A Difference a Day Makes

Sydney was our first day with real rain other than sea days. But then it shared a great day with us.

Our excursion from the ship took us to Bondi Beach which is one of the most famous in the world. It was a Saturday in late summer but wasn’t very crowded. The fact that it had a high temperature of 70 degrees and pouring rain could be the reason. So we got wet just walking around!

We also got to see the famous Sydney Opera House. But with a heavily overcast sky, the roof wasn’t very impressive. And we weren’t outside to walk around it.

Sunday was beautiful. What a difference in the beauty of the building. It did get pretty warm while we were walking around the city. It was 85 degrees. But we couldn’t complain. Just a week before it was 117 degrees. That would have made us stop walking. We walked completely around the Opera House and then walked a lot in the area called the Rocks. That was the area where the city was originated. There are still many of the buildings over 100 years old. We found a little off the wall café to stop and have lunch. Of course I had lamb! A lamb salad.

City center is amazing but not as pretty as the old parts of town. High-rise after high-rise. So I took a photo but we didn’t attempt to walk it.

Then as we took the shuttle boat (not bus in the port) we went under the Harbor Bridge and had a perfect view with the sun on the side to make the photo look good. One of the more notable things to do in the city is to climb the bridge. We did not do that. It is quite expensive. Something like AU$300 and nothing can be carried up for fear it will drop into the water. No cameras! Why go up if I can’t take pictures.