In between attending work-related events one day in the CBD (that’s the Central Business District for you) I had some time to wander around Sydney Harbour. I’d been here before a long time ago to visit my sister while she was attending university on exchange so it was nice to see the place hadn’t changed much. Still full of tourists!
Seeing the ferries and other boats reminded me of the time my sister and I went to the harbour and decided we wanted to take one of those touristy boat rides. We hopped on to the first one we saw and got ready to relax and enjoy the view. It wasn’t until after the boat left the dock that we noticed everyone else was wearing ponchos. At the time we dismissed them as some of those uber tourists from a tour group because there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. That, and a few of them were wearing Crocodile Dundee hats…
As it turns out it was one of those speed boats where the whole purpose is for the driver to ensure that everyone gets totally soaked… which we most definitely did. After the ride we were both extra grumpy about having wet hair (girl problems amirite?) but we laugh about it now!
For my most recent trip I opted to keep my feet firmly on land. I took my time and admired the iconic bridge, the Sydney Opera House, and went for a walk through the Royal Botanical Gardens until I got hungry and decided it was time to find something to eat. (Apologies in advance for the lack of photos of the gardens, I may or may not have been ravenous at the time and was just looking for a way out, ha).
The next time I visit the harbour I may try to find that boat again. And maybe I will forego the poncho again for old-times sake.
-C
There’s a little park next to the water with jacaranda trees. I learned later that many Aussies are very proud of them.
I can’t for the life of me remember if the art museum was there when I last visited. But check out that cool arrow sign!
Sweet view of the bridge from the steps outside the Opera House.
Apparently eels live in this lake. I didn’t see any but I thought I saw a turtle (it was a rock).
I found a friend while trying to find a way out.
