Trip Over to New York
Exploring the Big Apple
Manhattan Island, the smallest of the five boroughs of New York, and the most densely populated. Having a comfortable, almost European feel to it, we were right at home there. It has come a long way since the Dutch bought the land from the native Americans calling it New Amsterdam, before the English took over and renaming it New York. Now it is a vibrant, happening place moving at a fast pace that you can’t help but to fall into step with…………it has it all, and does it well.
Trip Over to New York
Circumnavigating Manhattan
Taking up our positions outside on the upper deck in seats at the back of the boat, it was absolutely freezing, but that was the best place for taking photos. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, the wind chill certainly made us wonder what we were doing on a boat. Read more……………..
Trip Over to New York
From Gracie to Guggenheim
Gracie Mansion sits majestically looking over the East River in the top end of Carl Schurz Park on East End Ave at the end of 88th Street. Home to the New York City Mayor, should he choose to live there. Fortunately for us, Mayor Bloomberg chose not to. Read more……………..
Another arrangement in the David Jones Spring Flower Show at Sydney's Elizabeth St store.
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#davidjonesflowershow #davidjonesstore #davidjones #davidjonessydney #flowershow #flowersofinstagram #notthechelseaflowershow #flowerseverywhere #orangeflowers #blueflowers #orchids #orchidsofinstagram #explorethecityyoulivein #lunchtimewalks #seeeverythingdoeverything #colourmyworld
Martin Place Christmas tree on a sunny Sydney Christmas Day. Merry Christmas!🎄🥳🥂!
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#merrychristmas🎄 #martinplacechristmastree #martinplacesydney #mysecretsydney #blueskyandsunshine #starontop⭐️️ #sydneycbd #eatdrinkandbemerryfortomorrowyoudiet
Christmas is over and we are getting ready for 2022....let's hope it's a good one!
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#martinplacechristmastree #martinplacesydney #martinplace #sydneygpobuilding #gpoclocktower #christmasinsydney #starontop⭐️️ #christmastree #staysafesydney💕
One of the stained glass windows above the George St entrance to the Queen Victoria Building in the Sydney CBD. The building was originally a market, then left in ruins before being meticulously restored and converted into shops and restaurants.
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#queenvictoriabuilding #qvbsydney #qvb #shoppinginsydney #stainedglasswindow #sydney #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #myhometown #explorethecityyoulivein #sydneycbd
Top 9 flower pics in Sydney.
Top Row and Middle Row - Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
Bottom Row - Balls Head Reserve, Waverton.
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#topnine #flowersinsydney #rbgsydney #ballsheadreservesydney #pinkandgoldleaves #pinkflowerseverywhere #cottagegardenstyle #sydneyaustralia #mysecretsydney #sydneynativeflora
Vivid Sydney at the QVB.
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#qvbsydney #qvb #sydneylunchtime #vividsydney #vividsydney2022 #lightupmylife #lightshow #pinklights #bluelights #purplelights #sydneycbd #shoppinginsydney #vivid2022 #explorethecityyoulivein #seeeverythingandevenmore
Not sure what these are going to be when they grow up, but they're a nice spot of colour near the Hyde Park Chess Set. I'll have to go back and see if they have grown up!
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#pinkflowers #brightgreenleaves #brightgreenleavesofbushes #flowersinhydepark #flowersinhydeparksydney #hydepark #hydeparksydney #sydneyinsummer #walkinthepark #outinthesun #freshairandsunshine #sydney
Playing chess in Hyde Park, Sydney. Just up from the entrance to St James Station.
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#hydepark #hydeparkchess #playingchessinthepark #hydeparksydney #walkinthepark #intheshadeoftrees #lunchbreakwalk #exploretheworldwithme #explorethecityyoulivein #chessboard #chessmaster
Very impressive row of huge old trees in Hyde Park, Sydney. Walking in Hyde Park in my lunch break is my new thing.
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#hugetreeseverywhere #hydeparksydney #hydepark #walkinthepark #greengroundcover #intheshadeoftrees #sydneyaustralia #mysecretsydney #myhometown
Hyde Park in Sydney, much smaller than Hyde Park in London, but still a lovely piece of paradise in the middle of the city.
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#hydepark #hydeparksydney
Sydney Harbour Bridge during Vivid, looking over Circular Quay ferry terminal to North Sydney CBD, and the green lights on the ferris wheel at Luna Park.
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#vividsydney2022 #vivid2022 #vividsydney #sydneyharbourbridge #lunaparksydney #lunapark #lightupmylife #sydneyferries #sydneyharbour #alllitup #lightshow #northsydneycbd #coldnightinsydney #bluelights #ferriswheel #seeeverythingdoeverything
Looking down the George St side of the QVB from Market St. Originally built as a market building, now a lovely shop, eat or just admire,
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#qvbsydney #qvb #georgestreet #marketstreet #shoppinginsydney #oldbuildingsarebeautiful #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #oldbuildingsmakemesmile #sydneycbd #seetheworldthroughmylens #beautifularchitecture
Still dreaming of travel.....
Prague, Berlin, Ljubljana
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#charlesbridgeprague #praguenationaltheatre #vltavariver #ourladybeforetynchurch #pragueoldtown #brandenburggateberlin #reichstagberlin #ampelmann_berlin #berlin #ljubljana #triplebridgeljubljana #ljubljanacastle #franciscanchurchoftheannunciation #dreamingoftravel #dreamsdocometrue #lookingforwardtothefuture
Looking across the flowers in Sydney's Hyde Park, to the Land Titles Office, or Registrar General's Building, whichever you prefer.
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#landtitlesoffice #landtitlesbuilding #registrargeneralsbuilding #hydepark #hydeparksydney #flowersofinstagram #flowersinthepark #flowersinthesun #orangeflowers #yellowflowers #parkbenches #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #oldbuildingsmakemesmile #outinthepark
I walk past this tree everyday, I'm sure it gets bigger and more vivid everytime I see it.
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#streetsofsydney #purpleglorytree #purpleglory #flowersofinstagram #flowerseverywhere #purpleflowers #sydneyintherain #sydney #walktowork #somuchcoloureverywhere #flowersonthestreets
Dreaming of where to travel when it is safe to start exploring again....
London, New York, Rome.
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#royalhorseguards #stjamesspark #toweroflondon #historicroyalpalaces #traitorsgate #brooklynbridge #flatironbuilding #chryslerbuilding #pantheonrome #trevifountainrome #piazzadispagna #london #newyorkcity #rome #dreamingoftravel #getwellsoonworld
Beautiful pink flowers to brighten up an autumn day in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.
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#pinkflowers #pinkflowersofinstagram #pinkflowerseverywhere #ilovepinkflowers #royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicgarden #sydney #sydneyinautumn #sydneyinautumnisperfect #outinthefreshairandsunshine #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #seeeverythingdoeverything
The David Jones Spring Flower Show at the Elizabeth St store in the Sydney CBD.
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#flowershow #davidjonesstore #davidjonesflowershow #davidjonesstore #davidjonessydney #notthechelseaflowershow #sydneycbd #elizabethststore #lunchtimewalk #explorethecityyoulivein #flowersofinstagram #flowerseverywhere
The park in the cbd of Sydney that has become my lunchtime breath of fresh air.
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#hydepark #hydeparksydney #walkinthepark #breathiffreshair #sydneycbd
Looking across Sydney Harbour from the Royal Botanic Gardens, to Kirribilli House, the Prime Minister's Sydney residence, on the north side of the harbour.
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#kirribillihouse #kirribilli #sydney #sydneyharbour #sailingonsydneyharbour #sailingboats #royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #viewacrossthewater #viewfromthepark #outonthewater #whataview #sydneylife #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneywaterways #sydneyweekends
Merry Christmas🎄🥳🥂!
The QVB Christmas tree rising up through the floors towards the dome.
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#qvbsydney #qvb #queenvictoriabuilding #itsstartingtolookalotlikechristmas #christmas2021🎄🎅☃️❄️ #christmasinsydney #christmastree #sydneycbd #shoppinginsydney #myhometown #goawayomicron #seetheworldthroughmylens
Still dreaming of where to travel when the world recovers from Covid.
Dubrovnik, Zagreb and Split.
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#croatia #croatiafulloflife #croatiatravel #croatiafullofmagic #zagreb #dubrovnik #dubrovnikoldtown #dubrovnikwalls #stmarkszagreb #strossmartre #split #splitbelltower #zagrebbotanicalgarden #croatiancoast #dreamsdocometrue #dreamingoftravel #exploretheworld
Another one of the stained glass windows at the George St entrance to the Queen Victoria Building.
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#qvbsydney #qvb #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #oldbuildingsarebeautiful #stainedglasswindow #shoppinginsydney #sydney #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #sydneycbd #sydney_insta #explorethecityyoulivein #traveltheworldwithme #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #myhometown
As part of Vivid Sydney, this is the light show on Customs House in Circular Quay. It was a bitterly cold night so the crowds were down - perfect!!🥂
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#vividsydney2022 #vividsydney #vivid2022 #lightshow #customshouse #sydney #sydneycbd #beachscene #yellowlight #coldnightinsydney #lightupmylife #lights #outonthetown #seeeverythingandevenmore
They don't make stairs like this anymore! Inside the York St entrance to the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney's CBD. One of the most beautiful buildings in Sydney.....
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#queenvictoriabuilding #qvbsydney #qvb #amazingstairs #oldbuildingsarebeautiful #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #sydney #sydneycbd #myhometown #lovetheqvb #anazingarchitecture #shoppinginsydney #downthestairs
The Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park on a rainy day in Sydney, just enough of a slow down in the rain for me to get into the park!!
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#hydepark #hydeparksydney #archibaldfountain #archibaldfountainsydney #fountaininthepark #waterwatereverywhere #sydneyintherain #sydney #sydneyaustralia #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmylens #sydneylife
Outside the York St entrance to the QVB, showing the fan of stained glass windows, and all the amazing details only see on old buildings. Why can't they make buildings like this anymore????
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#queenvictoriabuilding #qvbsydney #qvb #stainedglasswindow #yorkstreet #domesontheroof #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #oldbuildingsarebeautiful #amazingarchitecture #sydneycbd #shoppinginsydney #myhometown
All it does in Sydney these days is rain, but the flowers I walk past in my local area are enjoying it.
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#flowersofinstagram #flowerseverywhere #flowersonthestreets #hibiscusflower #pinkhibiscus #hibiscus #hibiscus🌺 #pinkflowers #pinkflowersofinstagram #flowersintherain #raininsydney #sydneystreets
St Mary's Cathedral across the road from Hyde Park in Sydney. The spires were only added in 2000, prior to that there were just the two square towers with flat tops.
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#stmaryscathedral #stmaryscathedralsydney #hydepark #hydeparksydney #palmtrees #walkinthepark #churchspiresofinstagram #churchspires #sydbeycbd #outinthepark #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmylens
Construction begins on the Christmas tree in Sydney's Martin Place.
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#christmasinsydney #christmas2021🎄🎅☃️❄️ #martinplacesydney #martinplace #martinplacechristmastree #cranesandscaffolding #sydneycbd #mysecretsydney #itsstartingtolookalotlikechristmas #goawayomicron #myhometown #lifeinthecity #merrychristmas🎄
Happy New Year - wishing you all the best for a fabulous 2022 🥂🥳!!
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#sydneyfireworks2021 #happynewyear #sydneyaustralia #sydneywildlife
Happy New Year - wishing you all the best for a fabulous 2022 🥂🥳!!
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#sydneyfireworks2021 #happynewyear #sydneyaustralia #sydneywildlife
The old bridge now closed to traffic, make a nice walk at lunchtime to get out in the fresh air.
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#pyrmontbridge #pyrmontbridgesydney #lunchtimewalk #oldbridge #sydneyinwinter #sydney #sydneyaustrailia #sydneycbd
The Market St end of Sydney's QVB bathed in sunlight - a rare thing in Sydney these days, we seem to be having a lot of rainy, or just cloudy days at the moment.
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#qvbsydney #qvb #queenvictoriabuilding #shoppinginsydney #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #oldbuildingsmakemesmile #bathedinsunlight #sandstonebuildings #marketstreet #oldmarketbuilding #sydney #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #myhometown #traveltheworldwithme
Looking the other way down Hyde Park's main pathway at the back of the Archibald Fountain and on to Macquarie St.
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#hydepark #hydeparksydney #archibaldfountainsydney #archibaldfountain #paththroughthepark #intheshadeoftrees #sydneycbd #sydney #sydneyaustralia #waterwatereverywhere #fallenleaves #outinthefreshairandsunshine #seetheworldthroughmylens
Lights over Sydney during Vivid 2022.
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#vividsydney2022 #vivid2022 #sydney #sydneyaustralia #searchlights #bluelights #lightupmylife #lights #lightshow #lightinspired #sydneyinwinter #coldnightinsydney
And there's the Martin Place Christmas Tree with the star on top.
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#sydney #mysecretsydney #martinplacesydney #martinplacechristmastree #merrychristmas🎄 #flowerseller #littledogsofinstagram #sydneycbd #goawaycovid19 #goawayomicron #christmas2021🎄🎅☃️❄️ #christmasinsydney
Pyrmont Bridge crossing Cockle Bay in Sydney. Originally opened as a wooden bridge in 1858, then re-built as a steel bridge in 1902, closed to traffic in 1981, but still swings open to allow boats to pass, by arrangement with the person sitting up in this little booth.
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#pyrmontbridge #pyrmontbridgesydney #cocklebay #sydneycbd #walkinthesun #lunchbreakinsydney #dwarfedbytoweringbuildings #heritage #heritagebridge #overthewater #bluesky #sydneyinwinter #westfieldtower #cba #flagsonthebridge #controltower #swingbridge
The top of the QVB with the star up in the dome.
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#qvbsydney #qvb #itsstartingtolookalotlikechristmas #christmastree #mysecretsydney #sydneycbd #myhometown #shoppinginsydney #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #oldbuildingsmakemesmile #oldbuildingsarebeautiful #starontop⭐️️ #merrychristmas🎄
The base of the Martin Place Christmas Tree in place ready for the next layer to go up.
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#martinplacechristmastree #martinplacesydney #martinplace #christmas2021🎄🎅☃️❄️ #christmastree #christmasinsydney #merrychristmas🎄 #2moresleeps🎅 #sydneycbd #sydney #mysecretsydney #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
Top 9 around Sydney Harbour.
Top Row - Berrys Bay, the other side of Berrys Bay, Balmain from Balls Head Reserve.
Middle Row - rhe old Coal Loader Wharf in Waverton, Milsons Point Park, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Ferry.
Bottom Row - Luna Park, Robertsons Lighthouse at Cremorne Point, Mosman Bay from Cremorne Point.
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#topnine #sydneyharbour #sydneyharbourwalks #coalloaderwharf #milsonspoint #sydneyharbourbridge #sydneyferries #lunaparksydney #robertsonlighthouse #mosmanbay #myhometown #endof2021❣️
St Mary's Cathedral behind the Archibald Fountain in Sydney's Hyde Park.
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#stmaryscathedralsydney #stmaryscathedral #archibaldfountain #archibaldfountainsydney #churchspiresofinstagram #churchspires #fountaininthepark #walkinthepark #sydneycbd #sydney #sydneylife
Top 9 Sydney photos this year. Each row from left to right...
Top Row - Sydney Opera House from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Opera House from the south east corner of St Leonards Park in North Sydney, a carved tree in the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens.
Middle Row - Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens, Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour, the old Coal Loader Wharf at Balls Head Reserve in Waverton.
Bottom Row - Sydney Harbour Bridge behind the residential towers in Milsons Point. Staircase in the Queen Victoria Building. Flowers at the Balls Head Centre for Sustanability.
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.#sydneyaustralia #topnine #sydneyinlockdown #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneyharbourbridge #rbgsydney #mysecretsydney #ballsheadreservesydney #sydneyoperahouse #happynewyear
The QVB has it's own light exhibition as part of Vivid Sydney lighting up the city as it does every June. These magnificent lights are hanging under the QVB dome.
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#vividsydney #vividsydney2022 #qvbsydney #qvb #lightshow #sydney #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #sydneystyle #sydneyinwinter #myhometown #explorethecityyoulivein #pinklights #bluelights #lightupmylife
From Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, the view across Faarm Cove to the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the North Sydney CBD across the harbour.
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#royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #sydneyharbourbridge #sydneyoperahouse #farmcove #northsydneycbd #walkinthepark #sydney #sydneylife #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneyaustralia #sydneyweekends #sydneywalks #sydneywaterways
The Sea of Hands art installation in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.
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#seaofhands #artinthepark #royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #walkinthepark #artinstallation #giveusahand #handsup #waving #sydney #sydneyaustralia #explorethecityyoulivein #seeeverythingdoeverything #seetheworldthroughmylens
The theme of this years David Jones Flower Show in Sydney's Elizabeth St store, was underwater, lots of giant shells and Nemo!
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#davidjonesflowershow #davidjonesstore #davidjonessydney #davidjones #findingnemo #underwatertheme #flowersofinstagram #flowershow #flowers #orangeflowers #yellowflowers #sydney #sydneylunchtime #seetheworldthroughmylens #seeeverythingdoeverything #myhometown #sydneylocal
