Monday, February 12, 2018

Report # 42 Sydney, Australia February 11, 2018 Sunday Cloudy & 88 degrees Part #2 Of 4 80 Pictures

Our hike continues…..

 

 

Headed out of the area

 

Central business district

 

Neat structure

 

Darling Harbour

 

Flags flying good today - windy

 

Sofitel Hotel

 

Pyrmont Bridge – no vehicles

 

Small boats in the harbor

 

Protected bay

 

New construction

 

Crane fountain

 

Cockle Bay Wharf in Darling Harbour

 

Full of cafes and restaurants

 

We will come back here later

 

Pretty as a picture

 

Year of the dog

 

Newer buildings at Darling Harbour

 

A new IMAX theater will be here

 

How futuristic

 

Poster of new project

 

Here’s the story

 

Freeways pass through here

 

New digs at the harbour

 

Ponds or shallow pools for kids

 

Much improved walkways

 

People friendly

 

Kids love the water feature

 

A café in the harbour

 

Construction is underway

 

A Serbian festival this weekend

 

An unexpected affair

 

Kids love water, don’t they?

 

Chinese Garden of Friendship

 

The charming ladies…we stand corrected - precious

 

Their “ride” here

 

So well behaved in their Chinese outfits

 

Happy hour?  Not today

 

End of the road

 

More construction

 

The way out

 

Looking more Oriental

 

Chinatown

 

Cafes

 

Toys

 

Busy area on Sundays

 

Lunchtime

 

Specialty foods

 

Paddy’s Market

 

Railway lines

 

The market was opened today

 

Not too crowded yet

 

Market City is above the market

 

Flowers

 

Reasonable prices, not sure we can bring these on the ship

 

Radishes

 

Produce looked great

 

An assortment of expensive food

 

Lamb choices

 

Eggs for sale

 

Prawns

 

Produce market was busy today

 

Fresh peaches

 

Craft shop

 

High rises even in this district

 

Easy way back to the harbor

 

The new exhibition center

 

This is finally finished since we were here in 2016

 

The festival

 

Coming back on the opposite side of the harbor

 

Wonder if these boats were used for fireworks?

 

A swirling fountain

 

Our lunch destination

 

Also a good wifi spot

 

The souvenir shop is on ground level

 

The city tee, but only in small and medium sizes

 

Restaurant is on level two

 

Happy they are still open

 

Hall of guitars – a trademark for the HRC

 

Carlton draft beers

 

The menu