We landed in Sydney amid a heavy downpour of rain, everyone happy to see it with the dreadful fires still burning nearby. As soon as we stepped out of the air conditioned airport terminal, though, we could smell smoke, even through the rain. We were being met for the transfer to our hotel, and our driver said there had been a wind shift because yesterday there was no smell of smoke and no rain and today there was smoke even with the rains. He also said there had been no rains for months, so he was very happy to see it.
Our hotel is the Ridges near Circular Quay in The Rocks district; the picture of the Quay and Opera House shown above was taken from the plaza a few steps away from the hotel. It is lovely district and we like the hotel.
We met Nancy for dinner as she was here at the same time on one of her international flights. We ate an early dinner at a German restaurant, the Munich Brauhous shown below, just a block from our hotel where she frequently eats when on flights to Sydney. The JÄGERSCHNITZEL was delicious. The bright blue and white wrapped posts and bunting were festive. Music was just starting to play when we finished dinner and left.
Nancy and Lizzie walked to the Opera house after dinner, but my knee was a bit sore from the 16-hour flight from being bent so long in the airline seat, so.I walked back to the hotel. It was an early night for both of us, and we turned in before 8:00.
The 18th is today, and (predictably) Lizzie and I were wide awake at 4:00 am. In a few hours we will board the Noordam.
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