Have been busy post trip and thus have been behind in posting this posts.
Reflecting on the trip, I think there are a few things that I few is a mark difference and something I like. Firstly it is how they have managed to conserve many old buildings and some of them are not as modern as we expect, mortar and cement but sandstone building and the like. So definitely it has not been easy maintaining it but yet it is still well maintained and is not just a monument but is still in used. So looking at some of my photos I post, definitely can see some of the old building some where.
Next, is definitely the aboriginals. They are definitely people who have roamed the land in Australia before modernization comes. So, some of the buildings, you would find plague stating this land belongs to which tribes. Though they have been “chased out”, their mark is not erased forever.
Travelling within the city is definitely a piece of cake for Sydney, everything is within walking distance, depending on how you define walking distance. But is relatively straightforward, and hard to be lost. Melbourne can consider to walk but then if there is free things why abuse yourself. City tram is free within their city area. So they would announce that the next stop is no longer within the free tram zone and that the boarding bus stop would show if the stop is a free area or not and if not the next stop is free or not. However, it can be confusing at times to figure which tram go wheres. Lastly, if you are at Melbourne, you can consider taking 35, which goes on the main route where the tram is an antique, good to take photo of it.
The bus stop within the free tram zone
Bus 35, antique
I used AA Kings local tour and Grayline local tour in Sydney and Melbourne respectively and their service had been fantastic and definitely would consider using them again if I were to go back again.
That marks the end of Melbourne and Sydney, till the next trip.
Overseas trip 