We arrived in Sydney yesterday at about 5:00. Couldn't believe the traffic and the number of people on the streets. We felt like we had arrived in Tokyo or Hong Kong. Apparently the population in Sydney is over 4 million people. After we got registered in our hotel and found a nice pub ( that took about 5 minutes) and got our heart rates down to normal we were pleasantly surprised to find that the restaurant prices and gas prices were much more what we are used to. Had a nice Japanese meal, a quiet drink and then an early night. We woke up to a cloudy, pouring rainy day. Two days ago we had 36 degrees and today was about 17-18 degrees and raining sideways. We took a walk down to Darling Harbour, took some pictures and poked around the shops. It was kind of hard to fill the day as it was so wet and gloomy. We did find a little bistro called Ruby and Rach's where we had a soup called Jewish penicillen. ( chicken broth, veggies and motza balls) It was very good.
The forecast for tomorrow isn't so good either but the following couple of days sounds much better. 26 degrees and sunshine once again. Hopefully we will get out on a harbour cruise. For some strange reason Ian feels it is very important to go to Manly beach.
Anyway, we hope to enjoy the rest of our stay in Sydney but we have decided that we really are not big city people and are really looking forward to getting back to New Zealand.
Take care everyone. Talk soon.
Linda and Ian
gooeye,,,, mate... Sound like Australia has gotten better. You aren't missing anything here as far as weather goes and I don't think there is anything new so 'no news is good news'. Glad to hear you got to finally see your Koala bear. There seems to be much to learn about how animals are kept in a zoo so that it gives the perception of a natural habitat. We absolutely enjoyed the zoo in Lisbon because of the lack of zoo feel to it. Many of the animals appeared to be in a natural setting and we were the ones in the cage. You will have to fill us in on what a "Bowl Club" is when you get home. Keep us posted, we are enjoying reading your blog. Take care and well see you in 3 or so weeks.
ReplyDeletePS: last I heard Lorne was home. They have put off Mexico until Feb. for now. Will let you know if I near anything else.
Judy