Showing posts with label darling harbor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label darling harbor. Show all posts

Sydney by Night - November 2008

......Many people told me that cities no matter where they are look best by night. I noticed that too. Sydney is beautiful. I spent a lot of time in the two harbors. It's difficult to focus on something in particular. So many colors, so many people.

Darling Harbor
Darling Harbor - view to Novotel Hotel
The monorail track
The Aquarium and Wild Life

Restaurants and Office Buldings in Darling Harbor



The monorail - the ticket is not expensive. about 4 Australian Dollars. But the trip is short and you maynly get to see some windows. Nothing spectacular. This is just another fast means of transportation. It's not meant to be used by tourists.



This is a boat used for cruises in the Harbor.
This is the other harbor. Circulat Quai and The Rocks



Yep. Sydney Operahouse, the landmark of the city. In fact, Sydney Opera and Sydney Symphony. Two different buildings, one next to each other. The bigger one is SS, the smaller is SO. There wasn't any show at the Opera so I went to Sydney Symphony. I couldn't miss it, could I?


Inside the Sydney Symphony. It's meant to be used for symphonic concerts. It's big with great acoustics. What I saw was an Elgar concert. Sydney Symphony orchestra conducted by maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy



The Hall is big but the acoustics is great

Sydney Bridge. It's possible to climb up there, where the flags are. 135 meters above sea level. It's unique and exciting. And expensive. 200 Australian Dollars. But again, a must do. You won't regret it not in a million years. I got a picture and a certificate that prove i was there.
Luna Park, on one side of the golf.
The sky scrapers at Circular Quai






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Sydney Aquarium_Sydney_november 2008

......On the first day when we arrived in Sydney we decided that have to go walking. I was lucky and the hostel we were accommodated in wasn't too far from downtown. Walking distance. And the closest to us was Darling Harbor. The heart and soul of the city. A lot of shops, restaurants, bars, discos... and Sydney Aquarium.
......I heard a lot of things about it and all the guide books listed it as a must see. Ok, let's go inside. A lot of water tanks with fish from all over the world. Two crocodiles. But the best was yet to be discovered.




A lovely sea horse

The section dedicated to the reefs. I only chose a few pictures because I got to see all this live, underwater, in Cairns. Enjoy the pictures here.

Sea star

Eals. Scary.
Jellyfish

What we found out about 1 hour later was that the big attraction of the Aquarium was 2 floors below where we were. A huge fish tank built right in the ocean. From turtles to sharks. Beauiful.




Bye Nemo! See you in Cairns!







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