Sydney 2005 Part 1

How to get around

Virgin Blue

The Virgin Blue plane that looks not entirely unlike the one that took me to Sydney. What they have less in price, they make up with in words. After the third "ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls" greeting, I was ready to switch back to Qantas.

Light rail

The Sydneysiders prefer to call their trams light rail. I didn't get the chance to jump onto one, though.

Monorail

The monorail is quite cool. It's a pity the complete ride is very short.

Inside the train

Sydneysiders have thought of everything. Not only can you not smoke cigarettes on the train, you are also forbidden to smoke anything. Oh, all the trains in Sydney are double deckers. I thought I had taken a picture of one, but I just realised that I hadn't.

Around Sydney

Glass ceiling

Glass ceiling of some building.

Street lamp

A street lamp with a royal looking flag.

Pillars of a building

Some cool looking pillars of some building.

Newspaper guy

I wonder what he's reading...

Sculpture

A rather nice balancing act of several octahedron crystals.

Mushrooms

Mmm... mushrooms...

Bird on lamp post

A bird perching on a lamp post in the Botanic Gardens.

Space station

Space station on display at the Powerhouse Museum.

Lost in Space robot

Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!

Roof of Queen Victoria Building

The wonderfully psychadelic roof of the Queen Victoria Building.

Gallery at Queen Victoria Building

I wish I had more time to explore the shops in the QVB.

Statue of Queen Victoria

The statue of Queen Victoria in front of the QVB.

Dog

This dog claims he's been resurrected and gained the power of speech. He said everytime people put a coin into the pool, he will say "thank you". And indeed, he did, although in a quite suspiciously calm and un-dog-like manner, that only served to belie his jolly look.

Carpark

A quite nifty looking carpark.

Contemplating beer

Mmm... Löwenbräu...

Drinking beer

Yes I did drink it. It was Alkoholfrei, though.

Tim

Tim enjoying his beer.

Drunk

A conjectured state of drunkenness.

The Sydney Opera House

Top of dome

The top of one of the domes.

Opera House again

Another view of the Opera House, taken from the ferry.

Opera House at night

The Opera House at night.

Tim and Donna

Tim and Donna in front of the Opera House.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Half of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Still Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge at dusk.

Bridge at night

The bridge at night.

Circular Quay at night

The Circular Quay, taken at night from the bridge.

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