SYDNEY AND BLUE MOUNTAINS I: 27 May - 6 June 2010

Pianomania just went on a holiday for two weeks. Do not fret, as more concert reviews will come thick and fast later this month. In the meantime, it was a relaxing and scenic holiday Down Under for the family. Here are some panoramic shots from my Fujifilm camera.

View of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

from Luna Park, Milson's Point.

The Sydney Opera House is just visible under the bridge.

Spectacular vista of Sydney Harbour

and the Domain from Sydney Tower.

Darling Harbour, the National Maritime Museum

and Pyrmont Bridge. from King Street Wharf.

Long tank at the Sydney Aquarium.

Skyscrapers, new and old,
at Sydney's CBD.

View of Darling Harbour from Sydney Tower.

View of Hyde Park, with St.Mary's Cathedral (foreground),

ANZAC Memorial (right) and the Domain (left)

SYDNEY AND BLUE MOUNTAINS II: 27 May - 6 June 2010

Some more panoramic views, from the Blue Mountains, an ideal getaway just an hour or so out of Sydney.

View of The Three Sisters & Jamison Valley

from Echo Point, Katoomba.

The "Devil's Coach House",

limestone recess at the Jenolan Caves.

The dramatic clifftop lookout at Pulpit Rock,

with views of the Grose Valley.

View of Grose Valley and Bridal Veils Falls (right)

from Govett's Leap lookout.

Colourful aboriginal design mural

at the old theatre in Blackheath.