snapshots: sydney

11th - 21st March 2012

Sydney, Australia

Welcome to Australia!

The top of Sydney's Harbour Bridge. As you can see it's actually possible to do a walk to the top which would undoubtedly offer some spectacular views of the Sydney harbor. As you can see later though I got some nice views by just walking along the bridge.

The towering skyscrapers peer down at you from their thrones in the sky. That, in the middle of the shot is the Sydney Tower and is the second tallest observation tower in the southern hemisphere after  the Auckland sky tower in New Zealand. Which I've actually seen today seeing as I'm writing this in New Zealand!

The Sydney skyscrapers.

Mirror skyscraper.

Australian White Ibis birds. These peculiar looking birds roamed throughout the city. Bobbing their head back and forward in search of any scraps of food dropped by the masses of people that shuffle through the streets.

One morning, along with Oli, I headed over to Bondi beach where we strolled down the beach and went for a dip in the cool refreshing waters.

The famous Bondi beach.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge. Interestingly the bridge was built in 1932 and was built by the Middlesbrough based Dorman Long & Co. Ltd company who also built the Tyne bridge in Newcastle! Which can be seen here as it's a very similar style to the one in the Toon. 

Darling Harbour which rests just west of the central business district and the Opera House. Darling Harbour once used to be home to the grimy industrial docks however the area was redeveloped and reopened in 1988. It's now a pretty trendy area within the city and has a shopping mall, IMAX cinema, exhibition centre and a range of stylish restaurants and bars.

Just discovered the macro feature on my camera.

The skyline around Darling Harbour.

HOW did I take this picture?

Oh! What's this!

The Sydney Opera House taken from the harbour bridge.

An icon of Australia it was completed in 1973 taking sixteen years to build. The construction was not a smooth process though and it's development sparked great controversy. In the late 1950's an international competition was held to decide the architect suitable for creating an iconic and timeless structure that would become a world-wide known symbol for Australia. Quarrels and scandals plagued the construction of this remarkable looking building and Jorn Utzon, the chief architect and winner of the competition, was forced to resign in 1966. Seven years and three architects later, the Opera House we know today was finished.

THAT'S ME.

Spent one morning admiring the Harbour Bridge, going for a stroll under it's vast and iconic concrete pylons.

Some barbed wire for you.

I've been CCTV'd on the Harbour Bridge.

How about THAT for a view! The Sydney Harbour from the far end of the bridge.