
I have never seen so much empty space here.
Last Sunday afternoon, the heavens opened and the rain came down — much needed rain, actually. It came as quite a surprise to the hundreds of tourists in the vicinity of the Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay. Five minutes before I took this photo, you could not have seen 10 feet in front of you, let alone all the way to end. Everyone is cowering behind those columns to the left, jammed together as tightly as pencils as in a box. I did feel rather smug with my showerproof jacket and umbrella. Walking along this east side of Circular Quay is usually immensely frustrating, trying to dodge and weave around strollers and families and tour groups; for once, though, I could walk at will!
Really a lovely image. The purple colour and reflections just make it.
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Thank you, Don. 🙂 It was a pain shrugging out of my backpack and digging out my camera, one handed (holding the umbrella with the other) but I knew this opportunity would never come again.
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This is a beautiful image. Rare moments like this are a blessing.
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Thanks Pam. Another blessing is that I actually had my camera with me!
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And you got a great photo too! Jacaranda time – 5yrs since I was one of those tourists 😁
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Five years! Was that when you met up with “MR” or another time? As for jacarandas, they are quite stunning right now. I have a post about “the walk to work” in progress, with a few jacarandas in that.
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It was. My last visit. Things have been difficult over the last few years for travelling, but I’m hoping that will change next year.
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I hope that works out for you. I’ll be in the UK next year, actually: a few days in London, then a day in Inverness, then a walking holiday in the Outer Hebrides. 🙂
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Sounds good. I’ve always wanted to visit the Outer Hebrides
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Me too! My first novel is half set there, and I’ve never been. I’m looking forward to seeing how much I got wrong, LOL.
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Now that will be interesting. Do you follow Anabel from Glasgow? She did a load of posts about her holiday in the OH.
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I think I’ve seen a few but don’t follow. Can you share a link to her blog?
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https://glasgowgallivanter.com/2018/09/03/ullapool/
This is the start of her trip.
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“Our destination was Ullapool on the northwest coast from where we would catch a ferry the following day to Stornoway on the island of Lewis.” Us too! Though we are taking the bus from Inverness to Ullapool. Thanks!
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There are 5 parts I think so have a read as she always finds interesting places / history on her journeys.
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There seem to be 22 posts (!). I’ve looked at 10 so far — excellent! Great photos and words. Thanks for telling me about Anabel’s trip. I shall leave her a heartfelt thanks when I’ve read them all.
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That is a great shot. Having had to weave my way through all the people usually crowding that space I can feel your joy!!
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Thank you, Don! I suspect I’ll never see it like again.
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It’s a lovely photo; and I totally get your joy at being able to walk unimpeded.
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Thanks Su. We need more unimpeded walks! 🙂
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Great when you are prepared..
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More often it’s a case of “damn, I wish I had my camera!”.
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I appreciate your joy. When I was living in NYC, my favorite days were the long rainy ones where everyone shuttered themselves indoors and I had Central Park to myself; drenched but happy.
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Good heavens, girl, you have got around, haven’t you! Are you happier afloat than shore-based? I’m guessing yes.
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My first thought was ‘most definitely happier afloat’… but then I thought about how much I love my time in port and realize that I am generally happy wherever I am as long as I am traveling.
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