  McDonalds is 'Maccas'.  There was one commercial on regular TV not a cable channel that was so "interesting" that I don't even feel comfortable describe it here.

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​So…. In the afternoon not far from the hotel, we joined locals at a corner shop that sells takeaway food, we had great BBQ.  When our order was ready, I grabbed the paper bag of food and it was great and good quality.

​Or in Aussie slang:

In the arvo not back of bourke to the hotel, we join battlers at the milk bar for a beaut of a barbie.  Grabbed the tucker and had a sit it was bonzer and not a bit bodgy.

Ok I got a bit carried away with to many slang terms at one time but we did hear A LOT of slang while we were there.

Back to the hotel to rest.  Later we had leftovers from lunch for our dinner.  The BBQ really gives you your money's worth.

Tomorrow is our cruise of the bay.  It should be great.