FEB. 12th -- SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, DAY 2

G'Day!!
We walk off the boat today and are planning on exploring and shopping.  First stop is coffee.  We stop at "The Rock Cafe" for coffee.  Man, their coffee is strong.  One is enough.

We are on the hunt for a Pandora store.  I went on the internet and there a three stores here.  So, off we go.  We go for a long walk down George Street.  It is very hot today...94ºF/34ºC.
We finally reach our destination and we get 2 charms...the Sydney Opera House (awesome) and, of course, a kangaroo.  YAY...job done!

From there, we walked to The Sydney Tower Eye.  It is the tallest building in Sydney.  We went to the Observation Deck and looked out over the city.  Fantastic.  I took some pictures...hopefully you can get a sense of how vast Sydney is.

The Sydney Tower Eye

Pictures taken from the Observation Deck 

Another view....

Lunch time!
We decide to have lunch out today.  We have not had a meal "out" and have to "pay for" in 6 weeks.  We go to the Four Season Hotel.  We definitely need air conditioning and this suits us perfectly.

Cheers.

Barry ordered us a Reisling to have with lunch.
We both started with Burrata w. grilled eggplant, fresh tomatoes & basil.
Then Barry had Australian lamb and I had Asparagus Risotto w. Black Trumpet Mushrooms.
Fabulous...worth every penny.

Time to head back.

Sculpture by the artist, Salvador Dali.

I had to take a picture to this sculpture in the park we passed on our way back to the boat.  Isn't it awesome.
We stop at the oldest bar in Sydney.

I loved this...

Some of the draft beers @ Fortune of War pub.

Wow.  This place has so much atmosphere and a lot of character.  The bartender is very abrupt, a little mean-looking and terrific at her job.
Barry orders a Heineken draft and I have the Australian XXXX Gold.

Back to the boat.
We sit out on our balcony and watch the harbour.

Our view from our balcony.

It is the busiest harbour I've ever seen.
The boat leaves at 7:00 PM and we see the most beautiful sunset over the city.

Beautiful!

Bye, Bye Sydney.

We have had such a busy 2 days, we decide to have dinner in our room.
After dinner, we watched "Crocodile Dundee"...seemed appropriate.

We turn our clock back one hour tonight.
We loved Sydney!