Sydney

We left Hawaii at noon on Friday and arrived in Sydney 10 hours later, Saturday night at 7pm. Confused? That's what the international dateline does to you.

The next morning we headed out into central Sydney on a pretty Spring day. Confused? That's what being in the southern hemisphere does to you. Central Sydney is crowded with things to see in a rather small area. And you don't have to hike in an urban environment, because it's in and around Hyde Park, a lovely green-space that passes the old parliament building, the mint, and a bunch of Anglican churches (one of which looks suspiciously like Westminster Abbey but not made of white marble and soot).

 

This is the ANZAC war memorial. I wonder what the Japanese tourists think of it?

 

 

I was in the town of Captain Cook in Hawaii a couple of days ago. Now there's his statue...Dude gets around...

 

At the end of Hyde Park is the botanical garden, a lovely collection of trees, flowers, and chattering birds.

 

 

 

At the end of the botanical garden is the Sydney Opera House - a center of culture, art and improbable angles.