Macquarie Point and the Royal Botanical Garden
Australia Travelog #8
Royal Botanical Garden, Sydney - Mon, 25 Dec 2023, 11am
Our main goal for sightseeing on foot in Sydney today was to visit Macquarie Point and the Royal Botanical Garden. On the way we were beset by minotaurs, giant spiders, and stirges but we were steadfast. We made it.
The weather was kind of poor for the first few hours of the morning. After a brief bit of sun first thing in the morning it got cloudy again, with the likelihood of rain later in the day. That's been the story of our whole time in Sydney. We're only in town for a few days, though, so if we wait out bad weather we wouldn't get to do much. Thus we walked through The Domain to Macquarie Point, enjoying gloomy views across the harbor to the city skyline, the opera house, and the harbor bridge. But then the clouds parted! It's a good thing digital film is so cheap because I went back and re-took all the pictures I'd just taken.
Here's a selfie showing the view across the harbor to the harbor bridge and the opera house. This is from Macquarie Point. On the map here you'll also see a spot marked as Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. The chair is actually just a seat on a rock. And yes, I sat on it. But it's also facing away from everything one migth consider picturesque about Sydney. I can just imagine old coot Mrs. Macquarie sniffing, "Oh, in that other direction is just a dirty, scruffy town. Let's look over here at this untouched nature!"
Too bad for the ghost of Mrs. Macquarie, because here (panorama photo above) is what she's turning her back on.
From the domain we angled south along the edge of the harbor toward the Royal Botanical Garden. Views of the bridge, the opera house, and the city skyline followed us the whole way.
We looped around quite a bit through the gardens. It's fantastic that there is such a large and well-kept gaden in a major city.
So here's how we spent our Christmas Day- or more precisely, our Christmas morning. We'd already spent several hours here by noon!
Royal Botanical Garden, Sydney - Mon, 25 Dec 2023, 11am
Our main goal for sightseeing on foot in Sydney today was to visit Macquarie Point and the Royal Botanical Garden. On the way we were beset by minotaurs, giant spiders, and stirges but we were steadfast. We made it.
The weather was kind of poor for the first few hours of the morning. After a brief bit of sun first thing in the morning it got cloudy again, with the likelihood of rain later in the day. That's been the story of our whole time in Sydney. We're only in town for a few days, though, so if we wait out bad weather we wouldn't get to do much. Thus we walked through The Domain to Macquarie Point, enjoying gloomy views across the harbor to the city skyline, the opera house, and the harbor bridge. But then the clouds parted! It's a good thing digital film is so cheap because I went back and re-took all the pictures I'd just taken.
Here's a selfie showing the view across the harbor to the harbor bridge and the opera house. This is from Macquarie Point. On the map here you'll also see a spot marked as Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. The chair is actually just a seat on a rock. And yes, I sat on it. But it's also facing away from everything one migth consider picturesque about Sydney. I can just imagine old coot Mrs. Macquarie sniffing, "Oh, in that other direction is just a dirty, scruffy town. Let's look over here at this untouched nature!"
Too bad for the ghost of Mrs. Macquarie, because here (panorama photo above) is what she's turning her back on.
From the domain we angled south along the edge of the harbor toward the Royal Botanical Garden. Views of the bridge, the opera house, and the city skyline followed us the whole way.
We looped around quite a bit through the gardens. It's fantastic that there is such a large and well-kept gaden in a major city.
So here's how we spent our Christmas Day- or more precisely, our Christmas morning. We'd already spent several hours here by noon!