Taronga Zoo-Sydney

Thursday was a cooler and cloudy day so we hit Taronga Zoo. To reach Taronga Zoo you take a ferry from Cicular Quay to the zoo. The view from the ferry of the harbour is beautiful. The view of the Sydney skyline from the zoo is AMAZING.

I took hundreds of pictures and videos to put a video together for my students. Once I have finished the video I will add it to this post. Our favorite parts of the zoo were the native animals. You could walk through the kangaroos and wallaby's napping  and catch the koala napping in a tree.

We also saw the Luzon Bleeding Heart (bird), the baby elephant and so many more beautiful animals. It took us about 4 hours to see the entire zoo.

One of my favorite parts of the zoo was the lemur exhibit. We had never seen lemurs before and they are very social creatures!

We enjoyed the zoo and recommend it if you do not have a large zoo close to your hometown.

Sydney Opera House & Harbour Bridge

Today was the day we ventured down to Circular Quay (pronounced key) to see one of the world's most iconic landmarks, the Sydney Opera House. After a leisurely ferry ride down the Parramatta River and a stop at Cockatoo Island (I will post pics in another post) we arrived in Circular Quay to this fabulous view.

After docking we walked over to the Opera House for a closer view and a good picture in front of the Harbour Bridge. 

After walking around the outside and inside of the Opera House we spent about an hour walking across the Harbour Bridge. It is 1.5 miles across the Harbour Bridge and you get amazing views of the Opera House and harbour. Today was windy and there were a dozen or more sailboats sailing in the harbour. It was a beautiful sight.  

I have 100s of pictures from today but these are my favorite. By the way, with the Australian wine and Tim-Tam cookies I may never leave! I will be bringing Tim-Tam's to work with me after Thanksgiving to share (maybe)!