It rained nearly the entire day, so we spent it primarily indoors at the Australian Museum. I was particularly captivated by the world-class collection of minerals and spent hours in this section alone. I also enjoyed the dinosaur exhibit and the taxidermy collection of all the birds of Australia. Later, we dined at a very nice Japanese restaurant before starting a search for gelato. Fortunately, the rain had subsided by then.

When we found the perfect gelateria, we learned that the once-monthly fireworks over Darling Harbor would happen in an hour, so we decided to wait for the show. We found an ideally situated bench seat and people-watched as waves of spectators showed up for the event. The fireworks were well worth the wait and felt like a serendipitous gift.