A little overdue on this post about our trip to Sydney. M. was invited to give a talk at the University of New South Wales, and the rest of us joined him for a week to explore the area.
We stayed in Coogee Beach, and our hotel was literally 100 metres from the beach. The views from the room and our massive balcony were gorgeous. Since the weather was cool, overcast and rainy much of the time, we didn't get in a lot of swimming time. But we didn't let the weather stop us a whole lot. We still got a chance to see lots of what Sydney has to offer: Manly Beach, Bondi Beach, the Rocks, the Harbour Bridge, and of course, the iconic Opera House.
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| Harbour Bridge. Next visit, maybe I'll scale it (you can pay to do so while harnessed in). |
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| The gorgeous Opera House |
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| Ferry to Manly Beach |
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| Manly Beach |
We also managed to squeeze in a full day trip to the Blue Mountains region, where highlights included an almost verticle train ride into the bottom of a canyon and a cable car ride back, beautiful views of the "Three Sisters" (ancient rock formations), and stopping off on the side of the highway on the way home to see wild Emus. Our tour guide Mouse (whose real name, ironically, is Mick) provided hilarious commentary throughout.
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| The "Three Sisters". This gorge is 400 million years old. |
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| Those are the almost vertical train tracks we rode down. They were once used to bring coal up and down the mountain. |
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| M. and his friend and colleague, Eddie, on a cruise around Sydney Harbour. |
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| We always have fun in hotel rooms |
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| My babies |
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