A day with Kim and Sandy

Today we met Kim an Sandy for breakfast.  Dalton worked with both of them at different times in Vancouver.  Sandy was working on a project in Sydney but is on his way home.  They came to our hotel and then we walked to the Queen Victoria, it is a big, old, shopping centre.  All floors are built around an open courtyard type area.  There are eateries all around the centre court so you can look around the building while you are eating your breakfast (in our case).  It is a fabulous old building and is filled with the most expensive stores.  I have never seen so much bling on so many shoes in my life.

After exploring the Queen Victoria, we went to the Strand, which is another old building converted to a shopping centre.  Again, I walked around with my mouth agape.  We walked through Hyde Park, looked at the huge War Memorial and continued on to Kim and Sandy's to have a look at the apartment they are staying in.  The apartment is very nice, you get a small view of the Sydney Opera House and the rent is $900.00 a week.  Sydney is a very expensive place to live.

We continued on our walking excursion to a place called "The Rocks".  Another very nice place, lots of stores, some quite touristy.  We went to a lovely Italian Restaurant where we were serenaded by a harp and a guitar, quite neat..and yes there was someone playing the instruments.  

After dinner we walked all the way home.  I am sure we put on at least ten miles, maybe more.  The only way to get around is to walk, there is so much traffic, and all on the wrong side of the road.  On each intersection, on the street is painted the words "look to the right", I can imagine there have been a few accidents on the intersections with people stepping off the curbs when a car is coming around the corner.

This is the view from Kim and Sandy's apartment, you can see the Opera House peeping through the high rises.