Sydney is much more than a Harbour Bridge and an Opera House.
Sparkling blue water is everywhere; splashing in bays and coves, pounding on beaches, and lapping serenely in the beautiful harbours. Quite a setting for a city that buzzes on an international scale, with guaranteed sunshine thrown in!
Arriving in Sydney from the tropical heat of Fiji, we were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by a classic Spring, so instead of making a bee-line for the iconic harbour sights on our first morning we set off for the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Bright warm sunshine set off the wonderful array of flowers and trees to perfection; familiar favourites like cherry blossom, mimosa and azaleas, exotic beauties such as bottle brush and bird of paradise flowers, and best of all a fabulous cactus and succulent garden.
Huge fig trees and palms provided a roost for thousands of giant fruit bats (I swear they were as big as chickens), and all kinds of water birds dilly-dallied round the duckponds.
Everywhere we strolled in this green and pleasant park we caught stunning glimpses of the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House, and the smart skyline of the Business Centre, and our camera was clicking away non-stop.
Eventually, we reluctantly left this little bit of heaven to walk across for a closer look at the famous Bridge and the Opera House.
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