Sydney was all hustle and bustle, lots of people and traffic rushing everywhere - standstill too long and you get knocked over in the rushing. But still there were beautiful things to see, from the old to the new. The skyline is high.
So high that when the clouds were low and stormy we lost the tops of some of the buildings.
This was taken in Darling Harbour which now is full of cafes and restaurants - something there for every taste.
But the old was still there too - this was the Queen Victoria Building, built in the 1880s and restored in the 1980s. Today it houses smart shops and cafes and attracts a well heeled clientele - we possibly lowered the tone somewhat!
The Rocks was the first part of the harbour to be settled, and had a reputation for being the roughest and unsafest part for many years. It's completely changed now, and houses some very smart and expensive restaurants in some of the old warehouses on the right of this picture.
These days people emigrating to Sydney are likely to come by air rather than by ship. But the old overseas passenger terminal is still in use, for the many cruise liners that begin and end their journey in Sydney. The one you can see on the left of the picture was the second of three that we saw in as many days.
And for those of you concerned that I've not shown you any food for a few posts - here's a sample of one of the meals we had in Sydney - John Dory for Uncle W and lobster for me. (I spared you the raw fish starter!)
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Look at that lovely stained glass.
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