At the base of the Harbor Bridge in the Rocks area of Sydney lies the Harborview Hotel. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but climb to the second floor (actually, the third floor, but the first floor is the "ground" floor), grab a table and a drink and get a look at the scenery.

I had met a girl on the plane from LAX to Sydney who was an American working in Sydney, so we arranged to have drinks at the Harborview on my last night in town post-bridge climb. (It’s just around the corner from the Bridge Climb office). To celebrate my ascent to the top, I ordered a "Sex on the Bridge" and because I was thirsty, I downed it quickly and ordered the second drink on the menu – the "High Heels" (a mango-flavored concoction).

All pubs in Australia must sell food as well, and it’s a good thing, because all those bridge steps had made me hungry. Food choices were basic, but I was in the mood for some going-home fish and chips, and they held a prominent place on the menu (which fit on one table stand by the way, with drinks listed on the back). My friend ordered a chicken sandwich with chips. Typical in Australia, you had to order at the bar and pay, and then it was delivered to your table.

The fish was decent, but the chicken sandwish was atrocious. That’s okay; while waiting for me, my friend had garnered some attention from two males of the species, so we were entertained, at least.

While we ate, we could see group after group of climbers crossing the rungs of the bridge to get home, and being that it was night, saw the little lights on their heads lighting the way. The harbor views snuck through the beams of the bridge as well.

It was a happening place even for a Thursday, and a favorite, it seems, of many Sydney-ites. If you’re up for a drink or two, this is a good place to get ‘em. Drink prices were like everything else in Australia – expensive, but then, they are in America too. A mixed cocktail was $10, beer was $4.50 (I’d actually paid that for bottled water one day, so it didn’t seem too bad).