the entrance to Port jackson aka Sydney harbor (north and south heads)
me at Mrs macquarie's chair
So yesterday spent the day in Sydney- I started by going up via Bus (it was raining) to Manly. the surf was strong- did not see any do not swim due to shark signs, but did see a shark net. On the way took some nice pictures of the harbor. Also got some history from the driver- apparently the Aborigines and English didn't like each other- who would've thought. One point on the northern side of the harbor and Benalon (not sure if spelled correct- this is where the opera house sits) are named for aborigines.
Next went to the aquarium- see below for a picture of a platypus. It might look like some people's relatives. In the afternoon my tour of Sydney continued. Mrs Macquarie's chair/point has a great picture opportunity of both the opera house and bridge combined. Its named for the wife of the 5th governor. She apparently like watching the ships. The chair is just some carved rock. I also went to Bondi and Kings Cross- the coca cola sign is protected landmark. Many things need to go back to- the garderns, hyde park, a couple great museums and the zoo.
Today started work- everyone has been great so far and really nice. Met 2 working groups- air pollution and tox/disaster and finished the day by a great restaurant in Glebe (oysters rocked).
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