Sydney town

Ferries in Circular Quay

The Governor of Sydney, in the early days of the colony, had clocks installed in all public buildings in an effort to instill better time-keeping amongst his officials.

Sailing into Sydney

Sailing in towards the bridge and Opera House

In this shot you can see people in the foyer

There are smaller performance venues and restaurants in the lower floors of the building.

Manly town

Shark dive? .. no thanks!

Monument to the war heroes of Manly

A sleepy town

Manly

Manly is a small town along the north side of the harbour

The beach is quite small, but pleasant.

Just beyond the town is a heritage park.

Sydney Harbour

One side of the harbour is very populated.

The other ahs some areas preserved as a natural park.

The mouth of the harbour. We did not go out.

Views from the river

We took a ferry trip out the harbour to Manly Beach.

Riding the wind.

Old Sydney Town

The old part of Sydney is being dwarfed by the new high-rise buildings.

Happy children of Sydney. I love their hats!

Another number plate giggle

'Grass graves' Australia undertakes great studies into grass growing. These are examples of the many varieties it tries to cultivate Their problem is the lack of rain. ... dream on!

There are very strange looking plants all over the place.

Ducks and Ibis

Captain Arthur Philip

Captain Arthur Philip was the Captain of the first fleet which colonised Australia.

The gardens are close to the city.

Imperial Music College

This is Sydney music school ... didnt get into it though.

Palace (botanical) gardens

Crossing the Bridge

We took a bus tour whcih took us across the bridge.

There are three lanes in each direction.

At the other side you can climb steps to get on the bridge and walk across it.

Foyer views

Utzon, the Danich architect, won the competition for the building of the Opera HOuse, because of his vision for the use of the space overlooking the harbour. The entrance to the building is from the land side. These views are from the first floor lobby at the opposite side - looking out over the water. They are spectacular at night.

The bathrooms have recently been renovated with interesting sink details!