When we awoke this morning, our ship was already docked in Sydney Harbor. Here is the view we saw from our breakfast terrace. In one direction, the beautiful Sydney Harbor Bridge...
In the other, the Sydney Opera House...
So lovely! When I texted a picture of the Opera House to my sister, Laura, she commented that it looks both primitive and futuristic at the same time. What a great description; it really does. We stood there admiring it for quite some time this morning. It is one of those iconic images that you can't quite believe you are standing in front of, even when you're there.
We were very sorry to leave our beautiful ship, but we said our good-byes to new friends, the wonderful staff, and our cozy cabin, and walked the two blocks to our hotel near the harbor. Once settled in there, the first order of business was... What else???
Yep, Starbucks is just a hop, skip and a jump from our hotel. It had some rather unusual and unpleasant looking food items in the shelves, so we passed on those. But the drinks were long-awaited and much appreciated!
Just a block from Starbucks, we found the hop on/hop off city bus tour we generally like to ride to familiarize ourselves in a new town. This one was of the double-decker variety, so we climbed up to the second deck and had a tour of the city, complete with audio. Unfortunately, it was an extremely hot day, and the sun was beating down hard on us, so I suppose this is why we did not take many pictures during our tour. But here is one shot of Bondi Beach, a renowned local surf beach.
Tonight, we had a small dinner and a bit of a walk around town. When we returned to our hotel room, this was the amazing view we enjoyed out the window...
The Harbor Bridge, the Opera House, and our cruise ship at night! The Crystal Symphony leaves Sydney Harbor for her next sailing to Bali, Indonesia at midnight. We will miss her. So many great memories!
Good night everyone,
David and Karen
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