Sydney--Part 1

We hit the ground running on New Years Day as we landed in Sydney.  On Jan 2 we headed out for a walk along Sydney's iconic southeast beaches and capped off the day with a trip to the Opera House.  Can you believe not a single person here was concerned with who was playing in the BCBS Series?  Remarkably, life seemed to go on without it.  :)

Pesky Clouds!

The hats were Mom's idea....

"EXTREME GELATO--Made with Liquid Nitrogen"

Chinatown

The family got a little tired of the hats

This old Sydney Cemetery has quite the view!

Everlie and Davis jumped in the water

Beachside Trattoria

Slumming it

Typical Sydney Iconic Beachwalk Sunburn

New Years in Cairns, Australia

For New Year's Eve Scott actually gave everyone a "Day Off" (ha!).  We had a quiet day: went to church, took a quick walk through the adjacent Botanical Gardens, had a gourmet lunch and even got a nap in ("Nap at home!").  We caught a peek of the fireworks...at 9pm.  We left the midnight festivities to the real party animals.

No ties here...and lots of flip flops!

A Kookaburra seen on a walk around the neighborhood

McDonald's can be a cultural experience too...

Beets on a hamburger

Gravy Fries...How can we NOT have these in the U.S.?????!

The picture doesn't do it justice..it was like something from the movie South Pacific...moonlight on the waves with a gentle warm breeze.

Fireworks...sorry, photo fail

On January 1 it was off to Sydney: