Thursday afternoon we had a walk through some of the city, the old buildings are great to see.
We went in to the Queen Victoria building, what an amazing place and such beautiful shops, most of which I could not even afford to walk into!!!
this clock was hanging in one end of the building, it showed scenes of the Sydney area and the sailing boat (in between two scenes) marked the seconds. It was fascinating. Hubby found a shop selling war gaming figures so that kept him occupied for a while and along from that was a shop selling beautiful things from Turkey and Syria and Damascus. Two things came home with us...I will put a photo of them up tomorrow
this is part of a chess board, made in Syria, the young man told us this craft is dying as no one is learning to continue this craft because of the war. I could see quilt patterns!
the whole chess board. It was a beautiful shop with lots of treasures I could have brought home!
A beautiful window in the Queen Victoria building
and the ceiling dome.
another clock, hubby liked this one! The restoration in the building is stunning.
We had a wander and out dinner at Darling Harbour.
The nest day we went on the ferry to Manly
this man was entertaining, but sadly most people walked past and ignored him.
the Harbour Bridge as we pulled out.
The Opera House and a huge cruise ship in the background, I found out last night friends from NZ are on it.
Views on the way.
Once in Manly we went for a walk along the water front to a sheltered beach, this sculpture was by a swimming pool on the sea edge.
the obligatory tourist photo!!
Hansjorge and Edith chose this house to be theirs!!
It was windy but warm at the beach, we had lunch under some shady trees and then headed back to the ferry.
Best view heading back in to the city.
View from the train platform looking back outside.
After dinner at the hotel hubby and I went for a walk thru Kings Cross to find this fountain he remembered from the 60's.
this was just next to the fountain.
So we are back home and all is back to normal. I have had a kit to make a market bag for ages and seeing Fiona make hers has motivated me to get mine done.
I am giving it to my sister in law for her 60th and will fill it with wine, cheese, biscuits nuts and fruit and maybe some chutney and goodies like that.
I have some hexies to cut out so had better make a move and get them done.
Happy stitching.
Looks like a fun trip! Great gift idea.
ReplyDeleteGreat trip to Sydney to be with friends.
ReplyDeleteLove the market bag. It sounds like it will be a filling gift.
lovely trip to Sydney …. quilters find quilt patterns everywhere. Hope you enjoyed the market bag - great idea to fill it with yummy things as a gift...
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Lovely idea for a gift ...the package being the best part! Your trip looks like so much fun. What a fabulous big city Sydney must be. The shopping center gave you some amazing photo ops...as did the beach and everywhere you went. Nice to share the tourist stuff with friends. We always do like your friends did and pick out houses we are going to move into (in our dreams). (In reality, I would no longer even know what to do with a big house!)
ReplyDeleteGreat to take time out to visit another city and spend time with friends.
ReplyDeleteWe are well overdue a trip to Sydney and hope to get there soon to visit with relatives.
The bag is a really good gift idea especially filled with lots of goodies.
Wonderful photos Sue. What a lovely time you must've had. I have not been to Sydney for 30 years now ... yet it all still looks very familiar to me. I love your bag & what a wonderful idea to fill it with goodies for your sis in law.
ReplyDeleteI love those pics. Yes, I see some patchwork designs too. Reminds me of the foyer floor of Admiralty House I took pics of a few years ago. How amazing that your friends were on that ship lol. If I ever get back to Sydney for longer than an overnight visit I shall seek out those places. Loooove the bag.
ReplyDeleteLove all those pics Sue... and like you, I too see patchwork-y type patterns on floors, windows & walls, ha ha!
ReplyDeleteLovely to catch up with your friends x
Nice to catch up with your friends and play tourist. I have never been to Sydney, looks nice.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that you had a wonderful time....loved tagging along with you. Your market bag is lovely and will be a great gift full of goodies xx
ReplyDeleteYou can delete the Arabic in the previous blog comments - it's trying to sell you something. I translated it for a friend the other day. =) Thank you so much for pictures of things I will never get to see in person. Those clocks are both amazing. What a shame that war is causing so much upheaval in people's lives that there is no time or way to pass along this beautiful art form in Syria. One of the many costs we forget to count.
ReplyDeleteThe size of the cruise ship is really evident next to the Opera House! I'd prefer a smaller one myself. =) LOVE the dandelion fountain! It looks like an absolutely fabulous time out, thanks for sharing. The market bag will be a great gift, useful yet pretty.
What a wonderful trip you had. I enjoyed looking at all the photos and living the experience through you. That chess board drew my eye - what a shame that the art is being lost … Enjoy the rest of your week!
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