The weather has been off and on, further compounded by the inability of the NSW BOM (New South Wales Bureau of Meteorology) to accurately predict, or even report, what's going on. There have been several instances of the NSW radar showing green/yellow patches over our location in Sydney, yet it's dry outside our window.
Today the weather seemed iffy, but we ventured out anyway, after an early morning rainbow seen from our window just peeking through the tall buildings.
From the Circular Quay it's a short walk, maybe 1km, to the Darling Harbour neighborhood of Sydney. This is a prime tourist area, with the aquarium, zoo annex, Maritime Museum and lots of shopping. Several hotels and ferry wharves are here.
The area was decked out for Christmas. The streetlights were wrapped as Christmas bulbs.
The Maritime Museum had several outdoor exhibits including a submarine, a Korean War destroyer, a sailing ship and a lighthouse ship.
They have a replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour. A tiny ship that Cook circled the world in, producing maps that were still in use 2 centuries later.
A very artistic fountain/water feature/? The water spirals down several paths, but there is a dry path for people to descend.
I just like the name: Cockle Bay. That's the furthest in part of Darling Harbour.
The Aussies are passionate about their beer. This was outside one of the restaurants in the harbor.
Anyone know the collective noun for didgeridoos?
While dining back at the Circular Quay this evening, we watched a busker set up shop across the walkway. He had no skills other than striking poses and offering strange headgear for his donors' pictures. I have no idea how much money he took in, but we've seen him there every night we've eaten on the Quay.
Today the weather seemed iffy, but we ventured out anyway, after an early morning rainbow seen from our window just peeking through the tall buildings.
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