It wasn’t all that long ago that I took the family for a holiday in Sydney, which was pretty good, but because of the wife and daughter, most of the time there was spent shopping and Frank, my son, and I were dragged helplessly along. Whilst I admit that Sydney offers a great shopping experience it is so much more than that. There is so much to see and I missed a lot of it because so much time was wasted checking out shoes handbags and other such crap.

If I was to go there again, I reckon I would spend a whole lot of time just soaking in the atmosphere and hitting all the tourist spots. The thing is that I could probably do it all again and save some money because, for a limited time only, there is an Accor Hotels City Super Sale on. This sale covers 27 cities across 10 countries in Asia Pacific, cities such as Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hanoi, Manila, Mumbai, Aukland and Sydney are included in the sale.

This time around I would stay at the Novotel on Darling Harbour because it offers so many photo opportunities. Did I mention that this time around the vacation was going to be one big photo shoot, and believe me there are a lot of opportunities for taking photos in Sydney. I took this one of the Opera House on my last visit and I would love to go there again to explore different angles, exposures and the like.

The thing is that Sydney is more than just your usual icons such as Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Opera House. The city itself is a mixture of new and old architecture and it is the old architecture that I found so appealing, especially the way it mixes in with the new.  Whether by day or night photo opportunities abound but if I want to do it all again I will have to act quickly if I am to take advantage of the low air fares and hotel accommodation because the more I can save the longer I can spend there soaking up the atmosphere.

Although Adelaide is renowned as the City Of Churches, only one church can be known as being the first church in Adelaide. That church is the Holy Trinity, Adelaide’s Pioneer Church.

The church is located at 87 North Terrace Adelaide. They have their own website, Holy Trinity Adelaide, which is full of information including all the Church Services.

I’ve walked along North Tce on many an occasion but I’ve always failed to notice this tribute to the Kaurna people, one of the Aboriginal tribes of Australia.

These works tell a story built upon other stories most notably that of TJILBRUKE a KAURNA ancestor.
The name YERRAKARTARTA means ‘without design’ or ‘at random’
YERRAKARTARTA how far do we isolate and unravel and what is measured?

The other plaque reads;

KAURNA YERTA NATTA ATTO NANGA YAKKO ATTO BUKKI NAKKI
This artwork is a tribute to the KAURNA people who are and have been part of this country since time immemorial understanding and observing the immutable laws that bind all things.