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Visiting Sydney Darling Harbour, Sydney Tower & Queen Victoria Building (QVB) – Australia
Filed Under (Australia, Cuisines, New South Wales, Shopping, Sydney, Travelling, World Souvenirs) by Janet on 01-09-2010
Yes, I’m right here at Sydney Metro Light Rail Fish market Station waiting for the Light Rail Tram to go to Convention Station to visit Sydney Darlng Harbour :
Here comes the Light Rail Tram which goes all the way to Central Station :
One of the World’s Great Waterfront destinations - Sydney Darling Harbour is a large recreational & pedestrain precint located on the outskirts of Sydney’s Central Business District - extending northwards from Chinatown, along both sides of Cockle Bay to King Street Wharf on the East, & to the suburb of Pyrmont on the West.
Can you see Sydney Tower in-between the 2 huge Building blocks below?? Yes – that’s where we’ll be visiting next
Dear outside Sydney Visitor Information Centre where there’re lots of free Brochures & Maps, plus there’re professional Visitor Services Advisors whom we could obtain very good travelling & Tourist attractions tips & information. In addition, there’s a good range of Australian Gifts & Souvenirs – hehehee which of course I browsed through but too bad nothing catches my eyes
We continue walking on from Darling Harbour…………………
Hey there’s a free 30 minute Sounds of the Outback Show in the Australia’s Northern Territory & Outback Centre where we’re standing outside now – let’s check it out!!
Oh we just missed the earlier Show & have to wait for some time before the next show, so Dear & I decided to give it a miss – now just enjoying the following Aboriginal Didgeridoos inside the Outback Centre………………
Enjoying the lovely sceneries out here while walking towards Sydney Tower……………………..
Haaa it’s a pretty long walk to the Sydney Tower passing through the Chinese Garden of Friendship (which we didnt enter!!) etc…………..We’re now inside……………..
One of the most prominent Tourist Attractions in Sydney, the Sydney Tower is Sydney’s Tallest free-standing structure & the 2nd Tallest in Australia. Located at 100 Market Street between Pitt Street & Castlereagh Street, Sydney Tower stands 305m above Sydney’s Central Business District. Sydney Tower is also known as the AMP Centrepoint Tower (or just Centrepoint Tower) as it sits on top of Centrepoint Shopping Centre.
Now, we’ve just purchased our Tickets (which includes Oz Trek Ride!!) up the Sydney Tower Observation Deck :
Standing 250m above Sydney City Streets, Sydney Tower Observation Deck provides the best views of Sydney at the highest Tourist Attraction & Building!!
Best of all, there’re 18 Binoculars available up here above Sydney City skyline on the Observation Deck that allow us to see from a Bird’s eye view
Well, it’s been a real long night & day since we flew from home Singapore here early this morning, & my poor Dear’s kinda sleepy now taking a Nap in the Observation Deck just outside its Australian Souvenirs Shop – while I go shopping of course heheheheee
Being in the AMP Centrepoint Shopping Centre, there’re many nice shops here below Sydney Tower, but they’re all already closed when we came down from the Observation Deck. And cos we wana go find something to eat, we decided to come back for our Oz Trek Ride another day!!
Now let me show you 2 pretty Sydney Tower Post Cards which Dear bought on his 1st visit to Sydney (though he didnt come to Sydney Tower then!!) during his uni days in Brisbane, Australia :
Now walking towards to……………….
Queen Victoria Building (QVB) is a 19th Century Building located in the Central Business District of Sydney. The Romanesque Revival Building is 190m long by 30m wide, filling a City Block – bounded by George Street, Market Street, York Street & Druiit Street.
Entering the Queen Victoria Building which Pierre Cardin called “The Most Beautiful Shopping Centre in the World” :
Elegant stained glass windows in……………………
Now, there’re beautiful massive Hanging Clocks inside Queen Victoria Building………………….
Such is the following Royal Clock made in England which performs from 9am to 9pm showing 6 Scenes of the Royal English History representing the close connection between England & Australia :
One of the 6 Scenes shown on The Royal Clock :
We also enjoy the following Jade attraction :
And now I love this below Royal Queen Victoria Crown Jewels Exhibit showing Her Majesty (life size tableau from London!!) during her Coronation on June 28 in 1838. And Her Majesty’s displayed Crown Jewels are crafted after the Originals stored in the Tower of London :
The above is my favourite Tea Towel which I got from Tower of London Souvenirs Shop in the United Kingdom. It was a pity I didn’t get to see the Royal Crown Jewels in London then, so it’s really nice I get to enjoy them here in Sydney, though they’re but just replicas
Here’s a pic of Me outside Tower of London :
And a pic with my all time favourite BEARRRR – what a HUGE Tower of London Guard Bear – so handsome!!!!!!!!! – inside Tower of London Souvenirs Shop
Well, enough of Queen Victoria Building & Crown Jewels……………Dear’s hungry now enjoying his Burger King Dinner here in Sydney Australia near QVB – while I shop again (ahahahaa!!) at the opposite Town Hall Woolworths Supermarket
We’re now back at Pacific International Hotel (used to be known as The Great Southern Hotel) here at George Street having just taken a Cab back from Burger King, cos we’re both too tired to walk any more!! It’s way past 11pm now but Sydney’s still so busy at this late hour
Well, it’s time now for Supper - enjoying the above pack of nice yummy crunchy Australian Macadamia Cookies which I just got from Woolworths Supermarket!!
And hey still remember the Australian Strawberries we bought from the Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Market at Sydney Fish Market after lunch?!??! Here they are looking so fresh & delicious
Haaa a very tiring but so fun-filled day out since we arrived from Singapore – now we feel really good having eaten so well is time for bed………….Good nite Sweet Dreams
Here’s my last Slideshow of our 1st day & nite out here in Sydney Australia – ENJOY!!!!!!!!
















































































