Category Sydney

New Zealand/Australia 2024 – Sydney, Part Three

February 2 – 6, 2024 As mentioned in the prior post, our outing for the day would be to the  Hyde Park Barracks, directly across the street from the park of the same name.  Joanna and I rode over in an Uber from the Tramsheds while the rest of the gang walked the roughly three […]

New Zealand/Australia 2024 – Sydney, Part Two

February 2 – 6, 2024 The next day would feature another highlight, a tour of the world-famous Sydney Opera House.  Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbor, it is widely regarded as one of the world’s most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, but completed […]

New Zealand/Australia 2024 – Sydney, Part One

February 2 – 6, 2024 Our three-hour flight to Sydney, departing at 9:30 in the morning, meant an early start and checkout for us the next day.  This flight, again on Jetstar for $153 one way, would be a shorter distance then the one from Melbourne was and it all went smoothly. After landing we […]