Hi Everyone,
Just to say that I am home safe after nearly 28 hours of travel, 22 of which were in an aircraft! Pretty jetlagged having arrived home at 10.00am this morning local time.
I did try to send a post from Sydmey airport yesterday, but I have found that it did not send probably due to the intense Tropical Storm that hit Sydney just as we were about to board the Airbus 900 – 380. Intense lightning and thunder and at one stage you could not see out of the windows. It took some 40 minutes or so for the storm to pass but then all the air bridges were flooded so we were in the end over an hour late leaving.
The two flights home are gruelling with an 8-hr flight to Singapore for a short stopover to refuel and service the aircraft and then nearly 14 hrs in the air to London Heathrow. I did manage 5-6 hrs sleep but have taken it easy today and will hope by tomorrow morning the worst of the jet lag will have dissipated.
All very worthwhile though for yet another amazing travel journey.
It was a dark and dank arrival home and I'm already missing the Al Fresco breakfasts and evening meals at the Darling Harbour restaurants! I ate and one or two restaurants on a couple of occasion and was always welcomed back with a smile and the waiters coming to have a chat when they were not so busy serving.
I took one last photo as I left after breakfast yesterday morning of this fountain. It is known as the Dancing Broglas Fountain. I have since found that this lovely water fountain at Cockle Bay Wharf in Darling Harbour, was created in cast stainless steel in 1998, as part of the refurbishment of Cockle Bay. Designed by Terrance Plowrig, the foundation celebrates the Brolga, a native bird also known as the Australian Crane.
The word Brolga comes from the Gamilaraay language of the Australian Aboriginal people, where it is called burralga. Brolgas are one of Australia's largest flying birds, standing up to a metre tall with a wingspan of up to 2.4 meters. They have silvery-gray plumage and a red patch on their head.
Brolgas are known for their elaborate courtship dance and are often seen in pairs or groups moving about as if dancing and this is what the fountain represents and reflects the whole vibrancy of this part pf Sydney and a nice way to reflect on my stay in this city.
I will over the next few days complete the missing posts.
