We did a bus tour today. It took us all around the city and we saw all the sights and learnt a little bit of the history of Sydney too. After completing the bus tour we went to the Australian Museum which was really good. It had lots of exhibitions but particularly good were the Indigenous Australian exhibition and the Dangerous Australians exhibition. The Indigenous Australian told the story of the Aboriginals and Torres Straits Islanders and how they were treated throughout the early years of the European occupation. There was a harrowing part about the stolen generations which refers to a policy of forcible separation of Indigenous children from their parents by the Australian government.
After the museum we hopped back on the bus and went to Darling Harbour which is a revamped area of old industrial harbour side. There are lots of shops and things to see there, including a Chinese Garden which was closed but we’re going back there tomorrow. It’s a nice part of town with lots of nice views of the water and also of the business district’s enormous skyscrapers. We decided to get on the monorail which takes you round in a circle around the centre of the town – that was a novel way of seeing the city; weaving in and out of buildings. For dinner we had a Pizza Hut buffet; bit boring but it was cheap! (and I didn't throw up either - score!)
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