Rainy Sydney

Sydney has had a wet spell, "The harbour city has already collected more than 150 millimetres of rain this month, the wettest since June, and is closing in on double the amount for a typical November of 83.6 millimetres." Here is the crossing at Park and George, QVB in the background.

Manly rescue monument

In the background was a group having a farewell picnic.

Manly Yacht Club

On the east side of Manly cove, a solid building.

Manly stand up paddleboards

The latest craze is S.U.P, good idea for summer?

Manly skiff

Not sure if this is a skiff? View from Manly Yacht Club.

Fountain in The Corso Manly

Lots of fun for kids, The Corso is one of the great pedestrian streets of Sydney.

The Ivanhoe Hotel

One of the big 3 hotels in Manly - newly refurbished.

Morning has broken

At last, after a lot of rain a sunny morning at Newport Beach. Taken while I wait for my bus.

Brass plaque in Sydney

Footpath sign in Kings Cross. Along my usual lunch walk route on Tuesdays.

Palm Beach cafe

At the Boathouse Palm Beach, should have a Michelin hat it is that good!

The Boathouse at Palm Beach

Coffee art and a superb view, a wonderful place on a sunny Sydney day, watch the seaplanes land.

Avalon Market Day 2013

Amidst rainy days on Saturday the clouds parted and there was a sunny warm day in Avalon. One of the biggest markets in Sydney. Here is Bronwyn Bishop MP, the local member for Mackellar, also the Speaker for the House of Representatives. She is buying a raffle ticket off a bikie.

Clowns in Sydney

The Moscow circus is at Warriewood in Sydney. This clown is riding atop a car.

Riders stop on red

Do you obey the traffic signals on a bike?

Big Red X building

New building on corner Hunter and Elizabeth Streets.

The Sydney Institute

What does this place do? A think tank? In Phillip St.

Cactus in Sydney

Outside the Customs House building at Circular Quay.

That old jacaranda tree

Not as good as Steffe's great series on his old tree in Sweden.

Funky secondhand clothes

A new lifeline shop in Avalon, and I'm going to bust some tags ...

Fountain in Sydney

Close up of the El Alamein up the Cross.

Stanley Street, Darlinghurst

Jacaranda time in city street.

Inspiration ideas

Sign in Manly Corso, not sure about distances to these destinations, the busker was singing 'Redemption Song' in the background.

Vintage Kombi

Lola the kombi in Manly

Manly Beach Lifeguards

We call them surf life savers. A vibrant group watching out over some swimmers at the South end of the beach.

Melbourne Cup in Sydney 2013

Today at 3pm the nation stops to watch a horse race. The Melbourne Cup. First run in 1861 it is now run on the first Tuesday in November. Here in Martin Place crowds are trying to place a bet. For the record it was won by Fiorente - trained by famous Sydneysider Gai Waterhouse.

Sydney wedding car

Rolling down the hill, probably from the Cerrutti Chapel at St Patrick's Manly this bridge and groom looked radiant.

Little Manly Beach

Tucked away on the harbour side is a beach I have never visited before. A sunny Sydney swimming day.

Great Ocean Road

A recent trip to the Great Ocean Road along Victoria's 'Shipwreck Coast'.

Cherrypickers

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