Another interesting weekend in Sydney

This weekend me and another Canadian decided to go to Sydney again to check out things like the Taronga zoo. We were able to get a ride with someone from the uni, so we didn't have to suffer the boring 4 hour train ride. We made it to Sydney to discover that since it was Mardi gras weekend, literally all the hostels were booked full in the city. So after a bit of searching on the web we found the Pittwater YHA located about an hour by bus and water ferry from Manly. So we booked that and made our way there with another person from the uni as well. It was a long but nice trip, the scenery out that way is beautiful.

Hammock at the Pittwater YHA

We stayed there the night, and then made out way to the Taronga zoo the next day. The zoo was really cool, especially with the view over the city and we also did the Koala encounter (Against the law to touch them though).

After the zoo they wanted to go to the mardi gras parade, so we made our way out there and it was crazy busy with between 200,000 and 300,000 people expected! I did not stay for the whole thing because I had to go back to the hostel in time for the last bus. The other two stayed at another friends place overnight or pulled an all nighter. In the morning me and the other Canadian met up again by Manly Beach and just relaxed at the beach for a few hours till our ride back to the Uni was ready.
I think next weekend I will stay around the Uni and probably go on the Katoomba trip in the Blue Mountains with the CSU international department. If there is still space that is, will find out later.