Captain Cook Buffet Lunch Cruise
As a Christmas present we were given a gift voucher for a
Captain Cook Buffet Lunch Cruise which we chose to use to celebrate our
Wedding Anniversary last Tuesday. We boarded the Cruise Ship at 12.20 pm and the ship left promptly at 12.30 pm. It was a glorious
Sydney day and we had a window table from which we could enjoy the passing landmarks in
Sydney Harbour whilst enjoying a delicious
buffet lunch. Afterwards, we wandered around the vessel taking photos from fore and aft decks and enjoying a refreshing breeze from the water to cool us down on such a hot day. The ship berthed at
Cockle Bay Wharf, to let some passengers disembark and then we finally left the ship back at
Circular Quay. Here are some highlights from the cruise.
The ocean liner
Sun Princess was berthed at the
Overseas Terminal at
Circular Quay. Taxis and cars were driving into this flagged off area and dropping off passengers. There were plenty of people walking around wheeling luggage, excited at the prospect of going off on their
cruise.
After a cruise up the harbour towards
the Heads, our vessel sailed back and under the
Sydney Harbour Bridge on its way round to
Darling Harbour. This bridge is the central focus for
New Year's Eve fireworks display. The poor old bridge gets a real battering from the fireworks! Hope it doesn't explode one year!!
This is the
Anzac Bridge built in 1995 and situated in
Johnston's Bay between
Pyrmont and
Glebe Island. This is an eight lane cable-stayed bridge. I like the design of this bridge. We could only see it in the distance.
Sydney's newest foreshore park
Barangaroo Reserve can be reached via
Hickson Road, Walsh Bay. This place is on my list of "must do" places to visit. The transformation of an old industrial site into six hectares of parkland looks spectacular. There are many walking paths, coves and inlets to visit.
4 comments:
Barangaroo is on my must do places too but I can never seem to persuade hubby to go and take a look. We rented an apartment for a few months down that way when it was just a big slab of bitumen. The pope did a big mass there at that time, we had ringside seats.
The bridges really draw my eye.
That would have been good. I know what you mean about never getting there. We think there might be a lot of walking involved and it seems like a long walk from Wynyard or Circular Quay.
Yes I agree. The bridges are very appealing, especially the Anzac Bridge.
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