Bondi Beach - Sydney - November 2008

......The most famous beach in Sydney and in Australia, I guess. For surfing. And surfers... It's only 1km long and it takes you about 30 minutes to get here by bus, from downtown.

It's worth paying a visit. Only to see... THEM.. in action. Trust me!

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Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves - Sydney - November 2008

......Another great trip.

......The Blue Mountains is a mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia, which borders Sydney's metropolitan area, beginning approximately 50 kilometres west of the city's centre. The area is generally considered to begin on the west side of the Nepean River and to extend westward as far as Coxs River. Consisting of a sandstone plateau, the area is dissected by gorges of up to 760 metres in depth, and has high points up to 1,190 metres above sea level. A large part of the Blue Mountains is incorporated in the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site and its constituent seven national parks and a conservation reserve.
......The Blue Mountains area includes the local government areas of the City of Blue Mountains, the City of Hawkesbury, the City of Lithgow and Oberon. (www.wikipedia.org)

The Three Sisters
Katoomba Scenic Railway
The remains of an old mine are now a tourist attraction.





......The Jenolan Caves are an example of remarkable caverns in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia; 175 kilometres west of Sydney. They are the most celebrated of several similar groups in the limestone of the country being the oldest discovered open caves in the world. They include numerous Silurian marine fossils of great interest and the calcite formations, sometimes pure white, are of extraordinary beauty. Major portions of the caves have been rendered easily accessible to paying visitors and are well lit.

The main cave




















I think it was enough to make you think of travelling...

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Sydney by Day - november 2008

......The following photos were taken during our second, fourth and fifth day of our staying in Sydney. It was rainy in the beginning but then the sun came back and Sydney got back the shiny face.

Darling Harbor - Novotel Hotel

Darling Harbor - IMAX

Harbor Bridge. You see the people descending? Well, this is THE experience in Sydney. It's expensive but you'll love it. 199 Australian Dollars. 3 and hald hours of going up to the highest point (135 meters about the sea level) and then going down. We were not allowed to take the cameras or anything else with us :(

The first sight of the Opera. All of a sudden it was in front of me. I saw it during the years in photos, I heard other people talking about it, saw it again on TV in 2000 during the Olympics. And now I was there. In front of it!

Sydney skyline

There are acutally two large buildings and a smaller one. The biggest is the concert hall. The one that you can see here. The other one, on its right is the Opera House. And the smaller one in front of them is used for different events, from exhibitions to weddings.

Circular Quay

Here you can see the smallest building and the Concert Hall
The Concert Hall and Opera House
The Bridge. Picture taken from behind the Opera House

Lunch. Fish&chips. Tasty and not very expensive. about 18 AUD

The only picture I have from the Bridge Experience. Star Trek costumes :)The following pictures were taken on a sunny day. Our last day in Sydney. We took a walk in the city, park and Botanic Garden




A mixture of old and new. But they fit perfectly together.Sydney Tower

View from up there


Somewhere in between the buildings, the Opera House



The Bridge in Circular Quay












The best spot to take pictres of the Bridge and Opera is at Mrs Macquarie's Chair in the Park

Bats. Scary.

The Government House



Darling Harbor




The monorail. Only 4,5 AUD. But it's not that interesting as it seems.

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