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canyonwalkerAustralia Travelog #6
Afoot in Sydney - Mon, 25 Dec 2023, 8am
Last night I wondered whether we'd just fall asleep by 7pm. Indeed we did. The flip side, though, to going to bed early is waking up early. Whether or not that's a good thing depends on a) how early, and b) whether there's something to do.
In therms of (a) the answer was 5am. We woke up at 5am. In terms of (b) it wasn't the worst thing. We poked around on our computers for a while. A bit after 6 I showered and dressed, and we went down to the lounge for breakfast when it opened at 6:30am.
After a big breakfast— as we're not sure when/what we'll be able to eat during the day on Christmas Day— we headed out on foot for another day of sightseeing in Sydney. We left the hotel just before 8am to streets that were pleasantly quiet... though not deserted, by any stretch.
The weather today is supposed to reach 80° F. That's because here, in Australia, it's summer. Christmas in the summer! The old northern hemisphere saying is "Christmas in July" though, really, it's more like Christmas in June if you think about it. (A year is how many months? And half that number to/from December is which month?)
The photo above, BTW, is from a small window box display at a department store near our hotel. Surfing Santa bringing presents to all the good little boys and girls on the beach!
We won't quite be going to the beach today. Probably tomorrow. Today we're headed up through the Royal Botanical Garden to enjoy the garden and views of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the Opera House, the city skyline, and, of course, the garden itself.
Afoot in Sydney - Mon, 25 Dec 2023, 8am
Last night I wondered whether we'd just fall asleep by 7pm. Indeed we did. The flip side, though, to going to bed early is waking up early. Whether or not that's a good thing depends on a) how early, and b) whether there's something to do.
In therms of (a) the answer was 5am. We woke up at 5am. In terms of (b) it wasn't the worst thing. We poked around on our computers for a while. A bit after 6 I showered and dressed, and we went down to the lounge for breakfast when it opened at 6:30am.
After a big breakfast— as we're not sure when/what we'll be able to eat during the day on Christmas Day— we headed out on foot for another day of sightseeing in Sydney. We left the hotel just before 8am to streets that were pleasantly quiet... though not deserted, by any stretch.
The weather today is supposed to reach 80° F. That's because here, in Australia, it's summer. Christmas in the summer! The old northern hemisphere saying is "Christmas in July" though, really, it's more like Christmas in June if you think about it. (A year is how many months? And half that number to/from December is which month?)
The photo above, BTW, is from a small window box display at a department store near our hotel. Surfing Santa bringing presents to all the good little boys and girls on the beach!
We won't quite be going to the beach today. Probably tomorrow. Today we're headed up through the Royal Botanical Garden to enjoy the garden and views of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the Opera House, the city skyline, and, of course, the garden itself.
