Ok, so the last post was a bit brief, and now we have a couple of hours to kill before jetting off to Auckland I thought we should give you a bit more info ...
The Grace hotel was great - a lovely Art deco building although you have to crane your neck to see it really as Sydney is very high rise and not quite like anywhere else we have been. Its a really nice city, clean and very well cared for - and despite the large numbers of tourists not overcrowded or pushy at all. We felt as though we had the frontage of the Opera house to ourselves a couple of times - you wouldn't get that at Buckingham Palace! The weather has been fine, yesterday was pretty windy but it was still warm although a bit overcast, probably just as well as we spent the whole day out and about on the Harbour Express and wandering through different parts of town. Needless to say today is much sunnier!
This morning we headed to the Botanical Gardens for a wander before breakfast (I did say our timing was way out still and end of summer time last night didn't help much either!). what a gem of a place. They were absolutely beautiful, and immaculately kept - full of all sort of wonderful plants and trees and some interesting birds, plus of course the massive bats (see previous post).
Its a shame we don't have an extra day - it would have been nice to head down to Bondi Beach - Next time....
Hope all is going well at home and that the tomatoes are coming along nicely. I will post some more photos as soon as get another chance.
