Day Twenty-Three: Pancakes on the Rock

My roommate and I were suppose to go spectate the Sydney Harbour Swim Classic. It is a day where a ton of people jump into the harbour by the Opera House and swim. Although we weren't going to participate in it, but then how many time can you say that you get to see thousands of people jumping into a harbour and swim. I know for sure not in the Midwest.

But the thing is...we missed it. We arrived around 11am, and it was done. Not a soul in the water. These people are early man!! We were slightly disappointed. So to recoup that disappointment, we headed over to Pancakes on the Rock.

According to my roommate, Kelsey, this place makes the most wonderful pancakes ever. There is always a line going into the restaurant...and indeed:
Menu can be found here: http://pancakesontherocks.com.au/home. Check it out, it has some really wacky pancake creations. I had the macadamia madness. It was excellent and speechless. The pancakes melt in your mouth the minute you close your lips on them. We were talking before it arrives, but after the servers brought us the pancakes, we got quiet and seriously enjoying the delicious food.
This place just makes IHOP look so so so bad and ridiculous. There were some tourists who purposely come here to have a taste of the pancakes. It was well after 12:30pm, but there was still a line waiting to have pancakes. I think that alone says something about these pancakes. Two thumbs up!!

We also went to the Rock Market, around the area. It is one of the better open tent markets in Sydney. The stuff here is not all that cheap, but then it has the quality. This is the place to go if you want to buy something for your mothers.
We found this here:
Kelsey's face says it all....and this one:
Behind it and to the right, it is actually emu jerky. I know right?!!!! I know what you are thinking...I thought of the same thing. Things get pretty crazy here..heh heh

Around Circular Quay, which is where Opera House is located, there were a lot of street artists performing everyday. We happened to see this lady:


She, as she said herself, is the only street contortionist in the world. What was kind of surprising to me is how proactive these street artists are in asking for "donations". She gave a spiel of how much a show like that is worth, and she expect some "donations". No silvers (less than a dollar), she would rather want respect. She is usually around the area on most days and give the same performance. People like it, there is always a huge crowd. I kind of like her upbeat personality and humor.