34 hours after departing Anchorage, Alaska, we arrived in Sydney, Australia. The trip was a long, arduous series of flights punctuated by security checks and customs, the kind of schedule experienced by people who use frequent flyer miles and have little travel savvy. We were routed from Anchorage to Seattle, Los Angeles, Auckland New Zealand, Melbourne Australia and finally Sydney. To top it off, one large suitcase was lost on the domestic flight from Melbourne to Sydney and the Swissotel did not have any record of our reservations, or our group tour the next day with Holland America. We were exhausted and concerned.
What a difference a day makes. The sun shone, our luggage arrived and we found the tour group. Sydney is a clean, sophisticated, beautiful city. The first evening we explored Darling Harbor, one of my favorite places, and saw the famous opera house. It is indeed gorgeous.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska artist
Hi Gail hope you have a great holiday Sydney is beautiful if you get a chance go on the replica of the Bounty the sailing ship in Sydney Harbour it is brilliant, its been 13 years since I visited there, your Northern lights picture is great will you be doing any painting on holiday or taking lots of photos Lesley from Scotland
Hi Lesley;
We love Sydney, this is our third time through here during our visit. Each time is better that before. Home soon, though, to sort mail and start painting again. It will be a shock because it it 75 degrees here and -5 degrees with wind at home in Alaska.
Gail