1 - 6 Feb 2018
Down under
We arrived in Sydney at 6.50am, somewhat bleary-eyed after a flight of a
mere seven and a half hours, but five hours of time difference. We were
delighted to find we had been upgraded to Business Class, with its amazing
seats and footrests, which transform into beds if you adjust the buttons
correctly! The food and attention from the cabin crew were in a league of their
own.
We abandoned our cases at the apartment hotel and, after grabbing some
much- needed breakfast and coffee, explored Darling Harbour until our apartment
was ready. The next day we took the ferry across the harbour to Manly, passing
under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and past the Opera House. Manly was pleasant,
but not a must-see destination (though the fish and chip lunch was excellent!).
The hotel was well located; another day we walked to the Opera House and
around the waterfront to Mrs MacQuarie's chair (named after the wife of an
early governor), a rocky lookout point. From there you get a good view of
the bridge and opera house. We passed through the botanical gardens and celebrated
Ruth’s birthday in the evening at an Italian restaurant in Darling Harbour.
We also walked to the Rocks, the area where the first settlers made
their homes and climbed the south east pylon of the bridge where there is an
exhibition about its construction and fabulous views from the top. There was a
huge çruise ship moored - 1100 feet long and able to accommodate over 4000
passengers.
We tried out the local bus service to get to get to Bondi Beach -beautiful - from where we walked along the coast to the next two bays in the
warm sunshine.
We really enjoyed Sydney, but we had to be moving
on, so after 4 days we caught an early morning (and delayed) flight to Christchurch.
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