(Sunnier) Sydney

OK, so it snowed in Melbourne, but at least it was outside and didn't actually affect us as we left, to go straight into the bloody coldest November day in Sydney for a 100 years. This certainly was not in the brochure, and Tina had to go and buy a fleece from the chinese market around the corner to keep warm!!!!!

To its credit, it did get a bit warmer (so much so I could wear shorts on the last day), but waiting a week for the warm weather was not what we wanted.

We were a bit keen on the first day, as we actually got to the visitor information shop before it opened (stupid lazy Australians not getting to work before 9:30).

So anyway, we're in Sydney so we visit all the places you might possibly expect, Hyde Park, Kings Cross, Oxford Street, Liverpool Street etc., and also some you might not, Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach. Here's some pictures from the latter three, note Tina looking not too warm at the beach.






We went on a tour around the opera house (something to do I suppose), and went in most of the theatres. One had some ballet types doing a warm up, they are so stretchy. The only real bit of info I remember from the tour guide was that the largest crowd was for Crowded House's farewell concert, about 110,000 people, and he seemed quite put out that the record was for a 'rock concert', and that kind of thing would never happen again. Also he was the first person I have met in many years to use the word 'Negro'.

We also went into the Aquarium (mostly because it was inside, but also so Tina could 'find Nemo', she even bought a t-shirt that pretty much says as much). We saw some usual fish type things, and also some tropical fish type things. Here's some interesting(?) fish type pictures.








We also went into a small Animal type place, although Tina rushed through the first section as it was filled by bugs, which she didn't really want to look at. She was a bit better with the reptiles, but not so much.

To keep up the tall tower theme started in Melbourne, we went up Sydney's version too (no song to accompany us this time though).





We also went to the Australian museum. We saw lots of Aboriginal stuff, and lots of skeletons of various animals. I think that's it, it didn't really leave a big impression......ooooh, except they were excavating a Dinosaur in Canada (Dinosaur Park or something) and had brought bits of it back in a special display which you could touch.

On one of the days I wanted to eat here (for reasons obvious to some), but it was a bit pricey so I settled for a photo instead.



One of the best bits of Sydney, though, was walking along the street in my Spurs shirt, and having a cyclist shout 'Come on you Spurs' as he cycled past.