Sydney market and lots of R and R...

Paddy's market open Wed to Sun in Sydney

So much to do in Sydney and loved going to the markets to have a look and shop with my family. Definitely worth the trip to just have a look around although now only a couple of days before flying back home.

Still a couple of things to tick off our list of things to do but it was good for our children to get the feel of what it's like to live in a big metropolitan city, very different to Auckland with it's Queen Street. Here there are malls with exclusive designer ware with security visible all over the city.

Also makes me very thankful for the ability to be able to bring up a family out of the big city. Still quite normal to not see any indigenous people visibly on the streets, on TV or posters. It's like Australia is still decades behind NZ in establishing a space for Australia's aboriginal people apart from seeing representations of their unique art on Tshirts and tourist prints etc.

It's been around 10 years since I last visited Sydney and there have been a few changes but over all it feels good to have been able to relax and reflect upon things. The first couple of days it was about catching up with sleep but now feel fully relaxed. Thanks Sydney it's been good to get some R and R (refreshing and relaxation)...