Aus Day 9 - Sydney Bridge Climb
Walked up George Street (think of it as Sydney's version of London's Oxford Street) past the shops and office blocks. As we approached The Rocks, I spotted a side street with an art installation of bird cages hanging from wires above. On closer inspection there were also well-hidden speakers broadcasting bird songs of those specicies no longer in the Sydeny area (either migrated away or extinct).
Found David Jones department store for Kerry amongst the Westfield shopping complex (is it Australian or a UK company?). Sadly for Kerry they didn't yet stock the Dita Von Tease clothing in store. Within the same block is the Sydney Tower which we booked the 360 restaurant for next Sunday.
Walked further towards The Rocks then sat down to check our bearings when a tramp approached us asking for spare change. She had a 100 yard stare. We said sorry, no, She asked for a cigarette. We said sorry again as Kerry had barely enough for herself at which point she had a go at us for saying sorry.
By now hunger was building so ignoring a number of different cafes we found a great cafe with a backyard. We had a fatboy breakfast and an omlette to sink a ship.
Sydney Bridge Climb
The weather turned from a fine sunny day into full-on rain as we went in to prepare for the Bridge walk. It was very, very, very well organised. Every stage of the experience was well thought out, every little detail thought through, practiced and delivered without a hitch. for example, the overalls we had to wear attached everything you needed for the walk. You weren't allowed your own cameras with the risk of dropping anything onto the road below. By the time we went through the long preparation process wearing waterproof over-trousers the rain had actually stopped and the sun was beating down again. Shame Kerry had to go a different route after the first bad instance of fear.
Later, Kerry was led out to a different route then taken up a lift for a second attempt but stopped again due to feeling sick and hot. They had to actually cut her away from the safety line this time. According to the safety crew, the freak rain storm caused an emergency evacuation then the temperature went from 17C up to 25C in the space of 30 minutes. Apparently Kerry wasn't on her own for feeling sick as another two people had suffered in that period.
The climb and views were possibly the best of Sydney you could get. It was a leisurely pace enough to see an incoming tanker ship guided by 4 tug boats. The guide said the tanker owners would have to pay $5000 for each tug. The whole experience took about 2.5 hours and I'd say well worth the money.
Darling Harbour delights
We'd finished with the Bridge Climb around about 5:30pm and had arranged to meet up with Neil and Nikki in Darling Harbour. We were really impressed by the size of the place and the range of restaurants, bars and clubs. We picked the Italian restaurant, Baia which had to be the best of the holiday so far. The other highlight was the unexcpected fireworks display as we were eating dessert just within the neighbouring marina.
Walked further towards The Rocks then sat down to check our bearings when a tramp approached us asking for spare change. She had a 100 yard stare. We said sorry, no, She asked for a cigarette. We said sorry again as Kerry had barely enough for herself at which point she had a go at us for saying sorry.
By now hunger was building so ignoring a number of different cafes we found a great cafe with a backyard. We had a fatboy breakfast and an omlette to sink a ship.
Sydney Bridge Climb
The weather turned from a fine sunny day into full-on rain as we went in to prepare for the Bridge walk. It was very, very, very well organised. Every stage of the experience was well thought out, every little detail thought through, practiced and delivered without a hitch. for example, the overalls we had to wear attached everything you needed for the walk. You weren't allowed your own cameras with the risk of dropping anything onto the road below. By the time we went through the long preparation process wearing waterproof over-trousers the rain had actually stopped and the sun was beating down again. Shame Kerry had to go a different route after the first bad instance of fear.
Later, Kerry was led out to a different route then taken up a lift for a second attempt but stopped again due to feeling sick and hot. They had to actually cut her away from the safety line this time. According to the safety crew, the freak rain storm caused an emergency evacuation then the temperature went from 17C up to 25C in the space of 30 minutes. Apparently Kerry wasn't on her own for feeling sick as another two people had suffered in that period.
The climb and views were possibly the best of Sydney you could get. It was a leisurely pace enough to see an incoming tanker ship guided by 4 tug boats. The guide said the tanker owners would have to pay $5000 for each tug. The whole experience took about 2.5 hours and I'd say well worth the money.
We'd finished with the Bridge Climb around about 5:30pm and had arranged to meet up with Neil and Nikki in Darling Harbour. We were really impressed by the size of the place and the range of restaurants, bars and clubs. We picked the Italian restaurant, Baia which had to be the best of the holiday so far. The other highlight was the unexcpected fireworks display as we were eating dessert just within the neighbouring marina.
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