I've been to Sydney Harbor (or Harbour) multiple times since arriving in Australia, but it wasn't until last week that I was able to see Sydney ... BY SEA. The University's Civil Engineering Society set up a harbor cruise for us and it was a blast. People danced the night away dressed up as what they hoped to become when they were a child. So, of course, I dressed up as a study abroad blogger -- tie and all.
Here are some views of the Sydney Harbor bridge, the world famous Sydney Opera House and a look back toward the city.
*Sorry in advance for the fuzziness of some pictures, I was using a high sensitivity camera setting and most of the pictures were taken from a moving boat.
The cruise itself was mostly just a civil engineering buffet/party with lots of house music to match, but I was able to find ample time to sneak away from break dancing to take a few pictures. Here are a few views of the city, opera house, and harbor bridge from across the harbor.
I also tried to get a picture from underneath the Sydney Harbor Bridge, but this was the best shot I could get:
Remember the big smiling lunatic face of 'Luna Park' in one of my earliest entries? Well, apparently they have another one in Sydney. I did some research and found out that Luna Park is a shared park name and that the first one opened was in 1903 on Coney Island. There have been Luna Park's opened on every continent except Antarctica and, according to Wikipedia, so many parks have been opened worldwide that "Lunapark" now translates into "amusement park" in Dutch, German, Greek, Italian and Turkish.
Here is a photo of the entrance to Sydney's Luna Park and their Ferris wheel:
As we came back toward the dock, we passed Australia's National Maritime Museum, where some really cool military ships and a very old sailing vessel were on display. We also saw some other buildings and bridges that I know nothing about, but they looked very cool nonetheless.
After the cruise we stopped at a local bar in the harbor to finish the night off. All of my roommates came out and were able to meet some of my Australian friends, so that was a lot of fun. I thought my inventory was filling up, but I have learned a ton of dance moves from the Aussies, so watch out America.
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I think the big Luna Park face would scare young children...I'm glad you had time between dances to take pictures!