We have arrived in Sydney!
After a trip down the coast of New South Wales and into the Blue Mountains, we are here. At first glance, Sydney is great. I am impressed with the urban design of this city: An abundance of outdoor spaces, parks, play grounds, gardens, metro, isolated bike paths . . . There are even free filtered water bottle refill stations throughout the city.
More on Sydeny to come (thoughts and photos).
Bike paths always capture my heart.
Pre-Sydney: A trip to Timbertown Heritage Park which recreates Aussie country life over one hundred years ago.
The Lakes Way, happy on a boat. A super coastal stop en route.
High in the Blue Mountains. We are on a tram, funny how courageous one feels while traveling (normally heights really scare me).
A trip to the Toy and Rail museum in the quaint mountain town of Leura. We were all ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the impressive collection of Tin Tin and Babar among many other themed toys. No photos were allowed in the museum which is very sad because what sights there were to see! I wanted to sneak photos but I was horrified at the thought of being thrown out and missing anything. Surrounding the museum were model railways and delightful gardens.
I am relieved to be so distracted by all these great sights because a severe bout of home-sickness has set in. I miss friends so much, burritos, San Diego's lovely winter skies . . . and so much more.
I cannot wait to hear about your trip. Filtered water stations, now that is high class. Way to go Sydney.
Posted by: Desi | January 24, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Right?! What a perfect solution to discouraging the use of plastic throw-away bottles.
Posted by: Shelly | January 25, 2013 at 05:33 PM