Sydney, Australia

Location Description

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The beach at Watson's Bay, one of the ritzier...
Monica, at the beach in Watson's Bay.
This cute little house (I had no idea what it was for)...
Some sea kayakers near Watson's Bay in Sydney Harbor.
One of the guns used in World War II to protect Sydney...
One of the more famous lighthouses in Sydney, near Watson's Bay.
Monica and John near the Hornby Lighthouse at South Head...
Some history about the guns at South Head.
We went to the Sydney fish market on Sunday afternoon...
Who knew they had salmon in Tasmania?
Inside the Sydney Fish Market.
Oysters by the dozen!
Louise at the left. We bought 3 dozen oysters for the 3...
Monica is excited for oysters.
Our purchases.
John and Monica dig in.
John and Monica are very pleased with our afternoon...
Monica and Louise taking a breather after eating the...
Super creamy Pacific oysters.
Monica and a pile of oyster shells.
Still excited to be eating oysters (notice the growing...
The final pile of shells.
A fish for sale. I am not sure we ever figured out what...
Cooked whole shrimp for sale at the Sydney Fish Market.
A fishmonger showing off a fish to some admiring Aussie children.
Doesn't he look delicious? Lobster antenna in the foreground.
Seafood for sale.
Scallops served on the half shell. For sale at the...
Yikes! That's some expensive cheese. In American...
Mmmm... affordable indulgence. A sign outside the...
Catherine, here is a picture of the Anzac Bridge in Sydney.
Monica, near about to cross the Pyrmont Bridge across...
Naval ships and submarines, as well as civilian craft,...
An Australian flag, flying over Darling Harbour.
The IBM building in downtown Sydney, as viewed from the...
Is there a chance the track could bend? Not on your...
The headquarters of a software company whose products we...
There were no discount hotel deals to be found here. ...
What a great business name.
Monica walking through the gardens in front of the...
Monica hiding in the flower beds in front of the customs...
These birds were everywhere. One even wandered into a...
Ants, like many other animals we encountered while in...
One of the oldest trees in Sydney, with Opera House and...
Yes, that is a tour group on top of the bridge. No, I...
The steps of the Sydney Opera House.
Catherine: here is the first of many photos of the...
John and Monica at the Sydney Opera House.
A close up view of the ceramic tiles that cover the...
Monica and John in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge...
Swimming Prohibited. Beach Closed. Swimmer swimming. ...
A semi-artificial pool of seawater for bathing offering...
Crashing waves.
Surf. Good desktop background.
Monica on our second day: coastline hike from Coogee...
Gordon's Bay, between Coogee Beach and Bronte Beach.
Another shot of Gordon's Bay.
Looking back across Gordon's Bay to Coogee Bay (in the distance).
Monica filming the parking lot wildlife.
Clovelly Bay with a sea-pool at the right.
This is totally a made up car. The blue oval suggests...
A bird on our hike. It was about a foot tall.
A particularly beautiful section of coastline.
Waves!
Monica standing by the coast in Bundock Park between...
Monica hanging out on the coast in Bundock Park.
A view of Hunter Park from Bundock Park.
Trying to get a bit of a tan. That was the plan anyway.
Some Australian version of a Yucca plant.
Waverly Cemetery where many of Sydney's most famous have...
Pushing up daisies.
Not a bad place to rot and decompose, I suppose.
Lifeguards trying to launch a jet ski.
If Mom's family were to have a beach party, I would...
Monica and John, with the world-famous Bondi Beach in...
I have no idea.
Apparently the ocean spit this out during a storm in...
Seawater pool at Icebergs Club on Bondi beach.
Swimming in the ocean, pretty much.
Poisonous Australian jellyfish! No worries, our tour...
Some shops in front of Bondi Beach.
Apparently there has been some unpleasantness here in the past.
This totally looks photoshopped. Really, all the pickup...
Monica on the ferry to Manly.
Manly Beach!
Monica frolicking in the surf at Bondi Beach.
Monica says the temperature is just right.
John also enjoying the water at Manly Beach.
Waves at Manly Beach.
Manly Beach Babes? I think they need a marketing person.
Manly Kebabs? Slightly more compelling advertising.
This box cannot tell a lie: Yummy food!
YUMMY FOOD! Greasy and super-fresh fish 'n' chips...
Spray tanning?? In Australia??
What? Seen in Manly.
Burger me bloody good?
Manly Italian Restaurant. No wussy primavera here.
Huggie, Cuddly, and Fluffy. Overall, I was not...
Case and point: I think something here many have been...
Monica on the ferry back from Manly.
View of downtown Sydney from the ride back on the ferry...
Another shot of the Sydney skyline.
North Sydney, on the other side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
What a weird boat. I wonder what it does.
Sydney's skyline.
A cute lighthouse in Sydney Harbour.
Monica on the ferry back from Manly, with the opera...
Idiots that paid $300 AUD each to be up there. In a...
Another way to arrive in Sydney: by cruise ship.
Circular Quay, where our ferry would dock. If you look...
Action shot of Monica disembarking.
Sydney Harbour bridge from The Rocks, the area of the...
Monica, at the south end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Sydney Opera House, with a bit of the cruise ship that...
Catherine! This shot is for you. It reads: ...
Sydney Harbour Bridge, profile shot, with the lights on.
If I lived in Sydney, this is where I would want to...
Sydney, as the lights start to come up at night. Viewed...
Sydney opera house, time exposure. Ferries with motion blur.
Sydney at night.
Sydney at night.
Sydney Harbour Bridge with cool lens flare.
North tower of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
North Sydney, viewed from a Kirribilli street.
Apparently Burger King must already be a registered...
Morton's Bay Bug: first new animal eaten in a long time....
Monica and our view from dinner on Monday night, at Cafe Sydney.
John and Monica after dinner.
Second shot, taken by a waitress.
Monica superman flying over a model of Sydney under a...
I woke up at 6am on Tuesday to go running in the...
Early morning shot of the bridge and opera house.
John crazed self-portrait from his early morning run.
The Charleton Boy Pool, adjoining the Bot on the eastern...
The Bot was more like a zoo. Exotic looking animals abounded.
Aww, how cute. In the bot, during my morning run.
Flying foxes! In the bot, during the morning run.
A flying fox: basically a large fruit bat.
These guys were everywhere. The only hard part was...
Louise and Monica at breakfast at the Boy Charlton Pool....
An emu!
A peacock!
A praying mantis!
A water dragon! Of some sort. Which type, exactly, we forget.
A legless lizard. No, it's not a snake. Creepy. Two, actually.
Monica makes a friend.
This guy was like Homer Simpson with donuts. He must...
Fish in mid air.