The city is also, of course, the marquee example, the epitome of the Australian obsession with sports and hosts the Australian PTA Open Tennis, plus cricket and rugby test matches. Mick Jagger played him in a movie. The Parks and gardens in and around the city provide an unusual rural tranquility. The Royal Botanic Garden is free and worth every penny. The people are friendly, the pace is slow, the restaurants good and the weather temperate.
Life is easy here.
My travelling is packed with Kodak memories of wishful backward glances which rushed by too fast. Fortunately, I have the good sense to let them go, for I know that unheard songs are often sweeter. But I shall return. Visa required with valid passport.