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I was down in Sydney from Saturday for seven days as the Trade Show was from the Tuesday to Thursday of the following week. Someone needed to be there for the installers on the Saturday to make sure the correct cables were in place and a good job too, otherwise it would not have been good outcome.

On the Sunday I went to Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral. If was a beautiful Mass with a full male choir singing parts in Latin. There was a visiting Arch-Bishop from Canada who said the Homily. After Mass I had a walk around and then headed out to Hyde Park. Thankfully the city to surf had finished and the park was returning to normal. Then it was a short walk back to Darling Harbour.

It was a lovely sunny day, so I spent some time walking around the harbour being a tourist and then went to the markets where I bought a new watch and backpack. The old watch had stopped the morning I was going to leave and I just couldn't get used to looking at the phone all the time, to get the time - it just doesn't work!.




The fountain in
Hyde Park.


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Looking back
towards the city.

I was stopped by the
City to Surf.

St. Mary's
Cathedral.



The canon was
pointing at the church.

Statue of St. Mary
of the Cross.


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You are
here.

Part of the hugh
number of participants.

The police bringing
up the rear.


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Looking to
the alter.


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Pipes over
an entrance.


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More
pipes.

This is
an organ!.


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Our Lady
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Looking down to
the crypt.


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The 1st Station
of the Cross.


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Beautiful lead
light windows.


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A flower bed
in Hyde Park.


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Post Office
Tower.


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Chess
anyone ?.

A busker in
the Mall.

Loved the architecture
of this building.

Footbridge into
Darling Harbour.


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A beautiful day
in Sydney.

The Ibis
Hotel.


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Seagull
on a post.


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Waiting for
some lunch.


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The children's
playground.

Ping Pong
anyone ?.

The Chinese
Gardens.


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Sydney laneway - one
car wide only.

China Town
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Strange name
for a shop.

Leaving the
markets.

Walking back past
the Chinese Gardens.


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These fish
were huge.


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The water
playground.


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Mini Ferris
Wheel.


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Looking across
to the food hall.

Tea - barra, veggies
and chips.

The
bar.

Thai chicken
stir fry.