Day Two of our mini-holiday and we wander down to Milson's Point via Luna Park. It's cloudy but we're brave and leave our umbrellas at home.
We see a cruise ship waiting to enter Circular Quay and think it's left the quay and for some reason is returning but later we realise that it's a different ship but from the same cruise company.
From Milson's Point a ferry ride takes us to Circular Quay once more and we head off to The Rocks again, only to find that the museum we plan to visit in Susannah Place does not open until 2 p.m.
So we wander around, a little bit lost as where to go. We find some stairs that lead to the Sydney Harbour Bridge but instead take a less strenuous route alongside the stairs and found ourselves at Observatory Hill.
Little Miss and I spend a wonderful couple of hours inside the Sydney Observatory and take a tour of the telescope room.
The domed roof of the room turns.
Not only does it turn, but it opens up too.
Outside, we are disappointed to see the clouds.
Clouds mean we can't view the sun through the solar telescope, so instead we look at the traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge, which, weirdly, is all upside down!
Outside, the sky gets darker and darker,
the clouds get heavier and heavier
..we manage to eat morning tea in the gardens before feeling the first drops of rain and make a dash for Circular Quay.
We make it in time to miss the heavy shower which lasts long enough for us to meet up with my daughter for lunch.
After lunch it's back to Susannah Place to visit the museum.
Little Miss is enthralled with the stories our tour guide tells us about families that once lived in the row of terrace houses that is Susannah Place.
Each room we visit inside remains as it was when it was occupied by various families before being turned into a museum. We learn that initially, The Rocks was not necessarily a desirable place to live, and local residents would sometimes lie about their address. My how times have changed!
Each room we visit inside remains as it was when it was occupied by various families before being turned into a museum. We learn that initially, The Rocks was not necessarily a desirable place to live, and local residents would sometimes lie about their address. My how times have changed!
Afterwards, we purchase lollies at the 'corner shop'. (I can't believe that I've taken no photos of Susannah Place!)
Across the road from Susannah Place is The Big Dig which is an archaeological dig of an 18th century European development in Sydney which was demolished to prevent the spread of plague.
Around the dig is the YHA building.
And we return'home' without the need for our umbrellas!
