That's not entirely fair as they have some fantastic galleries, museums and memorials which is mainly why I came so not a wasted trip but the city itself is just plain odd. A totally 'planned' city so rather like a Milton Keynes of Oz but without too much life to it. Won't be too sad to be getting on a plane tonight to leave but glad enough I came all the same.
They have, however, built some amazing buildings as galleries/museums...
Last couple of days in the Blue Mountains continued to be filled with breathtaking scenery, walks and mountain drives. Below, leaving the mountains they did indeed look blue (refraction of light by the volatile oils given off by the gum trees, don't you know!)
After a great night out in Sydney last Friday with Keeley (who is doing very well, been there 12 years now) I left Sydney on a train on Saturday afternoon for here. Four and a half hours of, sometimes, beautiful scenery and I arrived at the capital city's train station... Smaller than Manningtree! The rest is history.
Tonight I'm getting a 7:30pm flight to Hobart, Tasmania. Have got myself terribly organised and have a couple of nights booked in Hobart, then a few days in a log cabin somewhere on the 'wilder' west coast and then another cabin near Port Arthur and Wine Glass Bay. The general plan from then I think will be to swing by Melbourne for a few days and then head west to Perth. I will continue to travel clockwise until it's time to head to NZ and then fill in the blanks (prob the north and east coasts) when I get back.
Few highlights so far, other than the obvious tourist points.
1. I've met some very interesting people.
2. This guy playing the most amazing guitar in Hyde Park, Sydney
3. Australians walk to the left, not to the right. So when approaching someone you pass to the left! For a 'left hander' this is perfect and totally natural and after years in London constantly feeling like a salmon fighting to get upstream this is heaven!
4. Finally, on the hottest day of the year so far (37 and cloudless) another busker was singing "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas"! They do seem to embrace the whole English theme of Christmas with dept store windows dressed in snow scenes with reindeer etc. Very strange when it is so hot!
Over and out
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