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MY FIRST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA AND SYDNEY - MAY 2011

The air in Sydney was so refreshing after the heat and humidity of Singapore.  It was Autumn time in Sydney, so the temps were round about 16F while I was there.  They told me that this was in fact unusually chilly for May - July and August being the coldest "Winter" months.

I had a great time exploring the City taking in the sights, dominated of course by the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

It has a great feel down by the harbour, lots of people coming and going with people sitting on benches eating their lunch in the sunshine listening to music from buskers.  There was one guy who was particularly good, did some mean Bob Marley tunes.

I walked round The Rocks, one of the oldest parts of Sydney, originally inhabited by the convicts. Old narrow streets set into the rocks give it a lot of charm.  Loads of lovely cafes and restaurants.

I also got to climb the Sydney Harbor Bridge, click here to see my blog post.
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  • THE BLOG
  • ABOUT/CONTACT ME
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • AROUND SINGAPORE
    • SINGAPORE, THE FIRST FEW WEEKS
    • THE MARINA BAY AREA
    • CHINA TOWN AND THE QUAYS
    • EMERALD HILL
    • OUR KIDS COME TO SINGAPORE - MAY 2012
    • BUGIS, SINGAPORE
    • FOOD, CURIOUS FOOD >
      • POMELO FRUIT
      • MARVELOUS MANGOSTEEN
      • RICE DUMPLINGS
      • THAI CUSTARD APPLE
  • BEYOND SINGAPORE
    • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 2011
    • CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - JAN 2012 >
      • SILK FACTORY AND UMBRELLA VILLAGE
      • THAI MARKETS
      • THAI COOKING CLASS
      • BHUPING PALACE
      • WAT CHEDI LUANG
      • LAMPHANG
      • DOI SUTHEP TEMPLE, CHIANG MAI
    • CAMBODIA - MAY 2012 >
      • TA PROHM TEMPLE
    • BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 2012
    • MAUI, HI - JULY 2012
    • DUBAI, UAE - MARCH 2013
    • KOH SAMUI - THAILAND, MARCH 2013
    • CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 2013
    • BALI, INDONESIA - JUNE 2013
    • NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND - OCT 2013
    • HOI AN, VIETNAM - MAY 2014
    • QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 2015
    • TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 2016
    • MALTA - OCT 2016
  • VINTAGE POSTCARDS