Our second day in Sydney was my pig picture taking day. Kathy decided to stay on the ship for the day so I went out on my own. I decided to go to one of the pylons anchoring the Harbour Bridge It has stairs inside that you can climb to the top of the pylon and out onto on outside viewing deck.
early morning from the front of the ship. Sunrise will be in that direction.
The other ship was still in port
The Harbour Bridge in the pre-sunrise light
The sun is close to appearing above the clouds.
On the shuttle bus ride from the ship. Lots of elevated roadways in Sydney.
On my walk to the bae of the above the deck part of the pylon.
Traffic and a train ton the bridge
A view of the Opera House from the sidewalk.
Approaching the pylon tower.
On the way up, there are many displays and pictures about building the bridge. There is also a small museum and theater.
From the lookout at the top,
The outside the bridge harbor called Circular Quay. There is space for one cruise ship here. Normally it if for large cruise ships that are too tall to fit under the bridge.
View of our ship from the lookout.
View towards the city center.
Looking north at the bridge
Wide angle view of the outer harbor and Opera House.
Flags at top of the bridge
Bridge climbers on the way up. You can't take up anything that can fall up with you so no camera so I don't think I will ever do it, You have to wear their special blue overalls. It costs at least US$125.00 to do the climb
Climbers almost at the top..
Shows the lookout outside desk,
Part of the other south side pylon and North Sydney suburbs
Part of the inner habor
The gift shop
a museum display
in a theater they showed videos
Back at the bottom, started walking back of the bridge
In a park near the bridge.
The old observatory
I then walked down to the shoreline to take more pictures.
There is a big park here.
looking south towards the city center.
The Anzac bridge (Australia New Zealand Army Corps)
Many steps in the park
A new transit center being built here
the 2 cruise ships across the harbor.
They are painting a Rainbow path.
I stopped here for lunch
Lunch and a beer
Australian white ibis birds show up in outdoor restaurants to pick up scraps and leftover food
The National Maritime Museum
A pedestrian bridge over Darling Harbour
A wharf area near our ship and ANZAC bridge in the distance
Harbour Bridge from our ship.
Sydney Tower Eye
A very expensive yacht sailing out
The other cruise ship left before us.
At the sail-away part they had Australian beers that I had never tasted.
A tug ready to help us away from the pier
City center skyline
flags on top of bridge.
Outside rails crowded as we approach the bridge.
Many officers taking pictures
Bridge climbers at the top.
approaching the bridge
Bridge climbers waving at us as we approached
Under the bridge.
Not too much clearance for our ship masts and smokestacks
passed the opera house
people outside the opera house waving.
oOd Fort Denison is part of Sydney Harbour National Park in
Many sailboats out on a Friday evening.
The sail away party on the back deck was well attended,
A Harbor Patrol boat trying to get sailboats out of our way.
The North Head.
The South Head and Hornby Lighthouse at the harbor entrance.
Australian beers featured at sail away
sunset appraching
The sun setting over the Sydney skyline.
A rain storm to the south of us. We did not get any rain on us.
There was some lightning and thunder but I didn't capture any in my photos (I did try).
The sun through the rain storm
The setting sun.
Some color after the sun had set
Sydney disappearing in our wake
Good night.
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