Visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens ~ Sydney

Lovely pics Janey... Obviously a good time had by all...
Those fruit bats are amazing ! :o)

beautifull pics janey and love the little fruit bats, its another world isnt it, would love to go there myself one day ;o))

Wonderful photos , bet you didn't want to come back.

Thanks Tt......yep it was incredible! The fruit bats had pretty orange fur faces, they're called flying foxes too......
It is so totally different San...you would really love it! Those fruit bats there had a wings span of about 30 ins., they were huge!
I didn't Val...could've stayed quite happily!

Wow Janey...those fruit bats are amazing...could have spent hours just gazing at them.The frangipani...out of this world !

They were Bb...and so many. A couple of them touched then started squabbling...I'll see if I've a close up of their faces..........

Oh yes please Janey......

Have a look now Bb....they were beautiful creatures!

aww they are beautifull janey,, ;o))

Oh Janey...looks as though he is all zipped up in a sleeping bag ! Fantastic shot...so beautiful........

All snuggled in....just imagine if their foot slipped off...Lol!!

Lol...what a rude awakening ! Thanks so much for sharing this Janey...maybe one day.............

All so lovely Janey...the fruit bats are fascinating, what a lovely close up
shot...looks like the bat has a leather duvet around him, they look a bit
like miniature monkeys....lovely little vampires LOL

Pleased you like it Bb......its worth saving up for, and the thing is there was so much to do that was free, so many beaches and coves usually empty...great walking and trekking places and so much to take pics of...loads of transport to choose from and reasonable priced.......it showed you a different type of life full of sun and light and positive thinking...........:o))

Lovely photos, Janey, and those little fruit bats are lovely, amazing creatures.

Interesting to see the bats :o)

Thanks for sharing these with us, i use to live in Perth Western Austrlia in the late 60s.

Did you Clarice? I haven't been to the Western side, but I bet its just as fabulous as this!

what a great place...

carol thats where my ex brother-in-law lives, he loves it, been there quite a few years now, how long were you there

I would love to go too,a beautiful country,but don't think I could cope with the journey.Our nephew,who has just has his 21st birthday,is going for a year,in july,as they have Family in Adelaide,so will be staying there for a while,before travelling around.A lovely experience to look back on.I had the chance to go to and work in New Zealand in the 60's,but changed my mind at the last minute....cold feet...so ended up working in Isle of Man,London,and Liverpool instead...doesn't have the same ring .does it,?but an enjoyable experience,all the same..

doesnt matter where you are sandra as long as you are happy, the place doesnt bring happiness does it, i love travel but my heart is here, i think we have a beautifull country, cant beat our countryside anywhere

I agree San....though the weather in Aus really makes it, and helps you feel happy and bright, which is half the battle.

Bloomer....the journey wasn't too bad....especially going out, I flew from Manchester which was so easy,....both planes were less than half full, so plenty of room to share. I met some smashing peeps on the journey and we looked out for each other. I love to hear about other's way of life, and would live there tomorrow if we had enough money!

wow is that your son janey,,, rather dishy i must say lol

Lol San....I must admit he is a hunk, but then I would say that wouldn't I...Lol!!

lol janey yes as mums we always think our sons and daughters are lovely in every way ;o))

Lovely photos Janey, just imagine seeing bats in the trees in broad daylight. The Frangipani looks gorgeous, mind you so does everything else there! :o)

I'm rather late in seeing your lovely blog, Janey! Trying to catch up on people's blogs!

I love the photos you posted, the one of the Opera House, seen through the trees, is absolutely unique!!! Never seen anything like it before!

I think the Frangipani was the photo on my wife's computer desktop when she got it a few years ago.

The fruit bats are lovely! :-)

Those bats Labdancer were like monkeys hanging upside down...if they touched each other, they would start to squabble and screech.
I'm pleased you enjoyed it Balcony...the Opera House is an amazing piece of architecture...I'd like to see inside next time. The plants were beautiful...though they had lots of ours too.

Just found this Janey. I went earlier this year in March but didn't take many photos of the gardens so it was lovely to see yours. We went back on the ferry to Manly as it was getting dark, seeing everything lit up was brilliant.