Sydney, beautiful city on a huge harbor

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We had just 3 days in Sydney. It has beautiful 19th century buildings, a lovely botanical garden, many fountains, outdoor cafes, excellent food, and beautiful scenery.

It's super pricey for us Americans with a basement dollar though. We broke down and bought a couple of margaritas on our last night there and it set us back $36!

It was really cold in Sydney after our 7 weeks in the S. Pacific. We're in Malaysia now (more on that later) and loving it when we get into an air conditioned building so I guess there's no pleasing us. ;-) Til next post...

Ciao!

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Photos

Manly harbour
Gorgeous spot to enjoy a glass of Aussie shiraz.

How many tourists...
must have been run over to make it worth painting this at the corner of every intersection? :)

Marius' b-day
We met Marius in Samoa and celebrated his 30th b-day in Sydney with his friends. Excellent tapas and company!

close up of opera house
Everyone's seen the much photographed icon of Sydney so I thought a close up of the serpentine white tiles might be more interesting.

wild parrots in botanical gardens
They don't seem to fear people much. They stay in pairs and love to eat the nectar from the flowers of the succulent plants.

cat on a leash
I've never seen anyone walk a cat before.