We arrived late this morning in Sydney after a very early morning departure from Auckland.  Our first experience was with our 85-year old taxi driver.  Not only did he have the largest spare tire in his trunk (we barely fit our carry-on luggage in it), but he hit every curb as we left the airport, forgot to fasten his seat belt for the longest time as the car buzzer rang and could barely communicate.  Well, he was trying  .  .  .

Although Sydney is only 10% larger than Melbourne, it feels substantially bigger.  It is probably because the high number of towers that are crammed around the various harbors.

Our lovely apartment on the “51st” floor has an absolutely fantastic view of the harbors and greater Sydney.  Nearby, at Darling Harbor, there was a Japanese cultural event this afternoon.  Not only was the area filled with traditional Japanese clothing but also some of the more eclectic Japanese outfits (“Hello Kitty”, emoji, superheroes, Samurai soldiers, etc.).   Quite an interesting walk.  Darling Harbor is very touristy but interesting nevertheless, with all the constant activity-especially on weekends.

Tonight we had a breathtaking and unexpected display of fireworks  from our deck –  just another Saturday night in Aussie Land!