Happy New Year!
We are still adjusting to the time change. We are 16 hours ahead of Detroit. Most of the day we feel great and then it hits like a Mack truck and we are down for the count.
Since we are here for 30 days, we are knocking off the top 25 sites at a leisurely pace. We needed more items for the kitchen so we took care of that first. We noticed that an Aldi’s was close and stopped there. We also stopped in a wine store and chatted it up with a fine gent who made some recommendations. I bought some Swedish pear and passionfruit cider. Very good.
On the way back to our room we purchased two Opal cards. We will need this to get on and off buses, trains, and ferries.
Today we are visiting the Sydney Tower and Skywalk.
This tower affords one views of the entire Sydney area. There is also a skywalk where you can walk along the top of the outside of the tower. Maybe we would have done that on a clearer day. Today it is quite hazy from all of the bushfires.
This photo reminds me of when I was a kid. In the Fall, we burned leaves in the street and the smoke made the neighborhood look like this. They also gave off a very distinct odor. Smells like Fall here.
After the tower experience we sat in a courtyard and listened to a violinist play.
Probably an accomplished performer but played what this audience wanted to hear with a canned backup. No Mozart but we did get some Elvis.
Median age in Sydney is 35. Lots of young folks around town. Probably as many asians as native Australians. Finding an overweight person is difficult here. Most folks are in good shape.
I took a photo of the store up ahead. It had an interesting name.
On the way back to our apartment we stopped in Woolworth. Many of them in the city. I expected to hear birds chirping and see a soda fountain but his chain has no relation to the FW Woolworth of my youth. It is a complete grocery store and we will probably do our shopping here.
Tomorrow we go for a hike up to the Barrenjoey LightHouse.
Our trip to the Blue Mountains on Sunday has been changed. Too much risk with the bushfires. Another National Park is on the docket.…