Out and about in Sydney

With Whit working in Sydney for the past couple of months, we've been splitting our time going back and forth between Australia's 2 biggest and best cities. (Though our preference really still is Melbourne- sorry Sydneysiders!) Here are some photos from our recent time exploring Sydney.

Debbie outside the Chinese Friendship Garden in Sydney . . . it actually costs money to go inside, which then prompted us to appropriately look at each other and say, "What's so friendly about that?"

This big Christmas tree next to our hotel (where the clock tower is) in Sydney reminds us of the one in Union Square in San Francisco. And did I mention that there's a security guard to watch it 24 hrs. a day? I think we just found out where the Australian tax payers' money go!

Ahh, gotta love those night markets. This one in particular is in a historical area of town called "The Rocks." I've been wanting to go to this Friday night market ever since I saw it advertised- "Warm balmy nights, live music, food stalls and crafts" I'm so there!! :)

HP- no, not Highland Park for you Texans, but Hyde Park here in Sydney. The trees are amazingly tall for a city park, and I love the purple flowers in bloom right now. With a picturesque church and close proximity to water and running trails, it's our new favorite city park. This is the view we enjoy from our hotel.