Flying down to Sydney on THURSDAY and as my wife will be at a Sales meeting all day on Friday i have a fulll day to Myself. Would like to visit a museum or something that would give me some idea on how Aussie was populated from the first POMS to present day. Anyone any ideas?
Raven

http://www.hht.net.au/museums/hpbm/h...arracks_museum

A jaunt to the botanic gardens is nice too

The Rocks museum is not bad. very small but some good info.

But watch out for the bat poo

that was when i realised id arrived in oz..... sat in the cafe in the gardens and suddleny realise there are hundreds of bats in the trees and plenty flying around... amazing cant wait till we get back over there to see it again....

Go to the barracks it's beside the royal mint, it was built by the convicts and holds a museum with hammocks on the top floor, the story of the first poms is evident all through the museum.

Other than the barracks, the Museum of Sydney has some interesting exhibits. And it's close to the State Library of NSW, too, which also has some interesting collections.

For a bit of a didgeridoo thing, there used to be a show on which was free and was held at tourist info in the harbour. We found it so interesting learning about the aboriginal history. Not sure if they still do it,but if you are in the vacinity well worth asking.

Saw it a couple of years ago too but ots so cold over here i doubt even the rats will be out never mind the abbos getting closer now for u .see u soon
Raven

What about the bridge climb.... planning on doing that on our reccie trip.