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A Few Days Around Sydney Harbour

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The illuminated Sydney Harbour Bridge spans across dark water at night, with waterfront structures and a large boat visible.

Sydney gave us a bit of everything over these few days, all of it within walking distance of the harbour — properly Port Jackson, a drowned valley estuary that runs about 19 kilometres from the Heads up to the western rivers, with more than 240 kilometres of shoreline folded into it.

The first evening started at the Circular Quay ferry wharves, the Harbour Bridge lit up over the water, then a walk around the cove to where the Opera House sails stand white against the dark. The next day came in grey and damp; the umbrellas on the Opera House forecourt sat empty and a ferry crossed under the bridge with the whole skyline flattened to one tone behind it.

When it cleared we went around Farm Cove through the Botanic Garden to the point across the water, where the bridge arch stacks up directly behind the sails — the postcard view, and it turns out you just walk to it. Two flags on top of the arch, and a long yacht idling past toward the Heads.

The Sydney Opera House is brightly lit at night, with its iconic white sails reflecting on the dark water.Illuminated steel arch bridge with two prominent pylons spanning a water body at night, surrounded by city lights.The iconic Sydney Opera House brightly lit at night, reflecting its unique architecture on the dark water.The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are visible across the water under a cloudy sky.Sydney Harbour panorama showing the Harbour Bridge, Opera House, ferries, and a waterfront promenade under an overcast sky.The Sydney Opera House's white shells and the Sydney Harbour Bridge span under a clear blue sky, with trees and streetlights below.Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and city skyline from the water, with a yacht in the foreground.The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are visible across blue water, with green trees on the shore.

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