Monday January 18th
Taken from the terrace of my air bnb!!
Woke up to a lovely sunny Sydney morning and went to explore the local area. There are several little gardens leading down to the harbour and most seem to have been created by wives of former governors. This one is very near Admiralty House and was commissioned by Lady Gowrie whose husband was Governor General from 1936-44,and who was8 renowned for her tireless work raising money for the war effort.
Then it was time to cross the bridge to The Rocks , close to the harbour and an area very much changed by the building of the bridge. There was a big outcry about the demolition of so many homes and, although the demolition went ahead, the outcry resulted in some of the older houses being preserved. The old and the new,
to Mrs Macquarie's Chair, a favourite spot on the point where another Governor's wife used to enjoy sitting and had a chair carved out of the rock.
Passing the Opera House I was able to spot my temporary home,
the third right from the white building.
Taken from the terrace of my air bnb!!
Woke up to a lovely sunny Sydney morning and went to explore the local area. There are several little gardens leading down to the harbour and most seem to have been created by wives of former governors. This one is very near Admiralty House and was commissioned by Lady Gowrie whose husband was Governor General from 1936-44,and who was8 renowned for her tireless work raising money for the war effort.
Then it was time to cross the bridge to The Rocks , close to the harbour and an area very much changed by the building of the bridge. There was a big outcry about the demolition of so many homes and, although the demolition went ahead, the outcry resulted in some of the older houses being preserved. The old and the new,
The Discovery Museum has many artefacts from the times when this area was heavily populated (mostly with Irish immigrants) and some very good video displays about the people who originally owned this land, the Gadigal people.
Crossing Circular Quay I went into the beautiful Botanic Gardens,
to Mrs Macquarie's Chair, a favourite spot on the point where another Governor's wife used to enjoy sitting and had a chair carved out of the rock.
Passing the Opera House I was able to spot my temporary home,
the third right from the white building.
Spent the later part of the evening watching the Australian hopeful, Kyrgios play in the Open. It seems odd having this Australian slant on it and am very surprised at the number of betting ads.
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