Manly

It was a particularly lovely day when we hopped on a train to the city and took the ferry across the harbour to Manly. The following photos were taken from the Manly ferry and along the North and South Steyne, the road that runs along Manly beach.

This gull was quite happy amongst the crowd of
people waiting for the ferry...

The Rhapsody of the Seas, docked at the harbour

Purple amongst the greenery

Some of the many sail boats on the beautiful harbour

This boat flew by the ferry...

South Passage is a 100 foot long, gaff rigged schooner,
built to give young people a unique journey at sea

Out to sea...

I so loved the colour of all these boats

Manly Beach

A sole surfer

There were many games of beach volleyball being played

The flag...

A lovely little Greek restaurant that was recommended to us,
and I would DEFINITELY recommend it to YOU!!

The waves through a window

Hard yakka! 

Crashing waves...

Heading back to the city, she was only JUST visible due to all the haze!

Would be a lovely view from these buildings!

Another ferry heading to Manly 

Darling Harbour

Our visit to Darling Harbour was combined with seeing my parents off, at Central Station They enjoyed a 3 day trip on the Indian Pacific to Perth, crossing 2 state borders over the Nullabor Plain. It was a hot day and a great one for photo taking!

A little gangplank, taking you from the jetty to the pontoon

A few of the city's buildings and part of Centrepoint Tower

Steel, wood and water

A lantern at the end of the Pyrmont
Bridge

Centrepoint Tower's 'head'

A lighthouse with magnificent views! I didn't dare go up at
first (not keen on heights) but after a short while, I did.....

...and I am glad I did! This is the James Craig, part of the
Sydney Heritage Fleet

A cast-iron bracket supporting the upper-most
walkway of the lighthouse

Reflections...

The good old Ferris Wheel...

The gulls were having a frolic in the water, they were hot too!

The massive train that Mum and Dad spent three nights on.
They absolutely LOVED it!

Their compartment included a shower, toilet, a bunk bed
 and a table

This wall of flags caught my eye...

The view of Darling Harbour from the city end of the
Pyrmont Bridge

Along this walkway was the Lindt Chocolat Cafe,
we enjoyed a delicious ice-cream with warm
fudge in the bottom of the cone 

The stern of the paddle steamer

Nurragingy Reserve

One lovely and sunny Saturday afternoon, I decided to take my girl Allie to a local reserve. It includes a function centre and a wedding garden, which is beautifully kept, as well as more 'bushy' areas and other open spaces for picnickers and the like.

An old blacksmith's shed

A pretty little dandelion

Through the trees...

I liked the different colours here...

...and here too

He stood still for me long enough...

...whilst this one was having a swim

Looking at them...

...standing under them

My beautiful girl, Allie

And Allie again, amongst these lovely lush green trees

Part of the lake

In the distance...

All lined up

Some lattice work I thought I'd 'play' with...

A bottle brush