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Sleep like the dead for nearly 12 hours. It's thankfully cooled down with a storm front in the area bringing things down to 70s F.

With the threat of rain I decide to go with the park itinerary. But first is brunch, I find a cafe with a bit of an outdoor area.

Brunch
Chicken, Almond, Spinach sandwich and a pot of tea


Hyde Park

ANZAC War Memorial - the water part was blocked off for redevelopment






Hyde Park Barracks Museum
It's very well set up for field trips for school kids with interactive screens and lots of things kids can touch. As a former Exploratorium docent - ^


You can sit in the judge's seat (no gavel though)


Convict food


Hats


Convict hammocks


Convict census with crime and sentence. Stealing a pig or sheep was 7 years, but a horse is a life sentence


Immigrant girl clothing - in the trunk next to it are kid sized versions of it so they can try the clothes on if they want


Immigrant girl beds - when you lift the lid of the trunks, an audio of a girl's story begins and inside are some artifacts they found in the floorboards and their fate in Australia.


Royal Botanic Gardens


Cycad - a "living fossil"


Wollemi pine - only three stands in Australia


Lions Gate




There was a tree just covered with cockatoos, but some kid ran up making a bunch of noise so they scattered before I could get a picture of it.


Obligatory bridge/opera house shot


Mrs. Macquarie's Chair


HMAS Adelaide


Bamboo graffiti




Being from Oakland where we have Jack London Square, this was cool:


Dinner