Hyde Park, St Marys Cathedral and surrounds

I was late and missed my Photography Meetup Group so went straight to Hyde Park, one of the stops on their route, and did my own photography until they arrived. Then onto a nice pub for lunch.

Surry Hills to Hyde Park

 A fun stroll with my Photography Meetup through the city, followed by lunch at a local pub.

Hyde Park and War Memorial

I planned to visit The Australian Museum but got sidetracked in Hyde Park and its adjacent war memorial. Several hours later, I arrived at the museum to find it was closed for renovations.  Obviously my enjoyable diversion was meant to be!

The beautiful trees in Hyde Park

The War Memorial

I found this incredibly moving. The museum had letters and cards that the soldiers sent home, with exquisite sentiments expressed, and then very often there was a footnote to say the soldier had died during a later battle.  Heart-wrenching stuff but somehow profound and beautiful too.  So important to express our love, and not just during war.