Bright, cool and sunny, it's a beautiful day to be driving a convertible with the top down in Sydney. Exploring the city has never felt more chic!
We ditched our breakfasts at the hotels and went off to a little cafe in a trendy avenue at Potts Point for bread and jam and excellent coffee (that isn't Starbucks) thickly brewed and aromatic.
We intended the day to be easy. We definitely didn't want to hit the markets at main tourist area at The Rocks. Shopping wasn't large on the agenda either. We went further away uphill where there were no crowds. It's Father's Day today in Oz and I suppose many are indoors hosting family gatherings or at the restaurants honoring the Dads.
Sunday morning is for going to mass at St Mary's Cathedral and strollilng around a little at the expansive Botanic Gardens. A pity we weren't quite prepared for a picnic. We should have bought a picnic pack from somewhere and plonked ourselves on the green grass for lunch and do....nothing.
Importantly, I got to step into the Art Gallery of New South Wales. There were installations in the contemporary section, a collection of 74 works from Australia artists titled Tackling The Field. and we saw a very familiar collection of silk ikats from Central Asia.
What bliss. No chaos, plenty of time to chill out. My kind of day. Let's see if I can pop into more galleries and museums before going home!
4 comments:
dear imp, what a glorious way to spend a weekend. impromptu trips are the best. i pretend to jet set with you okay? :)
your pictures are showing really glorious brilliant blue skies! lucky you!
Everytime i check in, you're off to a new a travelling adventure. Can i just lead your life for a while?
tuti: i'll write more then!
sinlady: it's great weather here.
carrie: :) you must want to, then you can make it happen.
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