The day started with sunshine, around 26°C. After a jog in the gym. I went down to Darling Harbour, where I had arranged to meet Alex Zbrowoski, a guy that I went up Kilimanjaro with in 6 years ago. Unfortunately with the pressure of work Alex had forgotten that we were meeting at 12:00. I waited till about 12:30, then went into a nearby Star Bucks, where I got an internet connection, Alex's face book fortunately said that he worked at the Commonwealth Bank. As I could see a building with Commonwealth Bank on it from Darling Harbour, I walk across to it and spoke with the concierge, who contacted Alex in another of their buildings, so we managed to arrange to meet in Star Bucks at around 13:00. While walking back to Star Bucks from the Commonwealth Bank, the heavens opened, it poured down with rain, thundered and lightend, so we were soaked by the time we met up.
Alex got a couple of coffees and we spent the next hour or so, catching up with, what each of us had been up to since Kili. It was great to see that Alex is doing well, he has arranged a trip to India in April with his sister's partner (who lives in the USA), they are using motorised rickshaw type vehicles to tour around, so Alex needs to pass his motor bike test by then, so that he can legally drive/ride one of these motorised rickshaws. He has already completed his CBT (Compulsary Bike Training) or the Australian equivalent, so he should have no problem passing his test before he goes (no pressure).
Many thanks to Alex for postponing his afternoon meetings so that we could catch up.
The photo below includes one of Commonweath Bank buildings
At one end of Darling Harbour is a redundant lighthouse.
Near by an old sailing ship.
The iMax is the yellow and black chequered building below.
A large shopping mall on the opposite side of the Harbour
Part of the Maritime Time Museum includes HMAS Vampire (Daring class), which saw service between 1959 and 1986.
The submarine below, HMAS Onslow (nothing to do with "Keeping up apearences" UK TV show) was decommissioned in 1999, so is still in working order.
While I was looking around Darling Harbour, the girls went window shopping. Although Pat still managed to buy some wares.
Remembering Bob's hat yesterday. Dorothy took the photos below.
A world famous Mad Hatters shop, sorry Strand Hatters
An extensive selection of hats as you can see, really popular venue in Syndney.
So why oh why did these guys pick these hats?
You should have gotten another hat to add to the collection. Could see you wearing one of those hats round Standish 🎩😄
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