Despite being in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, I've felt a bit down in the dumps today. After a sleepless night I got up at the crack of dawn (6.45am!) to wander down to a local watering hole to watch England qualify for Euro 2008. Needless to say things went downhill from there pretty sharpish, and the rest of the day has been a bit of a struggle.
Anyway, as you can tell we've made it to Sydney, which has so far lived up to my very high expectations. Its a truly stunning place, and we spent a lovely day on Wednesday wandering through the Botanical Gardens down to the harbour. The Opera House and Harbour Bridge were as picturesque as I'd expected, and with the sun high in the sky life seemed pretty good.
Today, however, as the sun refused to emerge from behind the clouds and the temperature dropped, it seemed that Mother Nature was sharing my mood. We tried to make the best of the day though, and went on an Opera House tour as well as popping into the Museum of Contemporary Art (lots of photos of nude women, cheered me up a bit), Sydney Observatory and the NSW Parliament building.
Unfortunately the dodgy weather is expected to continue for a few more days (what's up with the Australian weather?!), so I may put off the Bridge Climb for a bit. We'll probably take the ferry to Manley Beach tomorrow instead.
Hope all's well with you all. Thanks for popping by!
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