SHOCKING FIRST TIME In Sydney Australia! First Impression, Full City Tour New South Wales 🇦🇺
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode, we arrive in Sydney, Australia, for the first time, where we will stay when we return in September. We want to fully immerse ourselves in the city and see what it has to offer. Sydney, the capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a distinctive sail-like design.
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This was delightful to watch. So sick of young people online saying Sydney is crap with no history or culture. It was great to see you excited and amazed at what you saw in Sydney. There is really so much going for it. ...and yes it is super, super safe. Little crime, no pickpockets and never a fear of walking around 24/7. My city of Sydney 😊
Yes, as someone born in Sydney long ago, it's tiresome
aslong as you dont go to western sydney
LOL as a tourist any city is good. Doesnt mean it is good in a general way or to live in.
Super safe…wow….😳
@@ddc9188 I would never say it is super, super safe and I would never advise not being wary 24/7. I was a held up with a flick-knife on a Sun afternoon years ago
I love seeing our country through the eyes of overseas visitors.
Same except it's likely to bring too much immigration. We might end up like France and the UK. Riddled with crime, can't wear nice things or even freely use our mobiles in public. Indians and Muslims seem to take over parts without assimilating to Australian culture and the Chinese driving up property prices and holding up parking spaces by standing in it.
@@11235but Yes, but a bit nostalgic too. Did work in there for many years, don't visit much now but occaisionally train it down from Newy !
I agree! I should do what they've done one day, I take it granted
@@linmal2242 I’m in Newy. Going a bit crazy coz I don’t have the buzz here, the excitement I haven’t found. Out of any loop in Newy that I could have some fun.
Man I was watching this and wanted to say welcome to Sydney. It's.funny to see you two walking and looking for food and my wife and I are crying going...no your walking in the opposite direction for the good stuff. Haha.
But it's doesn't matter it's all about the adventure right?
Enjoy.
Hey there, fun fact if you’re still in Sydney! If you visit the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) at the front of the building opposite of Town Hall is the Statue of Queen Victoria.
That statue was originally located in front of the Oireachtas building in Dublin before it was removed in 1948 after Ireland became a republic. It was moved around a lot before being kept in storage and forgotten. Until the 1980s, when the QVB was undergoing through major renovations, the renovation group was looking for a good statue as the central piece for the QVB. Through contacts, they “rediscovered” the abandoned Irish Statue of Queen Victoria and were able to ship the statue to Sydney from Dublin in 1987.
And the irony of the British Queen being "transported" to Australia by ship was not lost on the media at the time!
I love the notion that the lost Victorian Queen was transported from Ireland to New South Wales. What could be better to sum up the relationship between the three countries? 🇦🇺💚💙❤️
Wow! That's some great history that i didn't now (and very snappily written!)
Thanks for the history lesson
Thankyou for that history lesson. Have walked past Queen Vic many times and always thought it was a fine piece !
And a great tribute and very apt !
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Usually don't watch these but your enthusiasm and innocent joy,made me look at my country with positivity.People like u will do well here,we need more.
Same! So lovely to watch such positivity!
Welcome to my town guys - I've lived here 67 years. A couple of things you should do asap - if you're staying up a Pymble hop back on the train to Circular Quay, then catch a ferry over to Manly. Then take the harbourside walk to Shelly Beach and splash your toes. You haven't experienced Sydney until you've been on the harbour. Then maybe another ferry to Balmain or Barangaroo or Darling Harbour. Ferries are a great way to observe places you'd like to visit when you're tired of walking. Then you should get up high in one of those skyscrapers. Sydney looks stunning from above. Sydney Tower. If you feel like a bit of more walking, a walk from The Rocks across the harbour bridge is free (you don't have to do the bridge climb thing) to Milsons Point / Luna Park and Kirribilli for a gelato or coffee. Then you're back on the rail line home again. Sydney is all about the harbour and the beaches. The water is a bit cold at the moment but you're Europeans so you'll be used to that. Get in there!
You nailed it 👍
West Aussie here, ditto on the you nailed it, great city to get around. Many moons ago my 10 yo son got to steer a ferry from a couple of stops back from Manly to Circular Quay. That was at night the city lights wow and today my son can still articulate the high for him that it was. Magic city to visit.
Great advice from a Syd expat now in Newy !
That bird is an Ibis, commonly referred to as a ‘bin chicken’ 😂
'Bin Chicken"... although technically an 'Australian Ibis" .... also occasionally called ...;that feckin' bastard' as it steals your food.
It prefers Toasted sandwiches & can spot a tourist eating one - a mile away.😅
Or "Gladys Berejiklian"
That nickname is horrible. It’s not the fault of the Australian Ibis that their habitat dried up during the long years of drought. It’s a testament to them that they survived by coming into the cities from the wetlands and found ways to survive. It’s humans who throw away half eaten foods that led them to search the bins. Their normal habitat included food from nature: Ibises have long downcurved, slender bills that they use to probe into shallow water, mud or grass when looking for fish, frogs, crayfish, mussels, shellfish, crabs and insects.
Now humans have them eating human garbage!
@@Jeni10 Well, you're a lot of fun
Such unbridled joy and enthusiasm from you both, And good on you for giving a shout out to all the not often mentioned workers who keep the facade of Sydney shining.
Love your vide of my city. My Great Great Great Grandfather stole a cow at Enniskillen Ireland in 1815. He was convicted and sentenced to 7 years penal servitude in New South Wales. He left Cork in the ship Martha and arrived in Sydney in 1818. He served his 7 years and decided to stay, after being given a land grant to start a farm on the Hawkesbury River West of Sydney, near the town of Windsor. He became a solid citizen and helped to build St Matthew’s Catholic Church in Windsor. He died in 1857 and his headstone is still readable in the Catholic Cemetery of Windsor. Sadly, my Grandfather tried to hide his “convict” heritage. Me, I’m proud of my Irish heritage. I visit his grave when I can to consider his incredible life experience. Enjoy Sydney. Don’t be sucked in by the expensive tourist traps.
Amazing story mate! I'm born and bred in Sydney but also proud of my Irish heritage.
That story is incredible! I wish I knew stories that went back that far from my own family. He got an amazing opportunity in the end, and that's awesome, man!
Imagine if today people were give free land after serving a prison sentence! The Right wing politicians and media would go insane!
Most of the Irish Convicts were political prisoners.
Check out the 1798 Memorial, Waverley Cemetery overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
"The 1798 Memorial, made of marble, bronze and mosaic, in Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, is the finest 1798 Memorial in the world. It was raised over the grave of a famous Irish character, the Wicklow Chief, who died in Sydney, long after the events of 1798.
The Wicklow Chief
Michael Dwyer, the Wicklow Chief, is a well-known historical figure in Ireland. Irish people know that he took part in the 1798 Rising in Wexford, and when the Rising had been quelled, he continued the fight in his native Wicklow hills. Irish people generally do not know that he is buried in Sydney."
On 14 December 1803 Dwyer surrendered on condition that he be sent to America. He was sent to Australia. He arrived in Sydney on 15 February 1806 with his wife, Mary, on the convict ship, Telicherry. He was classed as a state prisoner, not a convict. Governor King had to treat him as a free settler. He gave him a grant of 100 acres (40.4 hectares) along the Cabramatta Creek outside of Sydney."
Well said mate , most Aussies are proud of their convict streaks 👊
Born in Sydney and lived here most of my life, but it never gets old! The harbour, the abundance of natural beauty, the weather, the beaches. We are truely blessed! I hope you enjoy your time visiting and living here.❤️🌸
Coming from Victoria, you're welcome to it. The best view of Sydney is in the rear view mirror( yes, I know the harbour area is epic...) I'm not a big fan of the humidity. Also, the cost to get around - money just evaporates from your pocket.... VERY claustrophobic roads. You can never see long distances. Great for a short visit, and so good to leave!!!!
@@markosswald7041 😂
Im also humbled by your so warm comments and so happy to see my Town from Tourists prospective
Glen is like my Irish dad, (he’s from Killarney) he will literally start a conversation with anyone. So refreshing 😊
Definitely catch a ferry from Circular Quay to Manly and get some fish and chips at Manly Wharf Bar. And enjoy the sunsets at Manly Beach. 🌊😎
Thank you for sharing your first experience of Sydney. I moved here 20 years ago and you’ve brought back memories of how I felt back then, it’s too easy to take it all for granted so thank you for reminding me why I came here ❤
we've been to Sydney about ten times in the past 35 plus years and never fail to love it, in fact we have visited every State Capital in Australia including Darwin top end and Hobart, what a great country !! enjoy
Lucky you; i live here and only been to four capitals. Should see more ! Five- I did go to Hobart !
"all the cafés are hidden away or underground" as they walk past a café 😆 - look forward to your Aussie series
@@linnightl9277 an expensive posh cafe. They're on a budget,
@linnight9277 He said "all the cafes (that) are enclosed inside business buildings are under the ground, usually". Never said "all the cafes are hidden away" at all.
While "usually" isn't the term to use, there's heaps of coffee & food outlets that are either in lower than street level space, or in basement inside multi-storey buildings.
That's not even counting heaps more (over 100) cafes* in or near the underground railway stations, along basements levels of QVB Heritage Building with heaps of cafes (as well as shop), connecting basement level areas & walkways between department stores, and more sub-street level places.
(*many are not sit at or sit in cafes, but there's very often (shared) area near them where can sit).
There's so much underground shops & cafes plaza like spaces & walkways, that a map of Underground Sydney would be quite useful.
Anyway, nearly all the cafes that aren't a bit pricey or pricey aren't easy to find.
6$ for coffee is everywhere
@@chrissettree-bb9ih yeh, but $6 for a Small Black coffee is a little pricey.
Particularly when the (that) Board has 'Milk' coffees at $5, for same size.
$5 to $6 isn't uncommon in Sydney, but black coffee is nearly always cheaper than milk coffees. Unless a single origin filter.
$6 to $7 ($7.50 at some) for a Large Coffee is (usually) ok/fair, as many places put a double shot in a Large, and as it's bit less than double the amount of milk of a small, it's good value, as don't need to pay for 2 coffees, for same kickstart, wakeup, etc
@@chrissettree-bb9ih Gone up since I was there last ! I remember all the pubs that got torn down for office blocks ! Replaced by cafes now !
When you go back to the Opera House walk around the harbour side and you might see Benny the seal sunning himself on the steps. I have lived and worked in Sydney all my life and never seen a pickpocket. Definitely use the ferries to discover the harbour and Manly. There are many beautiful walks that follow the coastline north and south of the CBD.
Pick pockets in Sydney. Yes sounds weird. They might be there although I've never been done over by a pick pocket yet. Other countries most definately .
You literally stumbled into the best coffee shop in Sydney by accident as your first stop…Diggy Doos is an institution for every coffee lover and hospitality person in Sydney. We all love Paulee and the crew!
Haha we actually researched it 😅 Mado does deep research of the best rated places usually before going into any place 😂
The smile on Mado's face says it all. This is my hometown and I'm so glad you guys love it too 🥰❤️💕
Awh brilliant! Are you still living there now? I’m not sure what to do because if we stay in Sydney our pockets will be empty by the time we get ourselves set up 😂
Are you going to Perth?
@@GlenAndMadolook up backpackers accommodation,they are usually on the outskirts.I’m sorry I don’t know any I’m west bottom of the mountains,Manly would would be a good start just the other side of Harbour Bridge
@@GlenAndMadoSydney is a craphole compared to 20 years ago, like most Australian cities. Everything is ridiculously overpriced, especially house prices, there is an immigration crisis, overcrowding in spite of Australia being so vast. It's estimated the average Aussie Sydney worker's salary will never be able to own their own home. It's disgusting what is happening with inflation and immigration by the cl0wns in charge, and it's happening globally as you probably already know.
Wherever you travel I would recommend travelling only for the nature and culture, stay away from the overpriced cities. Check out south Korea, St petersburg, thailand/Malaysia, Greece if u haven't already. Avoid australa though honestly; it's becoming a dystopia jist like England (no free speech - th0ught p0lice) or Canada is now, thanks to most Aussies either being too oblivious or too obedient to actually do anything to protest.
@@woolmit316 Newcastle is closer !
By 5 mins into the video and when you got a coffee you’d passed about 20 coffee shops including an excellent one near that park
I was like JUST PICK ANY OF THEM 😂 almost all of them do great coffee
I came here to say the same thing. LOL.
They walk straight past Parliament house, the oldest hospital in the country, and a beautiful Library, and Trim.. and didn’t notice any of them.. but they found coffee!
@@AlphaGeekgirl Me too. Opp Wynyard Park ther are a few !
@@AlphaGeekgirl Yes, I was shouting at them to look at that ; the Rum Hospital and State Govt Parliament.
Thank you for your beautiful words about Sydney. It's so inspiring to see your enjoyment as we sometimes take our beautiful city for granted. Have a wonderful time!
It's nice to see so positive people like you guys, and it is a pleasure to hear your pleasant and clear accent.
Manly Beach Ferry is your best view of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge from the water.
Manly is a nice Beach and usually not as Crowded as Bondi Beach.
Note: The Harbour Ferries are just Public Transport just like a London Bus.
I am in northland NZ to old to travel now but I really enjoy your videos, very envious lol keep making them as it gives people like me the chance to see the world as we would see it if we were still able GOD BLESS love your smiles and chirpy banter ❤
I was born in Sydney, and it was great to see Sydney through your eyes. I enjoyed your enthusiasm and appreciation of our great city.
That an Ibis! We call them BIN CHICKENS. They are savengers. They are beautiful birds but they are a huge nusance. I saw them for the first time in the Northern Territory in the 1970s and now they have migrated to every city. The BEAUTIFUL BUILDING is the NSW STATE LIBRARY. its beautiful, especially the Shakespeare Room. Thank you for enjoying the Botanical Gardens. Its a wonderful place to visit. The weather looked really great. Blue skies. You went the LONG WAY to the SOH but its a lovely walk. Walk RIGHT TO THE FRONT of the SOH for amazing views of the whole harbour. AND THEN CATCH THE MANLY FERRY to a great surf beach and have fish and chips on the sand. That is Sydney to the max. Welcome welcome welcome.
Spot on. Great advice.
@@linmal2242 Thank you! People like to bag Sydney but on a beautiful blue sky day its a truly great city to be in.
As a Sydneysider, really glad that you have enjoyed our city :) And your enthusiasm reminds me why I love the place too.
Puffer jacket, corduroy jacket, sweater, t-shirt... no wonder she was feeling off. Sydney isn't that cold, ever!
Aw I always bring a jacket to Sydney because the bloody high rises block all the warmth from the sun
It's colder inside the house than outside. If I'm at home I have a heater on, then I go outside and it's nice!
It’s very kind of you to be so generous with your comments. I miss Sydney I have made my home on the north coast but still Sydney feels like home
You got a beautiful day - Sydney on a sunny day, so good.
I'm a Queenslander, and I adore Sydney's history. I've been to the QVB, and the clock was magical. Also, I did a walking tour around the Rocks area where you can see in the stone walls built by the convicts the pick marks of their tools. The grouting contains remnants of shells crushed by the female convicts. The Mitchell Library or State Library was one of my favourite buildings and I spent nearly all day in the Art Gallery. I've been to Ireland too and loved it there. Have a great time and I enjoyed your tour and seeing your impressions.
Ive lived here in Sydney for 72 of my 75 years, and I still get lost in the city itself...its certainly grown in the past few years, why I rarely go in there these days...Enjoy!
Haha!! The humble "bin chicken" The Ibis 11:28. Did you know that bird was named Australian bird of the year in 2017??
Firs time seeing one too! hahahah
My ancestors came in chains from Ireland and survived. They moved into transport and horses and they still are. I welcome you both to Australia. We need more interesting people. Mike in Oz
Mine guarded them:)
@@aldunlop4622 LOL
Mado it was good to see your smile increase as your walk progressed especially as you realised the city was safe. Glen, I couldn’t get over how excited you were about the “skyscrapers “. Welcome , have fun in the best country in the world.
Your enthusiasm is contagious! I was smiling as I followed your journey and it reinforced my love for my State and Country.
I hope you both return again to Sydney.
All the best with your travels. Bless you both!
Oh don't worry we will be back in two weeks :) not sure what the plan is yet, basically feel like travelling the country instead of staying in one place. this was recorded about 2 months ago.
@@GlenAndMado Hey, that’s great to hear. Will wait to see your next post.
Glen and Mado ,consider moving to Australia, you two are "The right stuff" it was so warming to see both your enthusiasm for " Steak and Kidney " SYDNEY.
Now - if you’re back in Sydney, go to that location you ended the video on, and check out the new Martin Place railway station - wander around the “cathedral” at the northern end, as people are calling it. Just opened this week. There’s a whole bunch of new stations opened, for the Sydney Metro. As locals we’re very proud of it.
Thankyou; I'll come down from Newcastle !
Excellent video... I'm a Filipino-Australian living in Sydney for 35 years and I'm going to Ireland in October along with about 10 other western european countries. I hope I can vlog Ireland as good as you have done for our Sydney.
the Opera house is one of the most beutiful buildings in the world - inside and out. its worth seeing a performance just for the interiors
We will be back anyways and hopefully we can step inside to check it out :)
@@GlenAndMado Its always a good experience !
Btw Fig Trees grow everywhere in Australia and Sydney is Warm Temperate climate whereas Melbs is classified Cool Temperate - very cool 😎
And very green. Lots of cool temperate plants !
Melbourne is very cool! 😎
Mado needs to go to North Queensland so she knows what’s really tropical
@walkingwithtretz you're not wrong 🙃
If you in Sydney now go to scruffy Murphys pub the best Irish pup in Sydney as well check out the blue mounts and bondi beach
@@cookeingwithme more of a PJ O'Briens fella meself
Haha, north queenslander here, and I was thinking the same thing, lol. However, I get what she means.
Yes, a trip to Cairns, but last time I was there it was nothing over three storeys !
The bird is a Royal Ibis but we call them bin chickens. The old part of the library is beautiful and there is a very large modern addition at the back.
Welcome you lovely Irish... I hope you have a good time here. All the Best.
I’m Irish and living in Sydney for 13 years now and I love it here. I take it for granted now but it’s so beautiful and it’s so nice to see your first impression of the city as it reminds me of how nice it is. That tiny coffee for $6 though, wow that’s not normal!
I love seeing our city through the eyes of first visitors. Wonderful you will be here to live and enjoy. 😘🇦🇺
The building you were under at the end is where they filmed Neo's office in The Matrix!
I’m a kiwi and was in Sydney in April. It’s a brilliant city to visit. I was as gobsmacked as you were Glen with all the high rise and how busy and buzzing it was.
Hahah it was just abit of a shock as New Zealand and the Pacific islands are very peaceful 😂
Irish come and never leave! My daughter’s partner is Irish, picked them up from Sydney airport, he hasn’t even got out of the car on the way to our house and said he loves the place and can see why his Irish friends come and never leave.
I live in Sydney but much prefer NZ. Sydney has changed significantly since the 1980s/1990s.
@@Whoever68 don’t let the door hit you on the arse on the way out! 😂😂
@@austiwollongongwolfI much prefer Sydney than Wollongong.
Get an Opal card for using public transport. You get better benefits than using ur credit card, like it caps at $50 week unlimited use, etc
Benefits are exactly the same for credit card or opal. Just always use the same credit card.
Just love your content x You’re both so positive x
When you walk along circular quay look for the round bronze discs cut into the pavement, they are the outline of the original shoreline of 1788
The $1 on your phone at Pymble just indicates that you have tapped on. If a ticket inspector asks to scan your phone, it displays that (and that alone) to them,.That's how they can detect you've done the right thing. The fare charged will be calculated and displayed after you tap off.
Contrary to the belief of some, you get all the same daily/weekly fare caps as an Opal Card, except that it will always charge adult rates (so kids and seniors virtually always use a special Opal card, not a credit card),
Just to add to that, it doesn't show how much the fare was when you tap off, just that it was successful. It'll charge your card at like 4am the next day.
U guys made my day. Love your excitement Welcome to Sydney. Travel by train to Newcastle - 1.5 hrs max. It’s beautiful
Relieved to see you feeling better Mado
Two places that are a must see
The Rocks
Manly
Have a great time exploring
She was definitely still feeling abit off in this video and had to recover another few days after this video was made 🥲 as we had to mentally prepare for Manila Philippines
A harbour ferry to Manly is wonderful.
You are both so adorable and love how positive and excited you are . Sydney is an awesome City 🥂✅
Enjoy your holiday emigrate to Australia we need people like you❤
These are not the type we get , sadly.
@@tigerwarsaw99 yeah we always get the wrong skin colour unfortunately
I live in Sydney and 3 mins in this video I realised I have been smiling from the start - nice work
Very beautiful Sydney I've lived in western Australia outback sunsets are awesome 😎
The building you found is Australian library. On the front cover of Duran Duran album seven and ragged tiger 👍
OMG I love you guys. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and love xxx
The luck of the Irish. You ARE lucky with the weather - one of those crisp, sunny mornings that I loved as a kid in Sydney. Australia's East Coast has been pounded by an incredible amount of rain in the last two years, and none of our cities is at their best in a deluge. Enjoy your trip.
Brilliant clip G & M, I spent my best years in Sydney & never regretted a minute. Mind you that was a few years ago !! For memory Pymble is a very posh suburb, but right up your alley. So looking forward to the next episodes x
Only 2 Australian videos will be made this time around unfortunately as Asia will be the next videos! We’re back in Australia in two weeks which will began our long stretch of Australian videos! Just like New Zealand 😅
Basically we have a backlog of videos and about 2 months behind.
Hello I live in Sydney hope you guys had a awesome time so much to see, WELCOME TO OUR BEAUTIFUL SYDNEY
I'm from New Zealand and I have lived in Sydney from 1992 to 2005. In my opinion, move to the central eastern suburbs of Potts Point, Elizabeth bay , Darlinghurst or Paddington. You cant go wrong there.
@@shanewheal9069 they'll have to go where the work is and that's probably in the country, where they can save,
They'd have to be rich to afford those locations these days 😊
They are the most expensive Suburbs, you need to be a millionaire.
Move to Perth..still buy a house for 700k in a reasonable suburb within 30 minutes of the city and English is still the first language in Perth ..just 😅
@@ACDZ123 it's a working holiday.
Those coffee shops underneath large corporate buildings are sooooo convenient. Aussies survive on coffee and there is nothing more convenient than a coffee shop on the ground floor at work.
survive on coffee!!!! yeah okay whatever!!!
@@belleriffraff We do !
11:37 that’s a bin chicken
I’ve worked in the city for years and yet still get amazed by the city vibe every morning walking out of Wynyard station onto George st.
But recently can’t help but miss seeing the old lady who used to sell The Big Issue magazine. For years, every day she used to be at the entrance of Wynyard station George st, early till late afternoon. Hope she’s okay.
Was she the same one back in the '80's ? Probably !
The Parliament House was the NSW state government building not just Sydney.
There you go! Never knew that. Still need to learn the facts of the country. We’re only fresh of the plane 😂😂
@@GlenAndMado
Australia is a federation of states and territories, every state/territory would have a similar building in it's largest city. Then there's Canberra where the Federal Government building is located. Each state has a premier as their leader, territories have a chief minister. Then there's the PM who leads the country.
@@GlenAndMado Politically, we largely operate under the Westminster system, with some subtle differences.
@@AUmarcus Good precis !
That was a really clever itinerary. You definitely would have worn your shoes out! Catching the State Library for bonus points ;)
If you're coming back to live in September (springtime, coming into summer) the one thing I would say as a Sydneysider is: BEACHES. There is honestly only one other city in the world that is remotely in the same league as Sydney for quality and variety of beaches, and that's Rio de Janeiro. Daylight second after those two cities (and I think Sydney wins over Rio TBH). Sydney has every kind of beach. Basically there are 2 categories of beach: ocean (waves) or harbour (protected). Within those categories there are:
- ocean facing beaches of sensible size (Bronte, Avalon, Coogee)
- ocean facing beaches too big to comprehend (Cronulla, Narrabeen)
- ocean facing inlets, protected from the waves with INCREDIBLE snorkelling (Clovelly) (or Gordon's Bay right next door if you're very adventurous, suits scuba more than snorkel unless conditions are very flat)
- harbour beaches where you jump off rocks (Camp Cove, also fairly common to find bioluminescent things at night here)
- harbour beaches where you get nude (just around the coprner at Lady Jane)
- harbour beaches with great snorkelling (well almost all of them if you go to the rocky flanks, but special mention to Shelly Beach, Clifton Gardens & Collins Beach)
- beaches where you will inexplicably be the only person there and so completely surrounded by "tropical" [not technically] bushland that you will not believe you are anywhere near a city (Store Beach which is a short scenic snorkel away from Collins Beach, Washaway Beach which looks out through The Heads and sometimes acts like an ocean beach, Castle Rock Beach, etc, etc etc)
Invest in a mask, snorkel AND FINS. Snorkelling is much easier to get into than surfing. And frankly IMHO more rewarding. The fins make all the difference. Trust me :) And a GoPro if you plan to do videos!
And finally, under NO circumstances should you go to Bondi. It is BY FAR the worst beach in Sydney. Yes, it is ocean facing, faces southeast, is large and is curved so it catches a surfable swell quite often. But the same can be said of Coogee, Dee Why & Cronulla. Bondi's only claim to fame is that it is the closest OCEAN beach to the city. The harbour beaches are better than the ocean beaches unless you surf. And every other ocean beach is MUCH better than Bondi.
Also (at the risk of this turning into an essay) you mention feeling safe from pickpockets etc in the CBD. This is true. Sydney is basically very safe. No pickpockets to speak of. Literally the only place that you need to watch out for thieves is.... Bondi Beach. Avoid.
Oh and (god , this really is turning into an essay) if you're doing beaches please don't become the Irish cliché of being burned like lobster on your first visit and so never wanting to go back. Irish skin here (mum was from Navan) and also a skin cancer doctor, so I promise you that nowehere burns Irish skin as quickly as Australian sun. Invest in (I'm serious)
- a "rashie" WITH a hood for ANY snorkelling. Sunscreen just won't cut it, no matter how often applied. Slip, Slop, Slap.
- a huge broad-brimmed hat. The straw hats they sell at Bunnings are ridiculously good quality for the price (precisely because they are "branded"... Bunnings make a loss on them in the hope that ten years from now buyers think that Bunning=quality. Ditto Bunnings "branded" umbrellas & buckets. Nothing else from Bunnings is great value)
I must have missed the SHOCKING part of this video?
The shocking part was us being shocked by the city 😂😂
@@GlenAndMadoyes it’s a beautiful city and lovely on a sunny winter’s day. I’m retired now living in the Blue Mtns but back in the late 60’s early 70 ‘s I w worked in the city and used to walk over to the botanic gardens for lunch. Thanks for the nostalgia.
Man I used to buy my lunch at that coffee shop every day. They had these hot, spicy, pulled pork and coleslaw rolls that were to die for. Oh and then you walked up to Macquarie st and I used to buy lunch there too! I worked inside.
First impressions of Sydney is like meeting a gorgeous girl that you'll have a really great time with, only to find out later that she has extremely expensive taste and will leave you with empty pockets.
You got that right! I think we might change our mind and travel the whole of Australia instead 😂😂
Most of the best things to in Sydney are free.
@@GlenAndMado yes I think if you just hire a car and do a tour around Australia you might even enjoy it more. See a bit of the real country
@@lilth501 He actually bought a car already haha, so I think we might build a bed in the back and tour. we feel making videos in the outback as potential!
@@GlenAndMadoI will look forward to that adventure...good luck
Love your enthusiasm! Glad you feel safe!
Just amazing .. I live in England but lived in NZ for 12 years - Keep up the excellent work .. Id love to meet you guys one day! Thanks
Awesome! Glad you’re getting around. Everyone should get a taste of every nation! We travelled New Zealand for 10months if you haven’t checked out our New Zealand series!
Welcome to Sydney Glenn & Mado. Hope you are still loving our beautiful city ❤
Sydney sits on a big sandstone rock, It was very good to build on and very easy to quarry for the times. Thats why so many beautiful sandstone buildings. Pathways sandstone block walls steps and fences. that and convict labour. You should see the old sewer system an absolute masterpiece. true story. Nice video guys.
I don't think that they want to go down a sewer, despite its sandstone lining ! LOL
I love the sandstone in Sydney, and all the colour.
I’m from Melbourne, but , and much as I love Melbourne, it is more of a grey city. 😄
Welcome and may good fortune follow you both. I had forgotten that Sydney is really a lovely city. Thank you for showing me Sydney again.
Enjoy your time here in Australia guys!
Welcome to Syd guys! Excited for the series :)
It's a lot of fun watching my city through fresh eyes. We live not far from Pymble Station and train/drive into the city regularly, so it was a very familiar experience! Most mornings we have hundreds of "cockies" flying around the valley that our house overlooks - they are amazing birds (and very noisy!). Our family even has Irish heritage (Donegal)!
Thank you for your positivity - so lovely to hear! If I bump into you guys I'll shout you a coffee and tell you some fantastic places to visit - especially our fabulous outdoors. Cheers - Dave
Glad the Irish still like Oz! My great, great grandfather was a shoe maker in County Armagh, but our family has been in Australia six generations now.
I have just moved to Sydney from the other side of Australia in Perth. I travel here a lot, so it was worth the move. The Opera House is insane. I never tire of it. Inside it is amazing. Seeing a show is mind blowing
Your enthusiasm is wonderful to watch! Laughed so hard at your reaction to the bin chicken (Ibis) though 😂
Check out the city from the water. The ferries will give you a great perspective. The topography of Sydney establishes the tone of the place.
I saw my workplace and local eating place during your video. Five million stories told each and every day. Hey ho Cian from Arlington.
haha whats the chances! hope life is good in the big city my friend :)
As a Sydneysider (and Australian in general) we very much take for granted how safe our cities are. Of course there are some areas where crime is a little higher but you can walk around any of the cities busiest hubs and not need to worry about being pickpocketed, or abused. We are indeed still the lucky country (at least in that respect).
Go to the NSW Tourist Bureau and pick up pamphlets to help you decide where you want to go in Sydney. Hope you continue having a lovely time in Australia.
Hey welcome to my home town mate.your smile and enthusiasm is wonderful
You need to cry or laugh my friend 😂
Great stuff guys, Sydney is a cool place and was a blast watching you guys buzzing around the City, I was over at Ireland only late last year doing the same thing loving it, loving how all the buildings aren't to high, drove all over the place and loved the Wild Atlantic Way, all the towns and love Belfast and Dublin, loved the pubs and the Guinness, everyone was nice, hey loved your video and you guys are more than welcome back in Sydney anytime.
First time viewer from Sydney and loved your enthusiasm - You'll love living here in Sept! Bernie
Welcome to my country guys, it's an absolute pleasure to see you enjoying Sydney, I really hope you have the time to come and see our beautiful Great Barrier Reef.
You were right where I work!! The sandwich factory used to be called "Hole in the Wall", and they sold the business to new owners, and still kept the standard of great delicious sandwiches! The cafe you first saw right at the end is a favourite of workers around the area! And that bird is an Ibis, lovingly called 'bin rats' and they will snatch food right from you!!!! Glad you had a good time!!
I remember that. Do miss the city, but they tore down all my favourite pubs! Only the Grand and the Angel left !
Oh, the Glenmore is still there !
My Great Aunt Lorna Beulah was the first Aboriginal Opera singer to sing there, She would sing to help with the acoustics.
Love seeing the opera house glistening in the sun with the blue sky behind it
You 2 are adorable. Great presentation of Sydney. Please, come and stay. We need cheerful people like you.
Glad you like our beautiful city. You should have keep walking past the Opera House along the foreshore around to Darling Harbor. If you think the weather is good now Spring starts in September :)
Aw you guys are so sweet. Glad you enjoyed Sydney 🤗
My husband came from Carlow in Ireland in the 1970s because life was pretty tough there back then.
Enjoy your travels...what memories you'll have 😊
Carlow is a lot different now
A knees up mate, most Australians don't like being in videos. We're not quite sure why but it might have something to do with our proud Irish convict history and mug shots. 🇦🇺👍🇦🇺
Hire a car, drive around the Northern Beaches or the Eastern Beaches. Then drive from Syd-Bris, Syd-Melb, Syd-ACT or the interior.
I feel so proud seeing you guys enjoy Sydney so much. I'm glad you're staying for a while as Australia is a wonderful place with SO much to see and SO much culture and environmental diversity.
Welcome to the best country on Earth! 🤗
Btw, if you thought Syd had a fair bit of history, wait until you get down to Tasmania, stunning!!!
The video reminded me of my usual process of visiting a city for a day...walk around, following my nose, probably missing lots of stuff but just catching the vibes. To me the Botanic Gardens are an underappreciated gem in the city, so happy to see that featured.