Shopping at QVB and Myer in Sydney

2015-06-14 · Updated: 2026-08-11 · Original (Korean)

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Even though I couldn't stand up on the board once, I went surfing and had a great lunch, so now I'm starting to worry about the work I have to do tomorrow.

First of all, the equipment I brought from Korea isn't working here. It's a cable that costs less than 10,000 KRW, but even in Korea, you have to buy it online or go to an electronics market to find it. Fortunately, Yongwan made a few calls and found a place that sells it. Since it's the most crucial cable, it's my number one shopping priority.

The next thing I need to buy is clothes. My business trip was unexpectedly extended, so I ran out of outfits. There isn't enough time to do laundry, and since I'm already out, I figured I might as well do some shopping—something I rarely even do back in Korea. Yongwan recommended the Queen Victoria Building and Myer department store. The two buildings are right next to each other and are absolutely massive; he confidently declared that if I couldn't find what I needed there, I wouldn't be able to buy it anywhere in Australia.

City Hall

People going down an escalator under a sign pointing towards Oxford Street and the trains. — We took a bus and then hopped on the subway at the nearest station, Oxford St.

Touchscreen train ticket vending machine screen showing various destinations and ticket types. — You can easily buy a ticket even if you only speak a little bit of English.

Stairs and passengers inside a double-decker train with blue patterned seats. — The biggest difference from Korean subways is that the trains are double-decker.

Station name sign reading Town Hall in white letters on an orange background on a gray tiled wall. — Arrived at Town Hall station to head to our first destination.

Exterior of an ornate, antique brown stone building with a clock tower. — As soon as you exit the subway station, you see Town Hall, or City Hall. Built in the 1880s, it's the only building in Sydney that still maintains its original civic function today.

Person giving a speech on the street holding a microphone, standing next to a yellow sign about Jesus Christ. — There are people like this in Sydney too. One thing Sydney and Seoul have in common is that people completely ignore them as they walk by.

People in orange t-shirts performing a b-boy dance in a square while a crowd watches. — The guys performing right next to him were getting a lot of applause.
City Hall

Queen Victoria Building

Thankfully, the store was still open and had the exact cable I needed. With my biggest worry so easily resolved, I feel like I can do anything now. If I work with this kind of momentum, I could probably go home tomorrow, but I have absolutely no desire to do that right now. Unlike other cities, the more you walk around here, the more fun things you discover. I can't miss out on a place like this.

Exterior of a grand brown stone building featuring a turquoise dome roof and arched windows. — The Queen Victoria Building. Finally going inside after only ever seeing it from the outside.

Numerous traditional red lanterns hanging brightly from the ceiling inside a building. — It's currently the Lunar New Year. It almost feels like all of Sydney is catering its business to Chinese tourists. The Queen Victoria Building is also trying to open Chinese wallets with red lanterns, various decorations, and pamphlets.

Looking up from below at traditional red lanterns hanging from the ceiling. — This is the blue dome part you can see from the outside.

The shops inside the Queen Victoria Building are quite high-end. It's not the place for me to shop, but each store is huge and packed with products.

A man playing guitar and busking on a pedestrian street while people walk by. — There are a lot of buskers outside.

Myer Department Store

We moved on to the Myer department store right next door. At a glance, nothing here looks cheap either, but it's a relief knowing that in the worst-case scenario, I can just go to Zara.

They've decorated this place like China, too.

Ended up finishing my shopping at Zara.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of shopping, and I can't even remember the last time I bought clothes at high-end stores like these, so I just breezed right past all of them. If we had even one woman in our group, I feel like we might have been stuck here until tomorrow—there are definitely that many stores. I just didn't have the money to buy anything...

#Guess shopping isn't for me #If nothing else, it's super air-conditioned