Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour
Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour
The heart of Sydney seems to beat loudest at Circular Quay and near the bridge. It is here that most of the boats, ferries and water taxis arrive at some point during their journeys on Sydney Harbour.
On our recent holiday in Sydney we passed this point on a number of occasions. We used the wonderful ferry services a number of times. The trains emerge from the subway at this point too.
Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour
From this point we were able to walk in various directions. On one occasion we explored The Rocks area. On another occasion we walked to the Susannah Place Museum. Several times we walked into the city for shopping, though in some cases it is quicker catching a train. On another occasion we went to the New South Wales Art Gallery. On a previous visit we walked from this point to the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Sydney is an excellent city to explore via walking or on a ferry.
One of the many ferries at Circular Quay, Sydney
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The world famous Sydney Opera House is certainly a well recognised landmark in Sydney Harbour. Good views of this unusual and quite beautiful building can be obtained from many vantage points around the harbour, including Circular Quay from where many of the boats and ferries depart and arrive.
Opera House and Circular Quay, Sydney
An even better way of seeing this building is to take one of the ferries that travel from Circular Quay to many parts of the harbour.
You could also go on one of the many special cruise boats, or catch a small water taxi.
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Water taxi, cruise boat and ferry, Sydney Harbour
Cruising Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Many boats and ferries ply the beautiful Sydney Harbour every day. For the local people these boats provide an easy and pleasant way to commute to work.
For the tourist and other visitors they provide an excellent means of seeing this beautiful city and the amazingly beautiful harbour.
Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour
Susannah Place Museum, The Rocks, Sydney
Old kitchen furniture, Susannah Place, The Rocks, Sydney
The Susannah Place Museum in the Rocks district of inner Sydney preserves some of the social history of this interesting part of Australia. This group of terrace houses was built in 1844 and has been in continuous use ever since. Now it is only a museum, but one of the houses was still occupied a few years ago.
Relics from the past, Susannah Place Museum, Sydney
Each of the former homes have been decorated and furnished in a different era of its history. Moving through the various homes and rooms in each home on the guided tour is like walking through the pages of early Australian history.
This museum is only a short walk from Circular Quay in central Sydney. It has proved to be very popular with tourists and locals wanting to taste a little of Sydney’s past.
Old furniture, Susannah Place Museum, Sydney
Susannah Place Museum, Sydney
Susannah Place Museum, The Rocks, Sydney
Although I was a little uncertain at first, I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Susannah Place Museum in The Rocks district of inner Sydney. we went there on the advice of our daughter who was with us on this holiday. A teaching colleague of hers had previously been there and had recommended a visit.
Basic laundry at Susannah Place, The Rocks, Sydney
We went on an hour long guided tour of these old historic terrace houses and shop. The houses were generally occupied from 1844 until relatively recently, one of them until only a few yars ago.
The houses are furnished and decorated in keeping with various eras in the life of this building. Some of the facilities, like the outdoor laundry tub and water heating fireplace and copper tub shown above, seem primitive when compared with what we have today.
Furniture in Susannah Place Museum, The Rocks, Sydney