Exploring Sydney 'Night' Life

This was probably one of the more interesting moments I've had in Sydney, when a big 'a-ha!' moment happened!

My first day in Sydney -- 11th of June -- was a public holiday here - The Queen's b'day. I (and two of my colleagues) decided to get on Sydney Explorer - this bus that takes you to all the key sights of Sydney with a hop-in, hop-off at any stop type of facility. After some 4 stops we had realized that the distance between two consecutive stops wasn't too much.

One of the stops that I was very keen on going was the Hard Rock Cafe, so we went there, and spent some time. By the time we got out, it was almost lunch time, and we thought of grabbing a quick bite to eat before catching the bus. Faithful tourists that we were, we decided to consult the map to see what the next/closest stop of the the bus would be so that we could eat and reach the place accordingly. The next stop was at this place called Kings Cross, which was about a 10 minute walk from the Hard Rock Cafe.... the description of Kings Cross given in Sydney Explorer guide: Restaurants, cafes, nightclubs and weekend markets.

Restaurants and cafes to hungry stomachs, nightclubs to future trips to see nightlife and weekend markets for potential shopping expeditions -- Kings Cross seemed like a total winner!

So, we decided to walk down to Kings Cross, eat there and then catch the bus from there....

It turned out to be very interesting..... this street with um.. erotic clubs and 'restaurants' on both sides... the cafes (if you can call them that!) turned out to be these really dingy looking places...

The people walking on the street were even more interesting... the maximum clothes I saw a woman wearing were fishnet stockings and a coat that just about covered her butt!

Not quite the place for lunch that I had imagined!

We walked on, and somehow reached another street where suddenly, the landscape completely turned to commerical buildings, offices, etc.

When we finally made it back to the bus, the bus driver -- this very chatty local -- informed us that Kings Cross was actually the red light area of Sydney!