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Hotel Ibis at World Square is very near the monorail line.
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The monorail is very quiet. I was amazed when one of the trains scooted by overhead.
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This was another site that reminded me of New York city. There were also kiosks for newspapers and a lot of shops of all sorts lining the streets.
Starbucks? You bet! There were several different coffee shops all through the area.
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I also got a kick out of the mix of architectural styles. Very old facades were squeezed in between gleaming structures of metal and glass.
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The fountain at Hyde park was even more striking in the early morning sun.
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Here's another study in contrasts - flashy motorbikes with a portal to The Domains.
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The Royal Botanic Gardens are very nicely presented. It's always a pleasure to take a walk through the area, especially if you know the paths that circumvent the flying fox roosting zone.
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I did some trial pics with my 300 mm zoom lens. Not as good as a macro lens, but servicable and much easier than having to constantly switch from one lens to the other.
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The trumpet flowers of this Solanaceae plant are always lovely to see. The morning sun made them appear translucent.
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Some of the garden's fig trees are becoming dangerous in their senescence. This one was fenced off as a hazard zone because of the possiblility that a massive branch could snap without warning.
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Here's a grey teal that was dabbling in one of the garden's ponds.
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The flying foxes were returning to their roosting trees, too.
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Mmmmmmm. wood!
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Another practice photo with the 300 mm zoom. I don't know this plant, so I can't give you a name.
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This one, however, is a Banksia. Banksia robur, I believe.
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A juvenile Australian magpie was busy digging out something in this pile of stuff.
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I found another part of the garden to explore and saw this lovely house. I wonder what's in there?
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That interesting tree is a Queensland bottle tree. It almost looks like it's mooning the garden.
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Here's a nice view of the opera house and harbor bridge in better lighting than I had the previous evening.
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Ditto for the downtown skyline.
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Somehow, I don't think this view would grow old very fast. It's really a beautiful place to take a morning walk.
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