Sydney weather – the rain

It’s been raining a lot recently and we can expect February to be wet at the best of times but it never ceases to amaze me that when it does rain, blimey, it rains. Sitting outside of the Customs House Bar – with the benefit of shelter – the rain came pouring down and then [...]

QE2 in Sydney

QE2 brings the weather with her – although this is the Queen Victoria

Sydney’s special qualities

Sydney is a special and unique city. It is:

blessed with extraordinary natural and environmental assets – beaches, waterways, national parks, mountain wilderness and large parklands and areas of open space;
an iconic city, with natural and man-made features recognised the world over-Blue Mountains World Heritage area, coastal cliffs and beaches, ferries, Sydney Harbour, Opera House, Harbour [...]

The history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

When the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened by the Premier of New South Wales, Mr Jack Lang on the 19th March 1932, the Harbour Bridge was one of the greatest engineering masterpieces of its time. Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) had an impressive and instantly famous landmark made in a style that reflects the end of [...]