AUSTRALIA 2004 - Sydney Pictures
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 The view from our hotel window - Darling Harbour on Friday, April 2 |
 The monorail going by! |
 WWI monument, Sydney |
 Dad and "Vicki" in front of the QVB |
One of the clocks inside the QVB. On the half hour, the top section opens up and shows a series of short scenes about Australia's history. It plays music and the middle portion spins around. |
 The Observation Tower in Sydney |
 The ANZAC memorial in Sydney. Unfortunately, photography is not permitted inside. It's one of the most beautiful art deco buildings I've ever seen.
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 Hyde Park - one of many parts of Sydney with names from parts of London |
 The fountain in Hyde Park commemorates the French and Australian alliance in WWI. |
Each climber gets a certificate after they |
 We did it! That's Sydney's Circular Quay and skyline behind us. We recovered pretty quickly from our jetlag once we got up here! |
 ... and over Bryan's right shoulder, the Opera House! What an amazing sight, and a great way to see the whole harbor. |
 Bryan at the top. He finally realized the headset looked a little goofy in the pictures, so he took it off. |
 Now we are on our way down. The guide was the only one of our group (of 12) who was allowed to bring a camera. |
 The view under the bridge. The climbers walk along the lower set of beams on the right side to go up, and along the left side coming back. |
 Can you see the little specks on the top of the arch? those are Climbers, in groups of 12. A new group goes up approximately every 15 minutes! |
 On the ferry on the way back to Darling Harbor, we got some great views of the bridge and the Opera House |
 The bridge from the side of Circular Quay. That's the Hyatt at the Rocks in the foreground. |
 Sunday started at Chinatown, in the rain.
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 The view of the bridge from the Opera House
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 If I were a computer whiz like my sister-in-law, I'd have figured out how to cut and paste Bryan into this photo!
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 Here he is in front of the bridge. The clouds were getting really ominous.
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 Bryan and the Opera House - #1 |
 We walked ALL the way around the Opera House. It was very windy on the harbor side.
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 Bryan and the Opera House - #2
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 Mom & Dad at the Opera House. After this, we took the tour.
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 During the tour, we were not allowed to photograph the inside of the concert halls, but this is the inside of the roof. |
 This is a close-up of the ceramic tiles that cover the Opera House roof.. |
 Bryan's artsy picture of the bridge, reflected in the window of the Opera House.
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 Opera House at night. It's sometimes called "nuns in a scrum" because of the shape of the roof segments. |
 The bridge at night, from the area in front of Wolfie's restaurant.
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 Wolfies' restaurant, which we enjoyed very much.
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Monday, we went to Canberra...
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