Sydney
While in Australia we took a couple of trips into the city. Public transportation in Australia is fantastic, they have double decker buses that make expedited trips into the city.
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We took the “B-Line” from Newport into Sydney:
We love the second deck, it’s a great view:
Wynyard Station in Sydney. This is the end of the line where you can transfer to a city bus or a rail line:
We went to the Museum of Sydney which is built on the location of the original government house:
…the original government house was, over time, replaced by this:
Capt Arthur Phillip, led the first fleet of 11 ships from England to Australia:
Possession Island painting depicting Capt Cook’s arrival 18 years earlier:
The first Government House
Transporting convicts to foreign shores:
Models of the first fleet:
Beautiful museum:
Nice timeline layout of the development of Sydney and the surrounding area:
Sydney Harbour Bridge:
Examples of trade goods from various countries:
Original corner stone from the first government house, 1788:
Sydney is beautiful, a mix of huge skyscrapers and historic buildings:
After the museum we made our way down to the harbour:
…and took a guided tour of the Opera House:
Interesting Facts Sydney Opera House
There are six restaurants at The Opera House, all overlooking the harbour:
Guided tour:
Back outside:
Our tour guide was great, very passionate:
Tiled shell domes:
A bit of the harbour:
…and onto the studios/halls. Shows change all the time, one of the halls currently hosts a comedy show:
Elevator with no cables:
Onto “Concert Hall”:
The ceiling is done entirely in birch veneer:
Structure of the Opera House:
Up to the observation deck:
And the final room which I believe is the Utzon room:
Back outside:
We made another trip into Sydney and a trip to Vietnam, I’ll update on that soon!