Chapter 655: Every Family Has a Scripture
The urban area north of the bridge is called the North District, and the urban area to the south is called the Central Business District (CBD), as for how many urban districts there are in Sydney, Hong Tao didn't figure it out until he left, because there are as many as 38 administrative divisions, and the locals are divided according to their habits, and the staggered together is even more chaotic, as chaotic as the English pronunciation and words of Australians.
"On the left is the undersea tunnel, on the right is the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it will be faster to take the tunnel, and it is slower to take the iron bridge, do you want to go there?" It was obviously not the first time Paul had come to Sydney, as he didn't use GPS to navigate his car, and he found the road to the bridge very accurately.
"Let's get on the iron bridge, we can't see anything in the tunnel, we are not in a hurry." Erin chose the bridge.
This Sydney Harbour Bridge is a big iron bridge, similar to the Yellow River Bridge, but the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a single-hole bridge, that is to say, there are no piers under the bridge, with a span of more than 500 meters, directly across Port Jackson below. If it were placed now, it might not be too difficult to design and build, as long as the money was spent, but this bridge was built in the thirties of the 19th century, and according to the level of mechanical construction at that time, it should still be very remarkable.
But in addition to the relatively long construction age, Hong Tao didn't feel that there was anything to see about this bridge, and the bridge tower in the south actually sold tickets to visit, and the fool went up!
On the left side of the bridge, there is a more familiar view to see, the white Sydney Opera House. Some people say that it looks like a sail, some people say it looks like a petal, but no matter how Hong Tao looks at it, he always feels that it is like those oysters lying on the reef, and whenever the waves come over, those oysters will stand up the shells, and the appearance is exactly the same as this opera house.
"Would you like to go to the opera house? If we want, we turn left and go to Hyde Park. "Paul is not only a good driver, but also a good tour guide. Every time you come across a well-known scenic spot, you will definitely ask for your opinion, and you will never make your own opinions.
"Is there a fee for the tour?" Hong Tao was the first to respond.
"It should be collected, dozens of Australian dollars per person, I don't know the specifics." Paul looked back at Hong Tao in surprise, in his habitual thinking, a person like Hong Tao should not care about dozens of Australian dollars in tickets.
"Then I don't go, I don't have any feelings for art, yes. Don't go to churches, museums, art galleries, or shopping malls, and if you don't go anywhere? Hong Tao didn't care whether Paul had contempt in his eyes or not, and crossed his fingers to say his wishes, as for Erin and Katie's opinions, he represented them.
"Is there anything left of that? To put it this way, in addition to the beach, there is only the Blue Mountains to visit, and the beach is in front of our station, so why don't you go to the Blue Mountains to see. Paul deeply regretted Hong Tao's aesthetic ability. One more recommended place.
"Blue Mountains? Is it Blue Mountain Coffee? When Hong Tao heard the name, he was a little interested.
"Brother-in-law, can you not come out and embarrass us! That Blue Mountain is in Jamaica...... "Katie was already very upset when she heard that Hong Tao had rejected the shopping mall. Hearing Hong Tao's answer again, he couldn't help but vent.
", I don't drink coffee, why should I know where the Blue Mountains are? Do you know what kind of tea is produced in Huangshan? Hong Tao immediately launched a counterattack. If you want to talk about bickering, Erin and Katiega are not opponents, but it's a pity that they generally don't give Hong Tao this chance. Bickering doesn't make hands.
"Huangshan produces Mao Feng, you also bought it for Sam, I know if I don't drink tea!" Erin saw that Katie had taught Hong Tao a lesson, and immediately began to help her fight with Hong Tao.
"Hey, hey, hey, you're a turtle! Your sisters are all turtles, and there are several famous teas produced in Huangshan, Mao Feng is just one of them, can you name the second one? Hong Tao had a trap in every sentence, and Erin just fell in.
"And ...... And jasmine tea! Erin was really asked now, for an American girl who grew up drinking coffee, even if she married a Chinese, her understanding of China was limited to these things that happened around Hong Tao.
"Hahaha, jasmine tea! That kind of tea is artificially smoked, not the name of the place of origin, just the processing method, Katie, do you have anything to add? Hong Tao turned his head triumphantly and grimaced at Katie and Erin who were sitting behind, this is to kill them all!
"We're ladies, and we're not entangled with a turtle, which will lower our IQ, Mr. Paul, right?" Katie knew that she and her sister had fallen into a trap again, and if there were no outsiders, a battle would break out, but with Paul here, it was difficult to move.
"That's right, it's a battle between a lady and a scoundrel, and it's pointless." Paul echoed as he drove.
The name Blue Mountain is poetic and evokes infinite reverie, but if you really see it, you won't feel anything. Located a two-hour drive west of Sydney, this mountain range is a large national park with no entrance fees, just a cable car ride. The reason why the Blue Mountains are called the Blue Mountains is because there are more eucalyptus trees here, and under the refraction of the morning sun and fog, they are slightly blue, and once it is noon, it is not blue or not, it is an ordinary mountain range.
The mountains here are not worth mentioning at all, the only feature is that the mountains are flat, standing on the mountains you will feel that this is not a mountain, but a ravine, just like going to the Loess Plateau. People who have been to Mount Tai, Yellow Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Changbai Mountain if they come here, must feel that the name is not worthy of the name, just such a little height also dare to be called a scenic spot, indeed, the famous scenic spot here is called the Three Sisters Peak, that is, on a mountain there are three peaks that have been weathered and eroded, this kind of thing to the Yunnan-Guizhou region, you can find out 5 sisters or 7 brothers at will.
There are 3 cable cars up the mountain, all of which cost $32 per person for one ride, and $12 per person for just one line. Since you're here, of course, you'll have to sit all over again, and take a look at Katoomba Falls, Desperate World, and Jamieson Valley. Of course, it is only limited to taking the cable car, and Hong Tao resolutely does not go to the place where he needs to walk, who wants to go.
"Why does Carl come to Sydney every year? Does he have friends here? Sister Irene went to take pictures near the waterfall, Hong Tao didn't want to go, and Paul didn't plan to go, so the two of them waited here at the cable car station, Hong Tao remembered Carl's thing again, in fact, Hong Tao is not a very gossip person, but you can't smoke casually outdoors in Australia, there is basically no place to smoke in parks like this, so in order to resist the toxicity of nicotine, Hong Tao can only talk more.
"I didn't know it at first, but after a few visits, I realized that there is a gay festival here every year in April, right on Oxford Street in the city center, and there will be a parade and all kinds of performances, and gay people from all over the world will come to participate." Since Hong Tao already knew about it, Paul no longer hid it.
"Does the Sydney government care?" This is the first time Hong Tao has heard of gay and lesbian parades and performances.
"It's legal here, it's still mainstream culture, you should go around the city and walk into a bar, and it's probably a gay bar. There's also a newspaper issued by gay and lesbian organizations, a gay help counseling center, a gay tourism association, and in New South Wales, it's legal for men to be 18 and women to be 16, and it's a damn law! Paul seems to have come here to find Carl and learn a lot about homosexuality.
"And you're still leaving Carl here? Why didn't you take him to Hobart in advance? Hong Tao was a little confused by Paul's behavior.
"I wanted Carl to travel with you so he wouldn't have the time to fool around, but his secret was discovered by Katie in advance, so I didn't bother to ask you for a favor." Paul shrugged his shoulders and said there was nothing he could do.
"Hey, you're so polite, you said earlier, we can leave today, don't have to wait until tomorrow, is there anything else interesting here in Sydney?" Hong Tao felt that Paul was really a bit of a gentleman, and he would never let outsiders see the joke when he broke his teeth.
"The beach, the surfing, the sailing...... I can't think of anything else. Whenever Paul said the same thing, Hong Tao shook his head and said he didn't like it.
"Then let's go tomorrow morning, I'll call Karl later, call him back, and say let's go over in advance and get used to the environment and get ready for the game." Hong Tao is a little sympathetic to Paul, although he is a successful person in his career, but he is a failure in the issue of offspring, I heard Irene say that he has no children himself, and his second wife has long left him, and now he has such a nephew, it is really a difficult scripture to read, and each book is different.
"No problem, then I'll trouble you." Paul was not very emotional when he talked about Karl.
"You're welcome, then you go back and change the ticket, I hope there is a flight at the right time, when I went to the Great Ocean Road to play, the hotels were full, the locals said that it is the tourist season, and there is a high school graduation season." Hong Tao hurriedly told Paul the information he had heard.
"We don't fly to go, so we don't have to worry about the ticket." Paul listened to Hong Tao's words, and a sly smile appeared on his face again.
"So what are you going to sit on? Ferry? It's too slow, right? "Hong Tao has seen the location of Hobart, which is on the island of Tasmania, and there are more than 1,000 companies in Sydney.
"Keep it a secret for now, I'm going to surprise you tomorrow morning." Paul shook his finger. (To be continued......)