What should I do in Sydney in the rain?
Mar 22, 2019, 3:29 am
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Weather forecasts change several times a day in Oz, also there is a lot of micro-climate (weather at airport can be substantially different from CBD for; example). Both Sydney and Melbourne are at the edges of climate systems, so a small deviation changes their weather substantially -- quite different from southern california where forecasts are reliable. The plus side is bad weather rarely lasts long, you will get some good days in a week's visit most of the time. The ferry to Manly is great, esp. in a storm 
Mar 24, 2019, 5:41 pm
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When I was in Sydney in 2016 it rained my whole first day. So I did the Art Museum of New South Wales (absolutely excellent), the Hyde Park Barracks (prison museum), the Anzac Memorial and then I just put up with the rain and walked around. It's still a pleasant city in the rain.
Mar 25, 2019, 4:42 am
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When I was in Sydney in 2016 it rained my whole first day. So I did the Art Museum of New South Wales (absolutely excellent), the Hyde Park Barracks (prison museum), the Anzac Memorial and then I just put up with the rain and walked around. It's still a pleasant city in the rain.
Mar 26, 2019, 9:11 pm
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