The rest of Sydney

From the whales watching, we headed for a brief exploration of Darling Harbour and the Maritime Museum (rather expensive so we gave it a miss), and south to Paddy's Market where we grabbed lunch. Tracking back north, we climbed too many stairs to be able to get to the Sydney Observatory, which is somewhat like a mini-Greenwich both in appearance and execution. It was nonetheless interesting and a worthwhile stop. It sits just west of the Harbour Bridge so we took the opportunity to walk the bridge, or at least half of it and back again.

We rounded of the day with Art After Hours, a late night session at the Art Museum of New South Wales featuring wine, a fascinating lecture on John Russell and a rather funky band. The Australian and European artworks were interesting, and they did have a brilliant Asian art gallery, but the comtemporary art was rather odd. All in all great night rounded off with a beer in the Members Bar.Read more