I’ve just had a few great days (last week) down in Sydney meeting a myriad of travel people from across the retail, tour operating, accommodation and education sectors at the ITE (Independent Travel Exchange) .
Islands in the Bay off Brisbane
I love travel, and love Journey Jottings so combining the two with a trip to Sydney couldn’t have been better ~ Flying out of Brisbane I looked down to the beautiful Bay Islands below, with fleeting views between the clouds of sandy Stradbroke Island in the distance.
Then coming into Sydney, icons out of the airplane window -
Flying into Sydney, with a view of the harbour
Once in Sydney, it was straight downtown, passing the beautiful domes of Queen Victoria building
The copper domes of Queen Victoria building
Onwards, down George Street and the first glimpse of the harbour with the Opera House framed by flowering Jacaranda trees 
First glimpse of the Opera House
Then into the historic Rocks region
The historic Rocks precinct
…which is a step back in time
Sydney telephone box in the Rocks
before finally reaching the harbour
The Opera House across Sydney Harbour's water
And around under the bridge to the water’s edge venue
Under the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Where… amongst others… it was fabulous to meet up with Kristy from Groovy Grape Getaways, Sallie from Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Moira from the Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury, Michael from Drive WA , and Peter of the CaPTA group of attractions in Tropical north Qld.
The day finished atop the YHA in the Rocks, where the weather turned a little ominous looking ~ but still, what a view 
View from the YHA deck
Then it was home again home again jiggity jig
Homeward bound
I love travelling in the country that I’m living
and seeing it through fresh eyes ~
Where have you been, and what have you seen recently?
I adore Sydney (Oz in general to be honest). Great pics!!!
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Pleased you like the pics – although hard to go wrong with such great subject matter
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Those are some great photos
Looks like you had some great weather (at least for some of it) for walking around near the harbor!
Beautiful as I walked down… only clouded over (and got quite blowy) late in the afternoon when atop the YHA!
Nice photos Linda. I especially like the copper domes of the QVB and the fence in front of the Opera House. or is that spelt Oprah House?
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I love architectural detail! Domes in particular
Thank you for this photographic feast, Linda. I never tire of shots of Sydney. It really is a beautiful city – and especially nice to experience it through your keen eyes.
Best, Robin
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Thanks for dropping by ~
Its wonderful what you see when you take the time to observe
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Great photos of Sydney! We are travelling around Australia for a year and just spent a few days there. We really liked Sydney and might be back in a few months. We don’t think that the traffic will be gone by this time! lol
Excited to hear about your trip around Australia, and what a great way to be recording your trip with a photo a day -
Hope you keep a few pencilled notes too as a tactile memento