Last week Kevin took Violet and me to Sydney (Linda was at work).
We parked near Sydney Harbour Bridge and my first experience of seeing the bridge was as we walked under it!
It's so incredibly big. You cannot get a feeling of the size from pictures in books or television.
As I was taking pictures of the bridge I spotted parties of people walking up over the top of it! They were harnessed to the rail and slowly walked in single file right over to the other side! I was not in a hurry to join them on this venture!
Sydney Harbour Bridge
the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
Stopping off for a coffee
Poster at the cafe congratulating CADEL EVANS for winning the tour de France. He was welcomed home at Melbourne Airport a few days earlier.
Next we drove on to Manly Beach renowned for it's surfing and holding of World Surfing championships. It so reminded me of Newquay. I just stood and gazed out to sea for ages and then had the crazy idea to take my shoes and socks off and paddle in the PACIFIC! Kevin took a few shots of me to prove how daft I am. It was quite a warm and sunny day at Manly but it's still winter here and is cold out of the sun. I went to the local souvenir shop and bought a 'Sloppy Joe' as they call them here. It's lovely warm tracky top with Manly across the front. Then we drove back to the Blue Mountains. We are going to visit Sydney again this week and stay over night so we can see and visit more sights. Linda is making up an itinary as I write this.There are so many things to see!
We drove home over the A.N.Z.A.C. (Australian and New Zealend Army Corps) Bridge. In memory of the soldiers that fell in the First World War.
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