Sydney is a very friendly city with friendly people and tourist friendly environment. People are warm and quite helpful, even to strangers who are lost and cannot find their way.
Everyone greets you with a smile and should you find yourself looking for anything, there will surely be one to help you find it.
I can say this for sure because I experienced it first hand.
I was leisurely walking along the Hyde Park. Because I am touring the place alone, I opted to look at the map every so often. As I was trying to make sense of my location and my distance from my hotel, one man stopped walking and asked is he can help me.
Of course, I said yes, “I am looking for my way back to the Sydney Harbour”. I was not actually lost but I want to know if there is a shorter way. I was led to my destination and he even mentioned some must visit places near the Sydney Harbour. Even though, I stay in a hotel stone’s throw away from the Harbour, I gladly welcome his suggestions.
This is far different from my trip to one non-English speaking country, when I was lost and had to ask a local, I was signaled to go away. He even went murmuring about something I cannot understand.
A walk in Sydney is a wonderful experience whether you are alone or with a group. The diversity will surely excite you and the multi-racial population is a breath of fresh air actually. You will not feel inferior because people will welcome you with a smile.
Alone or otherwise, I would love to go back again to Sydney. I have not gone up the Sydney Harbour Bridge but I know it is quite an experience.
