Shower

After a swim at the beach here is the place to wash off all that sand. Refreshing.

Darling Harbour Perspective

View of the CBD skyline from a ferry.
Watery Wednesday.

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Luna Park - Just for fun

This is Sydney's oldest and best amusement park with a superb location under the North shore of the bridge. Many fond memories of the wild mouse, the rotor, Coney Island slides and the dodgem cars. What month was this taken?

Sunlit Kirribilli

The setting sun threw a yellow light over these harbour watchers at Kirribilli, just across from the Opeara House.

Anzac Bridge

Here are the twin supports for the cable-stayed ANZAC Bridge, guarding the Western approaches are statues of an Australian and New Zealand soldiers. It spans Johnsons Bay and was opened in 1995. I have also heard it referred to as 'Madonna's Bra'.
Sunday Bridges

Stuttering King

I recently saw the movie 'The King's Speech' starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, here is a statue of Edward VII although not in the film was grandfather of Edward VIII, who in the film was played by Guy Pearse.
Monochrome weekend.

Full Moon over the harbour

Full moon on sunset rising over the Opera House.
Skywatch Friday

Opera Lovers

Inside the Opera House you can watch the performances live on the TV screen, not the same but in this case $500 cheaper.

Strap yourself in

These jetboat scream around the harbour and thrill the passengers. Have lunch afterwards.
Watery Wednesdays.

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Dancer at Circular Quay

This dancer was enjoying himself with a beautiful partner on a sunny day at Circular Quay.
Part of My World Tuesday

First Night of Sydney Festival

It was a happy and hungry crowd at Sydney Festival's First Night last Saturday. This is the section in front of the Hyde Park performance.


This is the stage area where the very compelling Kitty, Daisy and Lewis were playing.

Sailing ship in harbour

It is good to see sailing ships still in the harbour, The Southern Swan, built of Danish Oak and apparently Sydney's only authentic tall ship. Lieutenant James Cook first visited Sydney in 1770, of course he did not come into Sydney Harbour but sailed right by.

Coathanger at sunset

It is a nice way to see the harbour bridge by ferry. I recommend getting the Balmain - Darling Harbour ferry from Circular Quay at sunset and just stay on for the round trip.
Monochrome weekend.

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Fishing time

Looking out the back of a tinnie (aluminium boat 3.3m) on Pittwater. I wet a line but no luck - as usual. However there is a good fish and chipper on Barrenjoey Rd at Palm Beach.

Big Day Out

A Sydney summer ritual for some (my children) is attending an all day event in the Domain - luckily they came home - eventually - then slept for the next 24 hours. (Disclaimer - this is my daughter's photo. She won't know as she doesn't read my blog, like all Gen X, Y and Z = addicted to facespace.)

Wired for sound

My daughter was rollerblading along the boulevard at Manly.

Manly treat

The best ice cream at Manly Beach is Ben & Jerry's, I recommend the Chunky Monkey or the Cherry Garcia.

Surf lifesaving Tent

These are the beaut days of summer in Sydney, between Christmas and New Year the whole city seems to be on holidays, here on the beach at Palm Beach the volunteer lifesavers watch the swimmers from the shelter. There is a great story of a lifesaver, just after world war 1 who saw a shark swimming in the channel towards a young girl who ran a jumped on the shark to scare it off.
Visit their website here There are some great pictures.

Corymbia (Eucalyptus) Ficifolia

These red flowering gums are eye-catching, originally a Western Australian red flowering gum.

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2010 Favourite

Hard to beat a sunset.
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