Just across the Sydney Harbor Bridge is a large area called Sydney North. You can drive across the bridge or take the tunnel under the harbor if you have a car. I decided to walk across the bridge; the east side of the bridge has a protected walkway for walkers and joggers and the west side of the bridge has a protected bicycle way. BTW, Sydney really isn’t a big bicycle town. Many of the bicycle lanes on the road, stop and start with a very, true sense of randomness.
When you walk across the bridge, you do walk past the southeast pylon where you can pay around $12 AUD to climb up and view the surrounding city.
It is a good number of stairs if I remember correctly from 15 years ago. I’m sure I must do it again sometime whilst I’m here. Here is a photo looking back at the CBD from Milsons Point:
On the West side of Milsons Point is Luna Park amusement center along with an Olympic pool for paid public use. On the East side is Kirribilli suburb. Kirribilli is a very charming neighborhood that spans from the bridge to the east. There are restaurants, cute cottages, old mansions, apartments that remind you of some of the brownstones in some of the large cities in the states. Kirribilli is also home of the compound of Admiralty House/Government House/Kirribilli House which is the Prime Minister’s official Sydney residence. Sorry, no snaps from inside the property, but below is the main gate and one of the boundary walls along the water. When I walked down to the shore for the second snap, I came across a security guard who was texting away on his cell phone. I thought to myself, it must be a lonely job guarding the water front in a hidden cove for eight hours a day.
Lisa tells me that it is housing is pretty desirable and expensive in Kirribilli. The older apartments along the water front have excellent views of the Opera house and CBD. During celebrations for New Years when fireworks are launched from the top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, having an apartment with this view makes you a very popular person. Once you move, your popularity quickly fades. Almost a panorama below.
The bay to east of Kirribilli is Careening Cove and Neutral Bay.
The former is home for the Sydney Flying Squadron, one of the the oldest, if not the oldest, open boat clubs in Australia. It was formed in 1891. They are known for their fast Skiffs. Ed NOTE: Something funky is going on with my photos here, they are look really soft on the Blog site. Appears that the software engine handling the conversion is lacking.
