SYDNEY HOLIDAY : MARCH 2013

What a great holiday we had in Sydney recently.  Firstly because we got really cheap return airfares Melbourne to Sydney saving a bundle then we got a good deal at the hotel / apartment we stayed at - one bedroom with lounge area, full kitchen, bathroom and laundry. We stayed for 5 nights and did all the sights.

We were within about 100 metres of Darling Harbour on the city side and it was a short walk into the main city centre.  This was the view from our window



We visited Madame Tussauds where we "met" many celebrities from politics, movies and TV - Julia Gillard, Australian's Prime Minister, was ever so keen to hear my thoughts on governing the country!!!


A ferry ride from Darling Harbour took us around to Circular Quay where we saw the Queen Mary 2 which was berthed and towering over just about everything.

No visit to Sydney can pass without photos of the iconic harbour bridge and the Opera House -

On another day, we took the red double decker bus which is open topped to get to Bondi Beach - the sand is almost white and it was a very hot day.

Another place I enjoyed in Sydney centre was the Queen Victoria building which is beautiful with many shops, but they're designer type stores so I only did some window shopping.





On our last day in Sydney, we visited the Chinese Gardens at Darling Harbour. What a tranquil and peaceful spot in the middle of such a busy city.  It's definitely worth a visit especially if you like taking photographs.




Too soon, it was time to fly back to Melbourne after a really lovely time with loads of photos to be developed.

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