Day 8 and 9 Sydney- G'Day

This a a statute of Queen Victoria in Queen Victoria Square between St. James and St. Mary's Cathedral

Inside St. James Church which was designed by a convict architect and built by convicts. Oldest church in Sydney.

This is St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral

A statute outside the cathedral

Pope John Paul

The Art Gallery of New South Wales in the Domain.

They were having a special art exhibit by American artists.

We had lunch here and it was really good. I had a pear, walnut, blue cheese salad and Tom had a special feature, the New York Deli Plate (to celebrate the American Artists) and Mississippi Mud cake  

A view of the city from the Gallery

Windows in St. Mary's cathedral

Aboriginal art in the Gallery

Aboriginal dot paintings

An adorable sign in the Domain Park

A fountain outide the Hospital of Sydney, the oldest hospital in city.

Garden boxes with herbs and veggies in the Martin Place pedestrian mall

Martin Place pedestrian mall

The mall

Sst. James Anglican Church 

An AU beer we had at the Dundee Arms Pub

An Italian painter working with chalk at Circular Quay

 

An adorable shop at the market with little girls dresses, etc.

The Rocks Market

More of the market at the Rocks 

Carvings of the early settlers of the Rocks district

Soldier settlers

Convict settlers

The market

Lunch at the market. Which one would you choose? We shared the one on the right.

More public herb gardens

Advertizing the market

A bakery for dessert. How about that huge lemon merenge pie?

This was a great little museum. We learned there are over 250 aborignal clans in AU with over 700 dialects