March 4

In the morning, we woke up and met up with our respective friends. Jillian, Kelly, Athena and I went to the Royal Botanical Gardens for a free tour. Lina and Lina also went, but I think they wanted to be alone because they refused to plan anything with us. The tour was pretty boring because the guy talked very slowly, but at least it was a relaxing day in the park! In the gardens, there are bats that hang from trees everywhere, in the daylight! I guess they moved to the park and never left, so it's been a bit of a hassle for the park. They're pretty creepy.
Here's a photo of the park:

Then we walked to the Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay to see the Harbour Bridge:

We took a train back to our hostel, got into our bikini's and headed to Bondi Beach for the afternoon! It was the perfect day for the beach! Beautiful blue sky, sunny and warm, but not too hot! We laid on the sand for a while before the official festivities began - the Bondi Beach Drag Races. I met up with one of my classmates, Nate, for a short bit. He's from China and this is his first time seeing such festivities. Before the events, he asked me, "What does 'drag' mean?" I laughed, thinking if he doesn't know what drag is before this weekend, then he might be in for the shock of his life!

The Drag Races are a bunch of silly races and competitions for ridiculously dressed Drag Queens. The host made the show with all of his/her jokes and commentary. They had a 3-heeled race, a purse throwing competition, a sand-castle competition, etc. It was great fun and a good show!

Afterwards, everyone headed for the buses, so we decided to get a drink and a bite to eat at a local pizza place. We still struggled to find a bus, but finally made it back to our hostel. Athena called it an early night, but Jillian and Kelly and I went out for a night on the town. The bars by our hostel were pretty empty, so we cabbed over to the gay district and went to a place called Stonewall, where we danced with a bunch of gay boys.