I flew down to Sydney for the ITE (Independent Travel Exchange).
A gathering of travel people from across the Australian tourism spectrum ~
Ozzie retailers, tour operators, suppliers of tourist accommodation, as well as the education sectors – A gathering of the clans and an opportunity to meet and discuss tourism related issues.
I love travel, and I love Journey Jottings so combining the two with a trip to Sydney couldn’t have been better ~
Flying out of Brisbane I look down to the beautiful South Moreton Bay Islands, with fleeting views between the clouds to sandy North Stradbroke Island in the distance (the second largest sand island after Fraser Island, in the world).
Flying into Sydney from Brisbane, the iconic Australian Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House comes into view out of the airplane window.
Flying into Sydney, with a view of the harbour
Once in Sydney, I head straight downtown, passing the beautiful green copper domes of Queen Victoria building.
The copper domes of Queen Victoria building
Onward, down George Street and the first glimpse of the harbour with the Sydney Opera House framed by flowering Jacaranda trees 🙂
First glimpse of the Opera House
Then into the Rocks, Sydney ~
The beautiful historic quarter of the city.
The historic Rocks precinct
…which is a step back in time
Sydney telephone box in the Rocks
before finally reaching the water’s edge.
The Opera House across Sydney Harbour’s water
Where, just around and under the bridge is the water-side venue.
Under the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Here, 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, home again home again jiggity jig…
Homeward bound
I love travelling in the country that I’m living
and seeing it through tourist 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 😉
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 🙂
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Linda, Love the photos you captured of a wonderful city. My husband and i got to spend a few days in Sydney whilst on our Honey Moon- Would love to go back- so much to do and see!
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Thanks Sarah 🙂
So where do you now live?