Sydney 2022 - Other things we did.....

 

We did lots of other great stuff whilst recently in Sydney.

We stayed at the Wentworth Hotel.

https://all.accor.com/hotel/3665/index.en.shtml

We shared a lift with the Prime Minister of New Zealand and all her hefty bodyguards.

I was struck dumb, so never got to ask her if she enjoyed Vivid!

 Here is Jacinda Ardern later the same day meeting with Anthony Albanese.

(I also bought a new phone!)

Sydney Cricket Ground Tour

We had been gifted a tour and have had it for years but due to covid we haven't been able to use it.

UNTIL NOW!

Above is a tribute to the late Shane Warne, who died suddenly earlier this year.

 Lots of famous baggy greens, and Steve Waugh's famous red rag.

https://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/

Only time we'll get in the members bar....

An arty shot from the dressing room.

And of course, Richie Benaud lives on.... 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Benaud

 Hyde Park Barracks

Somewhere else we went trying to use up our dine and discover vouchers before they expire was the newly renovated Hyde Park Barracks.

 

(Dine and discover were vouchers given to everyone to encourage the public to get out and stimulate the economy following the COVID lock downs. The Dine NSW Vouchers and Discover NSW Vouchers expired on 30 June 2022).

 

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Sydney Opera House Tour

 

 Because Qantas cancelled our lunch time flight and re-booked us onto the 6:50pm flight we had an extra day to fill in in Sydney.

(Qantas are cancelling a lot of regional flights, crews are sick with flu or COVID so they are scraping together what they can and cancelling flights with low bookings to crew those that are full). 

So it was a chance to look at the buildings history and architecture. 

It will be 50 years old in 2023.

And to end with something sweet...

We met up with Michael and Gail for lunch on the Saturday and had dessert at the Guylian Belgian Chocolate Cafe at Circular Quay.

This is an Orange and Chocolate Dome, YUMMY!

 https://guyliancafe.com.au/location/circular-quay/

And we finally got home at 9PM on the Sunday  to a freezing cold house and the doggies having to spend an extra night at the kennels.

Sydney 2022 - Vivid

 

A quick post to share photos from Vivid.

 https://www.vividsydney.com/

It was a coincidence that we were in Sydney at the time of the Light and Music Festival and its so much better when your there in person than seeing it on the TV.

 

 We went about 3 times on different nights.

 

Mum and Dad came in to town one night and had dinner with us. 

It was so cold in Sydney, just as well I took the gloves and beanie.

I didn't take the below pic, but I thought it was a great overview of the 2022 Vivid Festival.

I wonder if we were down at the quay when this photo was taken?