I went to Sydney today...
Got up at 3am
drove to Brisbane 1hr 45mins away
flew to Sydney
which took 1hr 20mins
Visited the US Consulate
for a multiple entry-long term visa
and had time to walk down Pitt Street
to the harbour
take a few pics on my iphone
before returning to the airport
delayed one hour because of high winds
flew to Brisbane
drove home to Noosa
~ What a long Day ~
But look at Circular Quay
the area of the Sydney Harbour
between the Sydney Harbour Bridge
and the Sydney Opera House
two stunning pieces
of man made engineering
and architecture
we mingled with the tourists
walking the shoreline
near the very Bay
that Captain James Cook
stepped foot on
way back in 1788
222 years ago
Cook sailed into Botany Bay
just south of Circular Quay
on the HMS Endeavour
The British planned
a penal colony for Botany Bay
which in time became the first
European habitation of Australia
