The city as seen from "Mrs Macquarie's Chair" in the Royal Botanic Gardens

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A very vibrant downtown with a mix of old and new. Amazing repurposing of older buildings for vast shopping centers spanning entire city blocks.

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A cellphone shot, but I was just struck by the perspective and vertical lines ... had to grab a shot! Sydney is in the process of installing trams into / around the the city.

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Was struck by the symetry and repeating pattern of the A/C units

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Seagulls just refused to stay still for the shot!

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Playing with cellphone and a calm pond (after the seagulls left)

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Spiral water fountain (with one of the spirals being a walkway to the center ...)

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Love the trains, buses and ferries of Sydney -- they all take the Opal card and make it so easy to get around the city and harbor!

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Bondi Beach

Pronounced bond-eye. Hugely popular beach!

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From Bondi to Coogee Beach there is a wonderful walk that shows off the amazing rocky shoreline and smaller, cozier beaches south of Bondi ...

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Along the Bondi - Coogee Walk with Bronte beach in the distance ...

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Manly Beach -- obviously!

Located across the harbor from Sydney, Manly is the more formal, more historical beach ...

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Similar to Bondi's walk, but not quite the scale. Shelley beach in the distance.

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A saltwater pool along the way to Shelley Beach

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Shelley Beach

Smaller beach south of Manly -- very popular with families and kids! A bit more sheltered than the nearby Manly Beach

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Eastern Water Dragon

Sydney wildlife! A protected species in New South Wales -- he's actually more fascinated with the blank wall in front of him than the myriad of tourist staring at him.

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Feathery friends ...

The bird on the left is a Australian white ibis -- very common and is a bit of a scavenger, but sadly, its population in the wild is declining while its city population swells ... The bird in the lower right is an Australian White Backed Magpie. Not sure what the bird in the upper right is...

Sailing ...

Amazing history of sailing in Sydney ... these have been around for decades and still race every weekend. Amazing amount of canvas for so small a boat!

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Little more modern take on sailing.

Weekend and the harbor is full of sailboats!

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Out scouting for evening photo locations ... just grabbed this with my phone and on a whim, converted it to black and white ...

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Detail of the bridge structure

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The understructure of the bridge

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Sydney Harbor Bridge lit up at night from across the Circular Quay

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Last photo of the night -- returning to the location photographed earlier in the day ... Tomorrow I head up into the Blue Mountains! Stay tuned!

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