Sydney Harbour to see Stad Amsterdam : August 11 2024

A slow day that started out slowly. We did get a plan to get moving. Catch the train into the city to go and see the tall ship Stad Amsterdam which is on a round the world trip

Got the train to Town Hall and walked down Market St into Darling Harbour. Views across to the extended Hyatt hotel

Landscape view with the aquarium down below

View across Darling Harbour to Sofitel with the Harbourside property being developed to the right

South bank view to Barangaroo with the new Crown Casino the stand out

View across the maritime museum with a clipper up front

This memorial is to the kids brought to Australia - against their will

The explanatory plaque - the hard part is one of my friend’s mother was one of those - a tough life she had

Stad Amsterdam and my wife dressed in the colour orange

A day for angles up into the rigging

Looking up

Front on label photo across to Barangaroo

View down one of the finger wharves

Another posed photo

Sky Tower under the bow spirit

Bow spirit lady in green

We took the ferry back to Circular Quay - chance for Harbour photos - HMB Endeavour and Carpentaria light boat

James Craig and Sky Tower

View across to Luna Park

Harbour Bridge

City view

Luna Park and bridge pylon

Opera House view opening up

Circular Quay view

We got out on North Sydney side to walk up the hill - view up one pylon

The last 3 Alfred St houses left from the first builds this side - preserved

Welcome to North Sydney

Dinner befitting the end of Paris Olympics - beef bourgignon

A happy end for our Olympics - medals for Netherlands and Australia in cycling

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