To Australia!: Sky Tower and Ship Tour

Sunday, Feb 26

We went to our new hotel, the Radisson, just a block away, and then headed to the tower. It’s the tallest building in Sydney with a full panoramic view of the city.

The Sky Tower is on the left

View from the tower of the bridge (right)

Then we made our way back to the harbor to schedule a ship tour. We went on a tall ship with sails and cruised around the harbor. We loved soaking up the sites and sounds of the water. The waves gently slapped against the boat as we made our way across the waterfront.

Hyde Park

In the Sky Tower

Darling Harbour

St. Mary's Cathedral

On our ship, we watched brightly colored sails jet across the glassy blanket of blue. We passed by the humble abode of the Prime Minister (see bottom right), my eyes glued to the immaculate lawn, wrap-around porch, and Corinthian columns.

We sailed under the Sydney harbor bridge, it growing every second we inched closer. It really is quite large. In fact, it is the biggest, not longest, steel bridge in the world. The locals have nicknamed the bridge the “coat hanger bridge” due to it’s curved top.

After our lovely voyage across the harbor, we returned to our hotel for a relaxing night in. Diane went to sleep while I prepared the tub. I then proceeded to thoroughly enjoy a bubble bath with classical music, a glass of wine, cheese and crackers and the last book of the Hunger games trilogy. Three hours later, my hands and feet completely wrinkled, my hair still unwashed and still in the tub reading… I guess I got a little carried away in my book. What a wonderful way to end the day.