Year 2016 : December 25 on Solitary Tour

My first league of a solo adventure begins right here at the Circular Quay.

Trains are running at short time intervals in both directions, north and south in different times being a public holiday. Today also is my chance to revisit this blog which has been left dormant for years. Since my computer was laid to rest due to malicious attack of diverse viruses, I could never refuel my love of writing in usual candour like it was before. Will leave this thought here for a moment. I need to continue my long leisurely walk. That is my mission for today: to get out and see the beauty of Sydney outside my home confinement. Photos later.

Strolling along the quayside gives me a refreshing feeling. Though people are starting to converge in this area, many wouldn't miss a pause to load their cameras with stunning views of the harbour. I'm no exception. I dilly-dally, sneaking in between my Facebook page uploading every frame I offer to my friends. Few words to caption with.

When I come to the forecourt of Sydney's famous world icon, the Sydney Opera House, I cannot hold my admiration in silence. I let my photo shoots speak for themselves. Of all places, Sydney Opera House is my most photographed favourite. I magnified it from a few feet distance and I'm lucky enough to get here earlier where the stairs are not much crowded, let alone congested with spectators. I guess, this iconic building is the highlight of the city of Sydney.

Moving on, I am inching towards the Sydney Royal Botanical Garden. This is where I intend to come today. There's always something going on in this place. It's just adjacent to the Opera House right next on its frontyard by the southwest wing. Enter the Elizabeth Gate, I found the Sweet Addiction Exhibition banners hanging freely. Then there's that celebratory garden landscape that caught my attention: the bicentennial commemoration of this biggest Botanical Garden in southernmost hemisphere.

The Sydney Royal Botanical Garden was established 28 years (1816-2016) later since the discovery of Australia (1788-2016) by Captain James Cook. Actually, it was not Cook who found this Terra Firma (solid land) first. Terra Australis (southern land) where Australia was named, was in the beginning an undeclared Terra nullius (nobody's land).