Not Nearly Enough - Sydney, Australia

We have successfully booked our final few flights in Asia, the last of which will bring us home to Denver for a quick break before hitting the road again this summer.  We are amazed at how quickly these recent four months have passed.  There are many places we didn’t visit along with others where we’d like to return…Soon.  Australia is one of those places.

We spent only five days in Sydney, a hip, modern, waterfront city reminiscent of San Francisco.  The weather wasn’t cooperative; another cyclone followed us, bringing with it several days of rain.  We didn’t let the inclement weather dampen our plans with one notable exception:  We skipped an outdoor performance of the opera Madame Butterfly which would have surely been a unique experience.

We explored the city on foot visiting the botanic gardens, the opera house, the many wharfs, and when the rain worsened, we ducked into diverse local restaurants and cafes.  The people were very welcoming and we left with a wish to return when we could dedicate sufficient time to better explore this far-reaching and diverse country.