November 30, 2002 Sydney, Australia
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...tried to book in to the Gleeb YHA, which Ines and Kathelyn said was nice, and in a nice part of town with lots of cafes. Of course they were full , so I thought a place in the city center would be good, but that turned out to be a mistake, since the city center is mostly office buildings, blocks and blocks of office buildings. Sydney's much bigger than I expected. I can't find any cafes or restaurants nearby to eat at. I set out to do some sightseeing, and stumbled on to an impressive anti-George W rally marching through the city. I joined in and the crowd took me to the Domain, where everyone was gathering for the demonstration. It was 2 pm, though, and I hadn't eaten since 3:30 am, so I set out to find cheap food, since my peanut butter, jelly, and bread are back in Bellingen.
That night I met up with Clare, who I originally met in New Zealand and is now living in Bondi Beach and working in Sydney. She says working here is a bit anti-climactic after traveling for five months.