Olympic Park - Sydney - Even though the olympics took place here in 2000 the residents of Sydney hold it close to their hearts. It was two weeks of excitement and being the centre of the world's attention. The poles commemorate the volunteers and the tallies for different countries. I was surprised to read and remember that Australia ranked number one overall and with the most golds. The UK was 2nd and Spain 3rd. Canada came in 4th, the USA 5th and China 6th.


I am really attracted to all the exotic folliage like the big row of palm trees. Planning for the olympics saw trees planted years ahead so they would be an appropriate height at the time of the event. The 'torch' now has water coming out of it and has bands of gold giving the names of the athletes that won respectively gold, silver and bronze medals. You will note the overcast skys. We got some welcome showers. People who want to know will enjoy knowing the price of petrol is $1.13 AUS$ per litre.