Another very busy day. Started out by going up the Sydney Tower. The highest building in Sydney. Spectacular views over the city and all the surrounding harbour, suburbs and countryside. The distant mountains were easily seen in the heat haze. Another really hot day (by our standards). The temperature was over 30degC. Had a snack while up the tower but declined the skywalk! Went down in the lift to the foyer level and had a short film show sat on active seats. A bit IMAX, I suppose. But the seats really bumped you around and it wasn’t a pleasant experience.
We walked through Hyde Park over to St Mary’s cathedral. Lovely building. It now has twin towers but these were added long after the building was substantially completed as there was a tax in place on completed buildings so the church claimed for a long time the building wasn’t finished. When the tax was removed they added the towers. We then walked through “The Domain”. This is a public park and they were setting up for a big concert in the park. We crossed the road and walked to the tip of Mrs. Macquarie’s Point. This gives great photo shots of the Opera House with the bridge behind it. We then sat in Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair!!
After enjoying the great views from the point we strolled back to the Royal Botanic Gardens and round to the Opera House. Took the tour and enjoyed it immensely. It is a fantastic place and the story of its construction makes you realise it was a wonder it was ever built. One disappointment was that “The Man in Black” (The Johnny Cash Story) was being staged and we would have loved to have seen the show but it is booked solid for the duration. By ways of compensation we revisited the rocks and went round all the Sunday Market stalls. It was very busy. On the way past Circular Quay or Sydney Cove we booked a lunch tour of the harbour region. That will be the big event for Monday.
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