[Solo Date Vlog] What to do in Sydney CBD | Cafes, QVB, Shopping & Souvenirs — Transcript
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- 0:07Hey guys, welcome back to the vlogs. I'm
- 0:09currently in Sydney CBD and today's
- 0:12concept is just going to be a solo date
- 0:14around the city. I feel like I haven't
- 0:17stopped to really appreciate the city
- 0:18since I initially moved here back in
- 0:202017 cuz I've always seen the city as
- 0:22somewhere that's just so chaotic, a
- 0:25little bit dirty, and just like
- 0:28I don't know, a very
- 0:30a little bit overstimulating. Today, I'm
- 0:32really excited to kind of really
- 0:34appreciate the city. I feel like I've
- 0:35just been Oh my god.
- 0:39I feel like I've overlooked a lot of the
- 0:41really amazing and beautiful details in
- 0:44the city. Sydney is actually really
- 0:46beautiful and I guess I just want to
- 0:48showcase that, shop around, and also
- 0:50show you guys where you guys can go if
- 0:52you come to Sydney. I'm so used to
- 0:53living here, but I remember when I first
- 0:55moved here, I was so mesmerized by all
- 0:56the buildings. Like, look at these
- 0:58buildings behind me. They're so
- 1:00beautiful. But, even when I'm in QVB, I
- 1:02find myself just like walking really
- 1:03quickly through it and I'm walking back
- 1:05out. Like, I'm not stopping to see how
- 1:07pretty it is and just now I got to do
- 1:09that. So, that was really nice. I'm just
- 1:11passing through Town Hall because I'm
- 1:13heading to a cafe, but it's so pretty.
- 1:16Like, I think I forgot that this is a
- 1:18historical landmark and there's history
- 1:21behind it and it's just beautiful. Let's
- 1:23go to the cafe I'm talking about. I wore
- 1:26the most basic fit today because I
- 1:28figured I'll be doing some shopping and
- 1:30I want to be able to get in and out
- 1:31easily, but here is a little fit check.
- 1:38All right, enough yapping. Let's go
- 1:39check out a cafe. Okay, wait, pause. Not
- 1:41me just noticing that that is a police
- 1:43station. Is that the world's prettiest
- 1:46police station?
- 2:50>> I have a good time.
- 2:52I haven't been here for a week.
- 2:54>> So I'm
- 2:55>> What are your main recommendations?
- 2:57>> I think the signature is a hot blonde
- 2:59and a couple of things about it. So
- 3:11That is a really good one. That might be
- 3:13my top two.
- 3:14>> Thank you so much.
- 3:16>> The cream and coffee complement each
- 3:18other very well. Nothing is too strong
- 3:21in the contrast or at a host.
- 3:23It tastes really good.
- 3:24I love light sweet flavors. The cream is
- 3:26not too sweet or too thin.
- 3:28It's really consistency.
- 3:33It's like refreshing almost.
- 3:40I would recommend
- 3:41>> one for
- 3:42>> Really nice 15 which is a steal in this
- 3:44area quantity.
- 3:51So I wasn't going to get food but I
- 3:53haven't eaten all day.
- 4:30Until today, I was like, "It's not fair.
- 4:32These New York vloggers, they got the
- 4:34most aesthetic streets." But, you know
- 4:36what?
- 4:37Sydney's not fair. We got this and the
- 4:39beach.
- 4:43When I say the city's not that nice to
- 4:45shop in, it's because it's just like a
- 4:47wide road with so many people, and
- 4:49everyone is like walking super fast,
- 4:51like not that comfortable. Also, it's
- 4:53really dark because all the buildings
- 4:55are blocking the sun. Everyone's just in
- 4:58a rush here. Like, you can see the
- 5:00people behind me. Not very relaxing to
- 5:02be in. We are walking to Kookai, one of
- 5:06my favorite Australian brands.
- 5:13I used to shop here all the time after
- 5:15work. The people working here, they're
- 5:17really hot, so that really helps.
- 5:29Okay, interesting.
- 5:44Let's try
- 5:45it. This is like Aritzia changing room,
- 5:48except you actually get mirrors inside,
- 5:50not just outside.
- 5:53This is what Aritzia needs.
- 6:02This top is so good for work.
- 6:06A little bit of something something.
- 6:10I usually look bad in anything that
- 6:12covers my neckline, but this one
- 6:15Honestly, not bad.
- 6:18I am obsessed with this jacket. Oh my
- 6:21god.
- 6:22It's so warm. It's so comfy. I don't
- 6:25know about this neck thing, though. I
- 6:28want it to come down. I actually kind of
- 6:31like this.
- 6:35No, no, no, no, no.
- 6:40>> I got a pair of Uggs recently. They're
- 6:42so comfy. So, come check out Uggs with
- 6:44me.
- 6:58I tried this last time. It was so comfy.
- 7:02I have this one. It's so comfy. I just
- 7:04wear it out.
- 7:22I don't like UGG in a club.
- 7:36I don't think I have to wear UGG in a
- 7:37club. The only thing I like is this
- 7:39pouch.
- 7:44Am I a Brandy because what?
- 7:49I didn't know they did this.
- 7:53I'm so confused right now. Since when do
- 7:54they do sunny?
- 7:59Is today the day that I buy one?
- 8:02It looks cute.
- 8:05Fine, I'll admit this is cute, but it's
- 8:07also $60.
- 8:09Why is it so stimulating? I don't know
- 8:11what's going on.
- 8:17I think shopping-wise it's better to go
- 8:18to Paddington or Bondi, which we will go
- 8:21to next time. All right, we are at David
- 8:22Jones now. I'm going to go see Gentle
- 8:24Monster.
- 8:28Okay.
- 8:56They fit my face so well.
- 8:58Oh, I love.
- 9:14I'm severely dehydrated and tired, but
- 9:17we made it. Okay, this is cute and very
- 9:20breathable. It's not thick. I like this
- 9:23bra shape, but there's no padding. This
- 9:25skirt is pretty cute. I think this would
- 9:26work actually.
- 9:28Cute bra.
- 9:29Comfy.
- 9:31The back is cool. This is more comfy
- 9:33than I remember.
- 9:46>> So many people.
- 9:50So
- 9:51So many people.
- 9:53>> Please stand clear.
- 10:07>> Hey guys. I took the tram earlier. Now
- 10:09I'm at Chinatown. I used to come here
- 10:11all the time. Like during uni, I would
- 10:14come to eat here for dinner every day.
- 10:16That's Market City. If I'm being honest,
- 10:18I've never properly shopped around
- 10:20Market City. I just never thought about
- 10:22it. It feels like it's for tourists. But
- 10:24I'm here today because there are some
- 10:26cute souvenirs that I'm after. I also
- 10:28want to go to TK Max, which is in the
- 10:29same building as well. So let's go.
- 10:34Wow.
- 10:36So apparently there's restaurants, too.
- 10:38Oh, restaurant and pub.
- 10:50I honestly kind of like the Australia
- 10:51t-shirts.
- 10:58Wait, it's so cheap. It's $10 each,
- 11:01three for 28. I found these souvenir
- 11:03shops that I'm here for.
- 11:06Wow.
- 11:21That shop is absolutely pumping. It's
- 11:23like so many Koreans and Taiwanese
- 11:25tourists.
- 11:29Yep. Kangaroo balls.
- 11:32Oh my god, this place is huge.
- 11:40Low key I thought this place would be a
- 11:41tourist trap, but it's actually really
- 11:43cheap.
- 11:54Oh my god.
- 11:59I had no idea any of these restaurants
- 12:01existed, so come find out with me.
- 12:08Ooh, that's so cute.
- 12:13Wow.
- 12:22Oh, that's so cute.
- 12:26That's cute, a little matcha place.
- 12:30Cool.
- 12:32A patisserie, oh that's It's giving
- 12:35Asia.
- 12:39Ooh. Oh.
- 12:41These shops are so cute.
- 12:43Does anyone come here?
- 12:45Does anyone know about this place or is
- 12:46it just me?
- 12:50Wow.
- 12:52Wow.
- 12:55Am I the only one who didn't know about
- 12:57this place?
- 13:06That's Chinatown behind me. We were
- 13:08basically at the basement, now we're
- 13:10going into the mall.
- 13:12So it's the same building technically.
- 13:16So
- 13:17you can go in and you can't enter from
- 13:19there. I entered from somewhere else.
- 13:21And yeah, I'm going upstairs because I
- 13:24heard that there's Acne Studio at TK
- 13:26Maxx.
- 13:51Yes, we got to go.
- 13:57I was hoping we'd be able to go to
- 13:58Circular Quay today as well for the
- 13:59Opera House and the Harbor Bridge cuz it
- 14:02is spectacular. But, your girl is really
- 14:05tired, so I mean I go home. We'll save
- 14:08it for the next episode. Thanks for
- 14:10watching. Bye, guys.
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