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Sydney is an amazing city. We stayed at the Central Sydney YHA that is right next to the Central Sydney Train Station. It was comfy, clean and everyone was very friendly. That also sums up the city, too. It’s busy, but still clean and friendly feeling. <\/p>\n
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Our hostel was within walking distance of Darling Harbour and a great playground\/watermark. This is where Chayton decided to go take a swim in one of the fountains. He recovered pretty quickly – and dried pretty fast, too. <\/p>\n
The next day we headed over to Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and Royal Botanic Gardens; where we had a lovely tour of the New South Wales Governor’s House.<\/p>\n
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At the Blue Mountains we took in the sights around the Three Sisters and the Rainforest – we hiked, climbed stairs, rode a sky tram and a sky trolley, as well as saw Katoomba Falls and an old coal mine in the rainforest. <\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-ayhY1xJAg9s\/UU1ttxdwHFI\/AAAAAAAAB40\/aJHXxhLld8g\/s200\/blogger-image-819149883.jpg?resize=200%2C149&ssl=1\")
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