Australia's Crown Jewel

< Sydney skyline from the Eastern Suburbs
L says:

What do I say about Sydney? There's so much to say about Sydney I don't know where to start. Homes shimmer like jewels on sandstone cliffs. The soaring glass towers of the central business district compete for your attention with grand Victorian structures, like The Strand Arcade, filled with the Sydney's most fashionable boutiques. It's proud, and squeaky clean, and love at first sight. You could find new things to see and do here forever.

< War memorial, Hyde Park, from our hotel
D says:

I've managed to introduce Linda to (proper) tea, Aussie meat pies and vegemite - L likes tea and pies but is not overly keen on vegemite :) However, the secret weapon is dark chocolate Tim-tams. There is no defence against against Tim-tams. Resistance is futile
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We're staying at the Hyde Park Inn in central Sydney. Central and comfortable and not expensive. Recommended.

One thing that came as a surprise was the huge number of fruit bats ('flying foxes') that roost in the large Morton Bay Fig trees in Hyde Park. These two-foot wingspan bats fly out in their hundreds after dusk, and back again at dawn.

< Sandstone cliffs that fridge the city's east
We spent today (Thursday) taking bus tours around Sydney. An excellent way to see the sights quickly, including all the usual suspects - the Harbour Bridge and Opera House, Bondi beach etc.

D Bought a new point-and-shoot camera as an easy carry around camera (a Canon G9). Excellent little gadget. There's a new photo gallery online taken with the G9. Nothing special, mainly intended to test out the new camera, but you get the idea. See also some of the test photos above: the city skyline from the Eastern Suburbs, the War memorial in Hyde Park (outside our hotel window) and the sandstone cliffs along Sydney's eastern edge.