Tuesday, March 13
I finally got to ride my bike again yesterday, after a 10 day break from cycling. It was absolutely wonderful to be back in the saddle. Tom went with me, and after a couple of circles around the park, I wasn’t lost my nervousness and felt comfortable again. I’m still a little sore, but SO much better than a week ago!
I finally got to ride my bike again yesterday, after a 10 day break from cycling. It was absolutely wonderful to be back in the saddle. Tom went with me, and after a couple of circles around the park, I wasn’t lost my nervousness and felt comfortable again. I’m still a little sore, but SO much better than a week ago!
Today, we had torrential downpours – Tom went cycling with the group and came back early, a sodden mess. I was just getting ready to go when the rain started, so luckily I dodged that one. The weather was cloudy, cool and rainy all day, so we decided to go to the Museum of Sydney.
This Sunday, Sydney is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Harbour Bridge, which was officially opened on March 19, 1932. The museum had an incredible exhibit entitled “Our Bridge” and we spent about 3 hours looking at exhibits from the e
arly 20th century, when the planning and building occurred, and watching some amazing films from that time. I think it is still the largest structure of its kind in the world. Watching the films of the building of the bridge was incredible; there were very few safety measures in place, and there were pictures of guys hanging from ropes and walking along the steel structures without any kind of safety ropes or restraints, AND they were hundreds of feet above the water! There were lots of drawings – both proposals and actual plans – along with many pieces of artwork, sculpture and yes, even needlework depicting this iconic structure. Although they’ve nicknamed it “The Coat Hanger” it truly is a remarkable work of engineering and a beautiful structure.
arly 20th century, when the planning and building occurred, and watching some amazing films from that time. I think it is still the largest structure of its kind in the world. Watching the films of the building of the bridge was incredible; there were very few safety measures in place, and there were pictures of guys hanging from ropes and walking along the steel structures without any kind of safety ropes or restraints, AND they were hundreds of feet above the water! There were lots of drawings – both proposals and actual plans – along with many pieces of artwork, sculpture and yes, even needlework depicting this iconic structure. Although they’ve nicknamed it “The Coat Hanger” it truly is a remarkable work of engineering and a beautiful structure.
The Botanical Garden is near the museum, so we spent some time walking through it. As we were passing the trees where the bats hang out during the day, we heard what we thought was a very loud firecracker. The bats scattered and everyone was looking around to see what had happened. Actually a huge limb had fallen from one of the gigantic gum trees and the sound we heard was the cracking as it broke free from the tree. It was lucky no-one was underneath it at the time.
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