Day 3 of the travelog. The night before, we went straight to the restaurant, which is the same restaurant where we had dinner on the previous day 🤣.
btw, @bayusuryadi palanya ganggu ni.
We spent the third day, mostly for campus tour. Why? My bro @bayuadipersada is basically such an avid edu-enthusiast, that he always spares his time to visit best local university anywhere anytime when he travels around the world.
This time, we went to Uni of Sydney. Founded in 1850, it is Australia's first university and is regarded as one of the world's leading universities. The university is known as one of Australia's 6 sandstone universities. Apparently, its campus is ranked in the top 10 of the world's most beautiful universities. Yes it showed!
This time, we went to Uni of Sydney. Founded in 1850, it is Australia's first university and is regarded as one of the world's leading universities. The university is known as one of Australia's 6 sandstone universities. Apparently, its campus is ranked in the top 10 of the world's most beautiful universities. Yes it showed!
TIL the word quadrangle. It seems it's similar with rectangular, or square. The Quadrangle design is based on those of Oxford and Cambridge.
We also visit The Nicholson Museum, located at the one side of the quadrangle. The museum is an archaeological museum that is home to the largest collection of antiquities in both Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Founded in 1860, the collection spans the ancient world with primary collection areas including ancient Egypt, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, and the Near East.
Another interesting things was many students with hijab were doing study tour (it seems) to the uni. I just didn't expect that.
We also visit The Nicholson Museum, located at the one side of the quadrangle. The museum is an archaeological museum that is home to the largest collection of antiquities in both Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Founded in 1860, the collection spans the ancient world with primary collection areas including ancient Egypt, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, and the Near East.
Another interesting things was many students with hijab were doing study tour (it seems) to the uni. I just didn't expect that.
One thing that I like about this victorian gothic architecute is its unique shape. Okay, I don't want to comment further since I have bad knowledge on how to differentiate architectural types. You can zoom closer to see there are some interesting details on the facade of the building.
On the n-th photo, you can see the statue of Queen Victoria. Ada cerita menarik dibalik patung ini. Jadi waktu itu Australia lagi pengen punya patung sang ratu, tapi maunya yang memang sudah eksisting. Kemudian dicarilah ke seluruh penjuru dunia, mulai dari India sampai ke seantero Eropa. Tapi negara-negara itu posesif dengan patung ratunya masing-masing. Akhirnya dapatlah dari Irlandia, karena patung ini katanya sudah "tidak terpakai". Tapi, dari Irlandia juga ga serta merta kasih patung ini ke Australia. Katanya dipinjamkan sampai diminta untuk balikin. Ada ada saja.
On the n-th photo, you can see the statue of Queen Victoria. Ada cerita menarik dibalik patung ini. Jadi waktu itu Australia lagi pengen punya patung sang ratu, tapi maunya yang memang sudah eksisting. Kemudian dicarilah ke seluruh penjuru dunia, mulai dari India sampai ke seantero Eropa. Tapi negara-negara itu posesif dengan patung ratunya masing-masing. Akhirnya dapatlah dari Irlandia, karena patung ini katanya sudah "tidak terpakai". Tapi, dari Irlandia juga ga serta merta kasih patung ini ke Australia. Katanya dipinjamkan sampai diminta untuk balikin. Ada ada saja.
From the university, we went to Paddy's Market. It's more like a traditional flea market, specialising in cheap imported clothes, giftware and also has a small section for fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood. The prices were very affordable! It's suprising for me, since Sydney is actually an expensive city. But I think this is cheaper compared to prices in Europe, even the east-ish ones.
We then go to Chinatown, which located nearby. We also tried to ride a tram. First time for me, like, ever!
We then go to Chinatown, which located nearby. We also tried to ride a tram. First time for me, like, ever!
Having photos taken from a wrong angle could be frustating, that it's so difficult to fix especially when the proportion looks peculiar.
Okay, so we then went to State Library of NSW, the oldest library in Australia. It has huge pillars in its front with orange-ish color that perhaps the trademark of Australia
Okay, so we then went to State Library of NSW, the oldest library in Australia. It has huge pillars in its front with orange-ish color that perhaps the trademark of Australia
In front of the library (previous pic), there's a botanic garden. The weather itself was cloudy, so the pics are not excellent. As a Jakartan, walking in the garden like this was pretty fun (well, I like seeing greens!). Altho compared to gardens in other developed countries, this is okay I guess.
Opened in 1816, the garden is the oldest scientific institution in Australia and one of the most important historic botanical institutions in the world.
Opened in 1816, the garden is the oldest scientific institution in Australia and one of the most important historic botanical institutions in the world.
From the Botanic Garden, we went to the famous Bondi Beach by taking bus. could say that it's not that near from the city center.
It was going to dusk so the sun was not apparent. and to make it even gloomier, it's cloudy that time.
It's also frikkin windy and cold! that I couldn't take many pics. We were just around 5 mins on the beach since we couldnt stand it.
We then tried to find dinner at a fish n chips joint. the taste was pretty plain! .
It was going to dusk so the sun was not apparent. and to make it even gloomier, it's cloudy that time.
It's also frikkin windy and cold! that I couldn't take many pics. We were just around 5 mins on the beach since we couldnt stand it.
We then tried to find dinner at a fish n chips joint. the taste was pretty plain! .
Actually this is a filler post containing random photos: from a view near Mrs. Macquarie's seat, our "breakfast" at the apartment, a masjid nearby the conf's venue, and Bondi Beach's vid view.
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