A patch of Green
rather, im looking for one in sydney…it really is a concrete jungle, high office blocks and sandstone relics, oh and Id forgotten how hilly it is. If Melbourne is damp then sydney is mildew…imagine carlton on a high slope and rotting and thats inner city sydney for you. fascinating, but my pics so far are failry undistinguished ones of tourists taking pics on the manly ferry (overheard conversation..”yes we have a house in mexico too” )though i did get some nice ones of the sun coming up over the ocean at collaroy (kind of like mount eliza if mount eliza wasnt on a bay)…the headland overlooking the ocean at collaroy is magnificent. It occurred to me today that everyone in sydney thinks of themselves as queenslanders…how odd…and they really do have naff conversations on buses about buying property by the sea. Took some time out from the tourista grind at bondi junction…everyone there looked like they were in showbiz of some kind…found the waverley library where the internet access thing blocks blogger…wasnt impressed…on the other hand the new (5 months old) customs house library (city of sydney libaries –opposite circular quay) won’t let you join if you arent a ratepayer but will let you use internet, and wont sting you $2 for access to email the way everyone else seems too. What is it with the charging for email? So strange to be on a computer and not be able to forward stuff…also i cant open more than one window at the customs house lib so cant post pics ….grrrr….
Saw the uni of nsw (its near randwick racecourse), went past the sydney cricket ground and the sydney girls school…or was that high? saw the australian museum…its for natural history…and wandered up kingsford…near maroubra…kind of like a downmarket collingwood…Felt I should really hop on a ferry to parramatta but didnt have the energy.
Tomorrow its the botanic gardens, the powerhouse museum, wandering around the rocks if its not too hot and maybe a ferry to watsons bay
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