Sydney from the Top of the Tower

We ventured up the Sydney Tower today to take a look around. It was a beautiful blue sky morning and after a run to the Opera House and around the Royal Botanical Gardens water front and back to the room, we decided to get up high.

The structure is 80 stories high and has binoculars all around the perimeter. We could see for miles.

Here are the stadiums now used for footie, rugby and cricket, a legacy from the Sydney games.
You can see the open ocean beyond. Every little part of the land that juts in has boats and houses and the city goes for miles and miles. We could see where Bondi beach is and also another beach that had people in the water.

This is the noodle market where we had supper on Friday night. It looked hilarous from the tower. What a cool picture. They have security in here 24 hours a day while this is on. You can cut through any time but they do watch as you go.

This is Darling Harbour and the King Street bridge back across the harbour to the Rocks side of the bay. This harbour is a real tourist trap, modern and filled with pricey restaurants and shops. This is also where the aquarium is located and the conference centre.

At the top of the tower is the post box that is the highest in the Southern hemisphere. If I had my address book I would have sent postcards, but who knew?

This is a view of the Royal Botanic Gardens as they reach the harbour. We ran around that today. It was gorgeous. Also you can see Finger Wharf in the picture. It looks long and grey and is a large wooden dock that is a fishermens' spot. You can also see the shape of the harbour as it hooks to make a 90 degree turn and another 90 degree turn before you get to the open sea. You can understand why this was such a desirable port, given the nastiness of the Tasman sea.

And here is Bob, enjoying the view from the top on this beautiful day. We are so fortunate to be here where it is sunny. To the south of us they have been in flood conditions. Tomorrow, we move further south ourselves to Melbourne to check out South Australia.