My fit bit was put to good use today. Ryan and I all day walked about 9 miles all over Sydney, from parks to bridges to shops to museums to food. I think we held hands the entire time, and might have even skipped to a few places.
The day began checking out Saint Mary's Catholic Cathedral. This picture of Mary and baby Jesus is simply stunning to me. The Catholic focus on Mary warms my heart.
These statues (called the Altar) all depict prominent women in the Christianity.
Epic.
The far left had Mother Theresa.
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
True that.
This turtle in the fountain at Hyde Park kills me dead.
These birds (the size of a chicken) are found wandering all around. Their beaks have some red on them. I really like them.
We dined today at The Tower restaurant.
It's 95 stories high, and the restaurant slowly rotates, giving you a 365 degree view of Sydney.
The buffet was pretty good, but the view was incredible. I now know what Kangaroo and Emu taste like...they don't taste like chicken:~)
A shot of the dining room.
This was my dessert plate. Everything was delightful.
See, I really was there.
Info about the Tower. They printed it out so you know it's all legit.
After lunch we went to The Botanical Gardens and caught the Chocolate exhibit.
The shrubs in the entryway are monkey, bc monkeys love Cacao!
Actually, they only love the sweet tasting pod around it. They don't eat the seeds.
We love cacao beans bc they're over %50 fat!
The entire exhibit was covered with green walls (aka walls that are covered in plants.)
This giant wall was made to look like a cow...b/c milk is a common ingredient found in chocolate.
Super playful, and ridiculous.
There's not much to say about the above story.
Except, when your ox is in the mire... sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
Free samples at the end.
Our nighttime entertainment found us at the Sydney Opera House. We got to listen to the Sydney Orchestra...perform all of the epic background music... to the movie....
Back to the Future... in the Sydney Opera House.
Random. Fabulous. Incredible.
I wish the picture was better, and you could read the Back to the Future Sign.
Love the "Intermission" sign, printed in the style of the movie graphic.
*** Today was pretty epic. This post is for Friday, October 7th, 2016***
That dessert plate gets me excited about our cruise!
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