Turramurra

Sydney Central is a vast old, possibly Victorian station. It houses all the local trains and bus services. I have found all Australian transport exceedingly easy to work with. There appears little chance of getting lost or getting on the wrong service. Turramurra was no different. It was easy to find where I needed to go to catch the train and it was 15 stops from Sydney. Stan and I had done this journey several times before on our last visit. The train arrived. The trains have an upstairs and a downstairs and I decided to go up. I soon realised that I had no idea where I was stopping, from upstairs you couldn't see the station signs and there were no announcements about ... the next station is... Australian rail had let me down!! After I counted about 10 stops I thought I had better make a move to somewhere I could see so I went down the steps and stood with all the school children in the standing area and a few stops later on I alighted at Turramurra, where I rang my friend and she walked round to the station with her dog to meet me.
Turramurra is a leafy suburb of Sydney, expensive, quiet and green. Sulphur crested parrots, gallahs and lorikeets fly freely among the many trees. these flashes of bright colour entice you to spend a long time looking up. The Pacific Highway also runs through Turramurra, the only sound of noise apart from the parrots. This is a busy, busy road, which runs along the Pacific coast from Sydney to Brisbane.
The house I stayed in is worth a mention and a look at the photograph. It is a long low level property with reminiscences of hobbits!!