ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS

One of Tom's favorite places here is Sydney is the Royal Botanic Gardens.  This last weekend it was a beautiful Saturday for winter (72 degrees), so we decided to venture down to the city to take advantage of the gardens on a sunny, perfect, blue sky day.  We had a picnic in the park and walked to Mrs. Macquarie's Chair lookout point.  

Mrs. Macquarie's Chair is an exposed sandstone rock cut into the shape of a bench, on a peninsula in Sydney Harbor.  It was hand carved by convicts from sandstone in 1810 for Governor Macquarie's wife, Elizabeth.

The gardens are surrounded on the North side by the Harbor so you have fantastic views all around.  The girls had a surreal time climbing the old trees and doing cartwheels down the grass.  We will definitely be going back.

Grace is climbing on a rock sculpture that said, "Do not climb, this is ART!" - oops!

Cartwheels down the grass - this girl loves to be active.

Sunny View

The gorgeous trees - we love trees...this one is for you, Papa Bruce.

Gorgeous view from a tree

Jane is hanging in a tree!

Grace is sitting in a tree not waiting for K-I-S-S-I-N-G, at least not yet.

Mrs. Macquarie's Chair

Government House - in the center of the Royal Botanic Gardens.

I guess it is safe to say, we had a great time and they are ready to stop taking photos.