Today is Saturday, which also means free day! After a long first week in Sydney, we were eager to head out for a more relaxing, tourist-y experience of Sydney.
Today, a few in the group went on the Sydney Opera House tour to experience the interior of the building and learn a bit about its history.
Everyone later took a quick ferry and met up at Manly beach, where some of us rented surfboards and bodyboards to try our hand at riding waves.
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Equally exhausting and relaxing, it was a great break from all the learning and fully experience the Sydney beaches. Also, I'd like to take a moment to thank Cody for his fantastic photography skills.
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