Saturday, June 21, 2014

Lunch at the Sydney Fish Market

We went to the fish market for lunch. Then we went back to the hotel to collect our luggage for our flight home











Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Dymocks

Dymocks has been booksellers for more than 125 years. It is the largest bookseller in Australia





This is their flagship store in George Street

George Street

Sydney's original high street, and remains one of the busiest streets in the city centre.




Sydney Harbour Bridge

Affectionately known as the "Coathanger", it  was opened in 1932. You can walk across  the bridge for free. We started from the southern end near the Rocks and we walked to the middle of the bridge before turning back to George Streeet. 



















 It is very windy on the bridge and you can have a  nice view of the Opera House.














The Rocks

We stopped at the Rocks before walking to the Sydney Harbour Bridge









Underneath the bridge






Paddy's Market

We went to the Paddy's Market again  to buy some souvenirs




Last day in Sydney

The highlight today was to climb the Sydney  Harbour Bridge



Breakfast in the hotel


Monday, June 9, 2014

AMP Tower

Formerly known as Sydney Tower. It is the highest observation deck in the southern hemisphere.





It is 305 m (1000 feet) above the ground











The whole of Sydney can be seen here














Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains is a mountainous region in New South Wales and  was listed as a World Heritage site in 2000.



The Three Sisters











We took the Scenic Railway down to Jamison Valley



It is the steepest railway in the world



At 52 degrees incline over a distance of 415 m





Jamison Valley



It has a coal mining history



Entrance into the mine





I met a friend from Malaysia here



Cable car back to the top 





Lunch











Aboriginal legend has it that the rocks are in fact the three sisters. Their father turned them into rocks to protect them from the bunyip (evil spirit) with a magic bone. Unfortunately he lost the magic bone and could not turn them back again.



Perhaps he can help