This is almost at the top of the bridge, which is exactly twice the height of the Opera House.

Weather was overcast, but probably a good job, as it would have been unbearably hot.

Pretty windy at times - our hats were tethered on.

Climbing the arch wasn't as bad as the first four ladders, which emerged between lanes 7+8 of the traffic !

Looking back at the city from the same point.

On top of the bridge, between the arches!

We were getting quite relaxed by this point.

You can see the wind blowing our sexy outfits!

Making our way down.

You can just about see water beneath our feet.

Unfortunately, the kids couldn't come and watch us. Brett could have come with us, but we couldn't leave Beaulea out.

There! Proof that we did actually take the kids to Sydney!

Weather was mostly like this with the odd overcast day.

And, of course, the Opera House.

Built between 1958-73. Designed by a Dane to a budget of 7 million dollars. It eventually cost 100 million as it was nearly impossible to build.

The Aussies paid for it with an Opera House Lottery in 2 years !

Brett on the steps outside

The vertical Ironwork just to the left of the concrete and granite building is what we had to climb on 4 ladders.

On the way up, it emerged between lanes 7+8 of the traffic.

On the way down, it descended by the railway! This was the hardest part of the climb. The arch was relatively easy after that !

Yours truly in front of the Bridge

This one was taken from a ferry ride on the harbour.

TIP: tourist cruises are expensive, but ferries are not and they go most of the places you'd want to go.

This was a ferry boat like ours.

I took a picture because it's called Charlotte. Hope she sees it.

Still the longest span arched bridge in the world, it was designed to last 70 years. It was completed in 1932 !

Maintenance men have said it should last another 2-300 years.

Remarkably, only 6 people fell to their deaths during construction. There were no safety ropes in those days. The only man to survive a fall, fell nearly 200 feet into the water. When he got out of hospital, he went straight back to work. He was an Irishman, named Kelly!

Lea outside a restaurant in Darling Harbour, our favourite place in Sydney.

Darling Harbour again...with the little darlings !

Who's pinched me fishing rod ?

Strange expressions all round on the ferry in the harbour.

Brett and Beaulea defacing a world famous building

Lea and kids outside the front of the Opera House

Sydney is huge. This is just the CBD on the south side of the harbour as we sailed into Darling Harbour

In such a young country, there are some really historic places. Just to the left of here is where the First Fleet landed in 1788 with a 'cargo' of convicts and prostitues!

The buildings you see here are where a chap called Campbell bought and stored goods brought in from Europe. He made his fortune from here - Australia's first Entrepeneur.

As you can imagine, Sydney Harbour is very busy and the bridge was built to allow almost any boat to get underneath.

One of the few that can't is the QE2.