Day 5 – Sydney

It is hard to start the day without being bowled over by the view from the flat, so here it is again, I’m afraid.  The difference this time is that I have worked out how to use the zoom on the iPhone camera.

So with the weather forecast being showery, today was the day to get our walking boots on, forgo the ferries around the harbour and do some serious sightseeing.

Starting with the botanical gardens and a little feathered friend.

Then the incongruities begin to kick in.  We went on a 3 hour walking tour led by Ali in her final year at Sydney University.  She’s never seen a robin or snow at Christmas, but they still appear on Xmas cards, and families still have turkey, trimmings and pudding.  Christmas Carols all over the place and we did like this Lego Santa in his shorts and with a surf board.

Bit of interesting street sculpture.

Then another picture to end, this time with one of our ferries in the foreground.