burning koala

Angela and I took a walk on Saturday to David Jones to check out the food market in the basement. David Jones is an upscale department store, for those of you in the States. The market carries pastries, meats, assorted sauces, and even has a few restaurants. It’s quite nice, but the weekend before Xmas was probably not the best time to go.

On our way back home we took a diversion through the Botanic Gardens and Circular Quay (pronounced “Key”). Here are some pictures from our walk:

Angela testing the water from a Boar Fountain

Figure on a Fountain in the Botanic Gardens

An orange bloom in the gardens

These small roses were practically dried flowers

Angela sitting in a small hide away covered in overgrowth

Small blue flowers on the end of the overgrowth from the picture above

Beautiful Pink and Red Roses

As we walked out of the Park and into the Circular Quay, a whole bunch of people were all dressed up in tuxes and evening dresses. There was a small red train taking them out around the quay. Kinda silly, but the best dressed train I had ever seen.

A train taking people around the Quay

A wedding procession crossing the street

A the top of some stairs, we came across this emblem for the Golden Fleece.

As we came across the fountains in Hyde Park, we noticed that someone had some holiday fun with one of the statues. Pretty cute.

The Minotaur in the Hyde Park fountain had little Santa hats on his horns

Little Santa hat

Angela waiting while I was getting a picture of the Xmas Minotaur

The Australian Emblem with a Kangaroo and an Emu

A guy doing balancing tricks on his BMX bike