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April 2023 35 nights,Coral Princess,Sydney,Fiji,Hawaii,French Polynesia,Pago Pago,NZ,Sydney.                   October 2023 10 nights Royal Princess Queensland.                                                                                             August 2024 17 nights Coral Princess Sydney to Perth.

Absolutely loving your virtual travel cruise! We are avid cruisers and are missing it very much!We live in Sydney and just love your perspective of the city we call home!

15 minutes ago, ellie1145 said:

We see the Australian flag flying high on this church building. 

 

By now we are feeling a bit peckish, but as we still have lots to see and do we just grab a quick bite to eat in that posh McDonalds. Luckily DH has his tuxedo on, so he fits right in. I slip my tiara out of my handbag and put it on, and we’re ready to eat. 

 

We are delighted to see AF-1 waiting for us, with a table already saved, as it’s very busy, with lots of schoolchildren congregating and chattering away. He’s looking good in his jaunty cap. 

 

 

Then it’s off to explore.

 

There are some wonderful buildings in Sydney, and we also see the new light railway trams which are being tested out. At 62 metres long they are among the longest in the world. They are capable of holding 450 passengers, and are quite streamlined and elegant looking, in their bright red livery.

 

The system cost an eye-watering $3 billion.

 

Sydney once had one of the largest tram networks in the world, but they ripped it all out in the 1950s and 60s. We would love to have had the chance to ride on them but they aren’t going to be operational until December.

 

Sydney is a beautiful leafy city, with plenty of trees and parks. It’s cooler now so we start our walk back to the hotel, stopping to admire the architecture as we go.