Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Lunch
I forgot to mention that we ate lunch on the Rocks in a place called Pancakes on the Rocks, which was in the Metcalfe Warehouse building. I had "Black Forest" pancakes, chocolate pancakes with cherries, cream and chocolate ice cream on top--delicious!
Queen Victoria Building (QVB)
The Queen Victoria Building was built in the 1890s and fills a city block. We stopped in on our way back from the Rocks.
Churches
These are our first churches in Australia, the first on Rocks, an old military church, and the second St. Andrew's Cathedral. Sorry, Aussies, they're not quite in the league of the churches we visited in England.
It's All in the Name
I've been teased and "rubbished" in Aussie lingo because everywhere we go something is named George. It began back when we were touring southern England together back in 2008. We did find a Phillip Street and now this shop (second photo), but the girls lament the infrequent encounters with Nancy or Patricia place names. Kendal, we found one for you.
Down George Street
This morning, Thursday, November 1, we headed down George Street toward the Rocks, the oldest part of the city. We passed this statue of Queen Victoria on the way.
This garden was next to it.
At the Opera
The piece de resistance was tonight's event, witnessing Richard Strauss' opera Salome. I had heard the music before, but seeing it performed was an amazing experience, and at the Sydney Opera House no less.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Food Court
We ate lunch in a huge--the biggest I'd ever seen--food court under Myer's department store. It had a dozen or so various ethnic booths, in addition to many others.
A Trinket
Phil and I showed the girls an opal "trinket" we saw yesterday in the Strand Arcade (built in 1891). It ran for a mere $33,000.
An Aussie Delight
This is a special Aussie delight called a lamington which is sponge cake dipped in chocolate and desiccated coconut on the outside. It was named after Lord Lamington, a governor of Queensland.
One of the Many Mansions
The guide told us that one of the mansions along the water's edge just sold for $53 million. By the way, the harbour is formed by the Parramatta River.
Walk to Our "Coffee" Cruise
Our morning began with a walk to Circular Quay to catch our "Coffee" Cruise, a three hour Sidney Harbour cruise.
Strand Arcade
As it turned out both the men and women stopped in at Myer's department store, the women to check out the shoes and the men to admire a $700 spring jacket. Phil and I also walked through the Strand Arcade (1891), which reminded me of the arcade that Meisha and I visited in Norwich, UK. In the evening Nancy and I went out on our own as Pat and Phil met for dinner a couple they met during their tour of Italy in 2008 before they met us later in England.
Government House
Within the gardens is the Government House, which is the residence of the governor of New South Wales.
Lunch along Sydney Cove
At lunch we decided to separate, the women to shop along the way back to the apartment, the men to return to the gardens.
Australian Opossum
From the Opera House we walked along the edge of the Royal Botanic Gardens and came upon this Australian opossum, another creature considered a pest. But they're much cuter than American opossums.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Ferry Ride
We took the ferry from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay to get closer to the Sydney Opera House.
Fantastic Playground
I love to get the grandchildren over here just to play on this playground. It's an incredibly creative play area.
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