Manly

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Trying to stay cool

Manly is a popular beach.

We headed into Sydney and Manly today.  We decided to take the train.    We got off the train at Circular Quay and hopped onto the ferry to Manly.   We made it there by lunch time.  Our friends from the states had recommended a place to eat, so we found the Manly Grill.  Adam and I both think it was the best meal we have had since we got here.  Across the street from the grill, was the main beach.  After eating, Sydney and Dagan ran over to check it out.  They were bummed that I hadn't packed their swimmers because it was hot enough to swim (86 degrees).   The beach was absolutely packed.  All of us decided we would rather be here when the weather is cooler.  Then less people would be on the beach. 

A fun place to clean off the sand.

Watch out!

The shark looks like it is going to get Adam.

We wandered around for a while.  Adam said that Manly reminds him of Lake Geneva.  I would agree.  Manly is just larger.  We went to the aquarium here.  It was pretty good, but much smaller than the one in Darling Harbor.  We had gotten a pass for 11 different tourist attractions in Australia, so we are going to as many as we can.

a squid

The ferry we took to Manly.

After we took the ferry back to the Circular Quay, we went to the Rocks again to finish up some Christmas shopping.  Then we headed for home.  By that time, we were really warm and were looking forward to sitting in the cool train car.