Just a quick note to say "thank you" to everyone overseas for showing me the best hospitality I think I have ever experienced and joining us for a great weekend in Sydney. Chris and I had a really great time and no surprise, we had a very astute group of traders join us. Follow up materials are on their way and FX-Stream.com has seen some good progress in the meantime.
Some of you were telling me about all the great things I could do in the last two days I had to spend. Here's a glimpse of what surfaced:
From the hotel room:
If we had possums like these in Central Park people would be running for their lives:
Warning: tourists will take your picture at ANY time.
A walk through the Blue Mountains' forest:
Holy mother of cockatoos....these guys are everywhere:
Katoomba Falls from the cable car:
Skyride, anyone?:
Parrots replace pigeons...one of the finer quirks of Australia:
Hands down the oddest bird I have ever seen in my life. It is as tall as I am and looks like it could inflict some serious damage with that beak. It's a black-necked stork, sometimes called a Jabiru:
Life is too easy for this guy:
The birds....yes, they rule:
Took a bit of a liking to these guys....just don't try to touch them or apparently they don't like to let go:
The Rocks at night....nice view of the Opera House from this perch:
Had some dinner down here both nights....can't beat the Monday/Tuesday steak deals:
And I thought California had some serious cliffs....this one off of Shelly Beach could leave you in a bit of pain if you slipped:
Manly Beach town center...in and out:
On the ferry to Manly; saw a school of dolphins following the boat:
Little bit of a walk through the Strand:
Downtown....what a structure. Some of the interior renovations on these older buildings is truly impressive. Other cities should take note:
Walk through the gardens just south of the Opera House...government building in the background:
Wasn't exactly prepared for the weather so I needed a jacket...the Queen Elizabeth Building came in handy for that:
