Sunday, June 15, 2008

Sydney Observatory













Rain, rain and more rain. We have been needing to find things to do inside as it's getting colder and has been raining a bit lately. We took a train to Circular Quay and then walked to The Rocks (upscale shopping area) to try to get to the Observatory for their last 3-D viewing of the day at 3:30. Of course, we missed it but we were still able to walk through the Observatory. The observatory is on a hill between Sydey Harbour and Darling Harbour so it was neat to go to different areas of the building to see the different Harbours (and to walk around on the grounds). I really love the gift shops at the tourist attractions (even if they are overpriced). The Observatory didn't have much of one so I think we're going to have to go to the Powerhouse Museum to get a map of the southern hemisphere skies and a world map with the South Pole at the top.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Orion on his head! Fascinating! I never even thought about how the stars would be different. 15 days left!!!!!!!!