To our relief we got a hot welcome on Monday after a stormy weekend in New South Wales. Blue sky, 28° C. So, we did THE touristy things immediately: Walk around Sydney Opera, wander through the Botanical Gardens, explore The Rocks and climb on the pillar of the bridge (the one for AUD 15, not the rip-off for AUD 300!). Then jump on a harbor cruise and see the city from a different angle.
Interestingly, a rare meteorological phenomenon occurred: fog in the Sydney Harbour on a hot summer day. At least our tour guide explained that she’s never seen that in 12 years of duty. Let’s believe her – at least everybody enjoyed the fog as something special and not as a nuisance. Clever.
In the evening we finished the day with a drink in Darling Harbour, before returning to our hotel near Oxford Street (known for the LGBT community).