[below: a typical Aussie beach bum at Bondi beach on Easter Sunday (when I believe it was snowing in the UK)]
We also spend an interesting day at the city's Science and Technology museum, called the Powerhouse, walking through the Chinatown district on the way and doing some shopping in Paddy's Markets.
Darling Harbour was redeveloped in the 1980s to a modern, tourist and commercial centre. A replica of Captain Cook's ship, the HMS Endeavour, is moored there. The ship is surprisingly small in which to spend two and a half years of your life. Carolyn and I had seen it before, back in 1997 when it visited Boston on a tour of the UK. We had mentioned the visit to Mum (Gwen) and Dad (Ted) and they came up to see it. We all knew that Captain Cook was Dad's hero. The Wikipedia entry for HMS Endeavour is worth a read, particularly the story of the ship hitting the Great Barrier Reef.
We also found a nice pub, The Lord Nelson, which did good food, and more importantly, had its own micro brewery. Its ales were 'Trafalgar Pale Ale' at 4.5% which was served, like all the beers in New Zealand and Australia, too cold and tasted just like lager. Their flagship (sorry) beer was 'Three Sheets' at 5.0% which also tasted just like lager. Oh well.
We also found a nice pub, The Lord Nelson, which did good food, and more importantly, had its own micro brewery. Its ales were 'Trafalgar Pale Ale' at 4.5% which was served, like all the beers in New Zealand and Australia, too cold and tasted just like lager. Their flagship (sorry) beer was 'Three Sheets' at 5.0% which also tasted just like lager. Oh well.
