::Family Holiday:: Part 3

On Wednesday, October 5th, we had a day-trip to Sydney City to see the sights. Abbie and Grace were in Sydney on Tuesday for a dental appointment so they stayed with us on Tuesday night. Then on Wednesday they came with us to be our unofficial travel guides =). They have been in Sydney before, visiting the sights; and knew their way around better than we did!

We began the day, by catching the train to Circular Quay. The train carriage was full so we stood for 40 minutes; swaying with the jolts, and laughing every now and then when it caught us off guard. Next we took a ferry to Darling Harbour.

The green/gold ferry was the one we went on

Sydney Harbour Bridge

We had a quick walk through the Maritime Museum. 

Stopped for morning tea, sitting overlooking the water...

Caught the Monorail to Pitt Street. Went up Centrepoint Tower (after conquering the fears of a lift that lasted for 40 seconds before reaching the top!), looked at the amazing views from there. It was amazing how small the vehicles and people looked. It really made me think about how insignificant we are as people. Tiny dots on a tiny world in the middle of a huge universe. How amazing that the Lord should care for us!

Looking up at Centrepoint Tower, taken from Pitt Street

View from Centrepoint Tower

See how tiny the vehicles look!

View from Centrepoint Tower

Next, we hopped on the monorail again - and stayed on for the whole round trip which lasted about 15 minutes. Ate lunch. Walked back to the ferry.

The Monorail Track

Monorail

After the monorail, we took a leisurely walk down to the wharf; and sailed back around to Circular Quay - under the Harbour Bridge. 

Water behind the ferry

Harbour Bridge and the Opera House

Hopped off the ferry, and walked to the Opera House. Walked back again. 

Bought a Coffee/Hot Chocolate, Hot Chips, and a Gelato varying per person. 

Rushed back to the train so as to secure seats as we were all quite tired. 

Thankfully we found seats and slumped into them, weary. 

Joshua still had energy and kept the people behind us well entertained, 

by chattering away to a young boy and also giggling. :)

We walked back to our vehicles, and after driving only a few streets, 
both boys were asleep. Completely out to it! 
They did so well throughout the day, with hardly any crying.

It was a lovely fun day! Thanks, Abbie and Grace, for helping us to better enjoy sightseeing! It really would have been quite difficult, without you. 

Thanks also to Abbie for  allowing me to use her photos, once again.
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