Day 2 -Out and About in Darling Harbour

Day number two was a bright and sunny one here in Sydney. We found our self's on the edge of a festival at Darling harbour. The Hoopla Festival is a circus and acrobatic spectical that is free for all.

We spent a good portion of the day just wandering the harbour. Its wonderful, just the sort of thing that we left Calgary in search of. There is a lot to see at Darling Harbour. There is a Naval Museum, The Sydney Aquarium, Lots of food, and numerous other items to see. The photos below are but a few of the sights we took in.

 

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Ahhh The good old days, when real men sailed the open ocean. What happend?

 

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Sydney is an amazing amalgamation of old and new. The city is literally built on and around the old buildings, monuments, and architectural decorations like this.... thing? The city is gorgeous. The old buildings add a marvelous flare, and the mixing of new and old together is modern in a respectful way.

 

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View looking south from Darling Harbour bridge.

 

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View from Darling Harbour bridge looking north.

 

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Here is a view of the Four Points Sheritan from the Darling Harbour Bridge. 

Not bad for $150 a night.

 

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The Darling Harbour Bridge. This bridge is a perfect example of how Sydney combines old and new. Here you have the old bridge with a modern Mono-Rail running down the middle.