Here's Sydney Hospital (1868-1894)
And the Mint (1816). Looks like it belongs in New Orleans.
And St. Mary's Cathedral. Technically not on Macquarie Street, but close enough.
The last stop today was the Australian Museum, filled with natural history. They had a cool interactive hologram thingy where sharks or crocodiles or snakes would jump out at you. Ma's nerves are shot so she freaked a bit, but I enjoyed it.
They had some other neat displays.I think we would have enjoyed it even more if we hadn't been so tired by this point.
Lucky for us, we didn't have far to walk home. The museum was just across Hyde Park from our hotel. This is a picture of the park's ANZAC war memorial and reflection pool. "ANZAC" stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. They fought in World War I in the famous battle at Gallipoli, Turkey, which began April 25, 1915. While valiant, the ANZACs suffered tremendous loss of life during that campaign. The battle was ultimately won by the Ottoman Turks, but it served as a "coming out" for Australia and New Zealand from under Britain's shadow. Today, both Australia and New Zealand remember their fallen soldiers on April 25, Anzac Day.
For our last dinner in Sydney, we got delicious "takeaway" lasagna from Pasta Pantry down the street, and cooked up some potatoes, too. Ma had some Greek salad.
