Back home - footsore and happy. Looking forward to living closer to the city so the final leg of the journey home isn't quite so tiring!
The most wonderful thing happened today - something of a second Sydney metanoia moment!
In an earlier post, I mentioned my sense of awe, stepping out of Central Station and seeing the "large stones and large buildings" of downtown Sydney. An awareness of the size of the city lingered the entire visit, enhanced by our ferry ride on the Harbour - reminiscent of vaporetto rides in Venice - and wandering today through The Rocks, appreciating the age of the archaeological digs on display, sensing the frailty of the early settlement, and - again - appreciating the scale of the Bridge as we walked in its shadow.
On our way back to Central Station to catch the train to the airport, we caught part of the "Art And About" exhibition in Hyde Park. Twenty two large-scale photos were slung alongside the pathway. The last image was of huge storm clouds looming Sydney Harbour. The artist had captured their height and depth, dwarfing the bridge, water scape and rendering minuscule those "large buildings" which had so awed me just days beforehand.
I feel so lucky to have seen this picture when I did. It was a timely reminder that nature will always bring human effort down to scale. Sydney's a beautiful, wonderful city - but, Ozymandias-style, this picture has reminded me of the enduring power of systems larger even than ours.
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