What I described as my dream come true began here in my LAPC challenge post. My dream was to visit Australia and Leanne Cole. But my journey didn’t end there. My friends (who invited me to tag along with them and their family) had arranged for us to visit Sydney and Cruise the South Pacific, visiting New Caledonia. My previous post showed you Melbourne and sights along the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne to Port Campbell.
From there, we flew to Sydney to begin another adventure. Our adventure began with not being able to hook up with Uber for a ride to our hotel. We ended up taking a taxi to Bankstown where we stayed for a few days until it was time to board our cruise ship. One day was spent in a shopping center, picking up items we needed. Another day was spent doing laundry. My friend Sandy caught a cold. You get the idea. We relaxed and rested. We did get into Sydney one day and took a Hop On and Hop Off Tour Bus.
My friends and their family had already been to Sydney, so I was eagerly looking out the window. They didn’t seem to want to get off and I didn’t see any reason to do so. Here are pictures taken through the bus window while it was moving! Again, like in Melbourne, the buildings were amazing. There were many small parks scattered throughout the city.
We did get off to see the Opera House, and we weren’t the only tourists there!
So that was our one day visit to Sydney. I was impressed with the amount of parks and the beautiful buildings. I also appreciated the rest we received after a whirlwind week in Melbourne. Seeing wild cockatoos and hearing other types of birds was also a treat.
Next we board the Carnival Splendor and head for New Caledonia. Stay tuned.
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Thanks for sharing Anne! I’ve never been to see Australia. Only been on the airport in transit to New Zealand.
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You’re welcome Aletta! I’ve never been to New Zealand. Maybe I can see it through your posts.
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I met Leane in NYC. She’s great. We went to Central Park.
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It’s a small world. Since posting this, so many other photographers have told me about meeting Leanne. She is great.
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Anne, thanks for showing us this snapshot of Sydney. I enjoyed your last post also. This is a trip I have always wanted to take and will…..someday.
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Thanks Suzanne! I hope you make your trip and enjoy it.
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Your from-the-bus shots have come out so well! I love that huge mural and the dandelion clock fountain. And I can’t wait to hear about New Caledonia, as I’ve never been there 🙂
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Thanks Sarah! I agree that the bus shots were better than I expected. It’s too bad we didn’t go into Sydney on our own, but it didn’t work out that way.
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It’s so wonderful to travel with you through your photos. Magnificent architecture!
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Thanks Amy!
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That is one thing about our cities that I like too, Melbourne has lots of parks too, it is really nice. Good to hear your Sydney trip was good too. Looking forward to the cruise photos.
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Thanks Leanne! I’m processing, processing and doing more processing!
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I’m enjoying being an arm chair traveler. I’ll keep watching.
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Thanks Marlene! I wish we could have done this together. Let’s try to do a little trip.
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