Sunny Sydney!

After the Blue Mountains we returned to Sydney, Australia's largest city in terms of population.  We got lucky and made it to Vivid Festival, which was an event down by the harbor that celebrated art through the use of light.  As you can see, some major buildings were lit up and the Quay was buzzing.  Monday we walked from Bondi to Coogee Beach on the Coastal Walk.  It was very nice, but my camera had died! So only one photo from the beach.  Compared to Katoomba, it was a scorcher down in Sydney.  Monday afternoon was spent walking across the Sydney Harbor Bridge and checking out the north shore.  Found a cruise ship leaving the harbor so we hung out by the dock as it went by.  Tuesday was when John and I parted ways.  I had the whole day in Sydney by myself so I took a morning walk through the Botanical Gardens near the harbor.  A nice, cool, quiet morning and really nice gardens.  This led to Macquarie's Point, the end of the gardens and where a perfect view of the opera house and the bridge comes out.  After the gardens, I went to The Rocks, the area near the bridge where the English first settled in Sydney and had some of the first encounters with the indigenous tribes.  Finally, capped off the Sydney trip with some pizza and ice cream to treat myself.  Back to Melbourne to study for finals.

Next up is the Australian outback! (after these stupid exams)

Cheers!

Sunday night dinner.  

ANZAC memorial in Hyde Park

Try and pronounce that!

Gardens with the harbor as a backdrop

The Rocks