Sure glad that I am not in the Melbourne and Adelaide areas, still blistering heat there and fires. Burned 28 homes and out buildings and it is still not under control. Started by a arsonist, and with the very hot weather and winds has turned into a very large fire, 400 fire fighters and 28 aircraft and other equipment working to try and put it out. They are hoping for cooler weather and possibly some rain but it does not look like they will get any for several days.
Today I bought a day pass for the transportation system in Sydney and early this morning hopped onto the train at Wolli Creek and went to Circular Quay and then caught the ferry to Taronga Zoo. When Jim and I were here a few years ago we went to the Zoo, so I was interested in seeing if it had improved or if there were any changes. There appears to have been no changes in the interval and at present there is a lot of construction going on. Some of the areas need to have a lot of improvement and hopefully that is what the construction is about.
Spent three hours walking around , the well marked paths, and enjoyed all the sites. The view from the zoo across to the city is spectacular. Had lunch at the food market. I have been trying to have a different type of food every time I eat. Today for lunch I had a Mongolian lamb dish - very good.
Then it was back on the ferry to Circular Quay and a walk around the Opera House. It being clear have taken some more photos of the Opera House because the when I was last down there it had been overcast and the photos were not so nice. Having taken dozens of photos, i stopped for coffee and then hopped back onto the train to Wolli Creek and then a short walk to the hotel.
Tomorrow have to be ready early for the trip to the Blue Mountains.
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