Finally...

... all of the pictures from my Sydney trip!

Here's how the story goes. I woke up after a fulfilling rest on a beautiful Sunday morning. And mind you, it's RARE I would use the phrase "beautiful Sunday morning"! After dolling myself up for the day, I finally felt the hunger pangs in my stomach. I wolfed down a sumptous breakfast at the hotel's cafe, and washed it down with an aromatic cup of coffee. How much better can a Sunday morning get, with the allowance to take my time over breakfast (if I had not been so hungry!)

Waited for Fiona to pick me up and headed for desserts at The Rocks (an icon in the early history of European Settlement). The place was just swamped with people either looking for a cafe to enjoy lunch or
trying to cross over to the harbour to catch a glimpse of Queen Victoria before she leaves Sydney for the next destination. It's a lovely quaint place despite the crowd!



To help in the digestion of desserts, we girls decided to enjoy some retail therapy at DFO Homebush. It didn't look that huge, but surprisingly, I couldn't finish going through the entire building in even 2.5 hours! How disappointing! Nonetheless, I'm thankful that I didn't do much damage to my wallet!

I was dropped off at Harbourside for more shopping. I'm equally enthralled by the colourful Harbour view and its many pretty restaurants/ bars along the harbour!



I retreated with sore feet from trotting around in my heels at the end of the day!

Risk Management training on Monday was great! I'm glad to expand my knowledge in the management field and hope that will help me to beef up my resume! The training in the following 2 days were just as great! They do get me excited about the all the possibilities! =) Looking forward to implement the new structure in my organisation soon!

My last meeting ended at 5pm sharp on Monday, signalling the end of the working day! Still bouncing with energy, I took a little walk out, not having any particular location to go in mind. And... erm... I landed up at the same place as I have been on Sat and Sun! Unreal! But I have got an explanation now for the overwhelming repeated pictures of the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and Darling Harbour.







But well, looking back on the pictures, the views do differ with the locations I took them from.
Was rather amused by them. The first set of pictures from Sat were taken from the Ferry Terminal and also from somewhere in front of a gallery, the popular hang-out for baskers. Second set of pictures taken on Sunday was under the bridge. 
I was watching Sun Princess enter the harbour and couldn't resist snapping more pictures. The final set of pictures were taken within closer range of the Opera House. And of course, I managed to catch Queen Elizabeth II from Southampton. 

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Here's a piece of the view I enjoyed, while digging in.



I was strolling back to the hotel after dinner, with a cup of Robin Baskin Ice-cream in hand. Good way to work it all off! (I was actually glad that I didn't lose my way, since I was only intending to wander around, within close radii of the hotel. I'm also glad that I have chosen walking over taking a bus or even a taxi! It gave me chance to explore and examine the cool architecture as I come across them.)



The majesty of St. Mary's Cathedral! I love it!



The exterior of a hospital- A lot of government organisations like the Department of Education, the municipal building are contained in a timeless facade, such as this.