What a beautiful city! We didn’t rush off the ship as most people did but we were off and at the Hop-on Hop-off bus stop by 10:00. We did the loop of most of the city and then got off at the Aquarium. There were only about 6 people in line to buy tickets so we made a restroom stop - bad choice. When we got back to the ticket area it was packed - tour buses had 
arrived. We got a couple espressos and waited a bit to see if it would thin out, but it stayed full for a long time so I decided I really didn’t need to see it that bad. Waiting in lines is not something I like to do! I decided to finish the bus tour and return to the ship and Jim took the monorail to the Maritime Museum to tour the Destroyer and submarine.
Sydney is a beautiful mixture of historic Victorian buildings and modern skyscrapers. It reminds me a bit of Denver as the historic buildings are about the same age, but they have done a much better job of preservation. Way too many of the buildings in Denver were torn down in the 50’s & 60’s before they realized their value and started the preservation efforts.
This was also “turn over day”. Those people that were only on segment 1 disembarked and we have new faces onboard. We also have a new Captain and some changes in crew and staff.
arrived. We got a couple espressos and waited a bit to see if it would thin out, but it stayed full for a long time so I decided I really didn’t need to see it that bad. Waiting in lines is not something I like to do! I decided to finish the bus tour and return to the ship and Jim took the monorail to the Maritime Museum to tour the Destroyer and submarine.Sydney is a beautiful mixture of historic Victorian buildings and modern skyscrapers. It reminds me a bit of Denver as the historic buildings are about the same age, but they have done a much better job of preservation. Way too many of the buildings in Denver were torn down in the 50’s & 60’s before they realized their value and started the preservation efforts.
This was also “turn over day”. Those people that were only on segment 1 disembarked and we have new faces onboard. We also have a new Captain and some changes in crew and staff.
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I love Sydney! You mean you didn't take the hike up the Harbor Bridge? Come on Sue! Even I with my vertigo problem was able to do that. Love that city! Great for walking and you are so right about the houses - squeaky clean and well painted. I spent a lot of time walking the neighborhoods. Also did Bondi Beach and some nifty ferry rides around the city harbor area. Enjoy the next leg. I'm also following the CC posting guy who is also posting a ton of pictures. Keep looking for you guys in the pics but not yet. 50s and sunny on the mountain today.
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