Thursday, 28 May 2015
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Opera House |
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City skyline |
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Harbour beach |
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Doyle's Restaurant |
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Harbour marina |
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Watson Bay |
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Sea plane in Rose Bay |
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Watson Bay Ferry |
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Admiralty House |
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Kirribilli House |
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Royal Sydney Yacht Club |
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Fort Denison |
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Enjoying the ride |
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Harbour control tower |
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Anzac Bridge |
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Luna Park |
The skies were clear and sunny this morning and there was no
wind, just right for our day on the harbour.
After study the brochure very carefully, we realised the $36 each for
the hop-on hop-off ferry was a waste of money; our $2.50 train pass also
included unlimited ferry travel, which was the same as the more expensive
option. We certainly had our $2.50’s
worth today!
First it was into the city and then to Circular Quay by
train, collected a heap of ferry timetables and boarded our first ferry for Watson Bay.
Conditions were beautiful and the Tasmanian catamaran handed the wash
without any problems. As it was too
early for lunch at Doyle’s, we stayed on the ferry for the return journey via Rose Bay
(where a sea plane landed beside us) and Double Bay
– some magnificent houses were seen in these areas. We alighted at Garden Island,
the naval base, for morning coffee in the heritage centre before returning to
Circular Quay and changing ferries.
Our next voyage was to Neutral
Bay, passing close to both Admiralty
and Kirribilli Houses, as well as Fort
Denison. Neutral
Bay did seem to be
another rather pleasant area to live in.
Our next ferry took us back to Darling Harbour,
where we had a late lunch in one of the harbourside restaurants – followed by a
long walk and an ice cream, of course.
With cloud starting to build up, and the temperature rising, we retraced
our route to Circular Quay and then to Wynyard Station for the journey home.
We certainly received a different perspective of the city
today.
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