young american
08 June 2014
friendship
05 June 2014
blue mountains
Well hello. A few more posts from Australia and then we move on to San Diego! Things are getting pretty busy around here with summer fun and lots of travels coming up. Should be a great summer. Anyway, on one of our days in Sydney, we took a bus up into the beautiful Blue Mountains...
First we stopped at a wildlife park, where we saw and interacted with some creatures both adorable and strange
Then we moved on to a lookout on the edge of some cliffs. A little bit of bravery and vertigo, gorgeous views, and amusing inscriptions from people who really loved the place
After that it was a walk alongside a cascading creek, and another amazing vista. I have new camping dreams, and they definitely involve this area
Next, a glass-bottomed cable car across a ravine, and a ride down the mountain on the world's steepest railway. Really more like a roller coaster. (I've included a found video of this at the end of the post, there's really nothing to compare to the experience of seeing the cars in front of you just seem to vanish as they go over that first decline.)
And then a walk through stunning rainforest, which just so happened to be host to a sculpture exhibit
Orphan's Rock. I love a good ominous moniker |
We even spotted a lyrebird, and watched him do his dance and sing his oddly beautiful calls
And a stop to see the Three Sisters on our way back down
Finally, we cruised back into Sydney on a ferry. Watching the moon rise, gliding past tiny little coves filled with sailboats, and pulling into town under the great Harbour Bridge. A fantastic day.
01 June 2014
sydney
Concrete, warm wood, plenty of glass, all my favorite architectural elements in one dazzling space
Wonderful little peeks of the surrounding city from inside the museum
and plenty of colorful, engaging works of art
bold color, smooth cement, bright natural light, I absolutely love this room
masses of bleached starfish, suspended in free space
and a massive, wildly colorful, intricately taped floor that everyone, young and old, was captivated by
then my favorite piece, one of the best things I've ever been a part of. A submersion into a stunningly beautiful video and music, with life-size, human shaped pillows on the floor for cuddling. Wonderful.
And finishing our exploring high above everything, slowing making our way around and getting a glimpse of the truly gargantuan spread of the city
Labels:
art,
darling harbor,
journey,
museum,
new south wales,
opera house,
sydney,
the city,
tourist,
travel
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