Barangaroo, skyscrapers

A late afternoon view across Darling Harbour, to the wharves at Barangaroo. The tallest buildings in the background are Crown Sydney, One Sydney Harbour and the International Towers. The smaller buildings include Anadara, Alexander Residences and Barangaroo House.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Barangaroo, water taxi

A water taxi heading towards King Street Wharf and the skyscrapers at Barangaroo, viewed from the Pyrmont Bridge.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Cockle Bay, water taxi

 

A Darling Harbour Water Taxi in Cockle Bay, viewed from the Pyrmont Bridge. The sign advises that the water taxi can travel to landmarks around Sydney Harbour like Darling Harbour to the Sydney Opera House, Luna Park and Taronga Zoo.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Campbells Cove

A view of Campbells Cove at The Rocks and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The 'Baca' is a 43.4m motor yacht built in 2008 by the Danish shipyard Royal Denship and is available for charter for up to 11 guests in 5 cabins.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Sydney Opera House, cruise ship

A cruise ship makes its way past the Sydney Opera House viewed from West Circular Quay.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday. 

Hurstville, mural

This mural is in Hurstville Interchange Open Air Gallery Park, along Forest Road, in the southern suburb of Hurstville. The park features temporary public art which changes with different themes. 'Tatalita' is a triptych mural which was created in 2024 by Maria Thaddea, Chenxi (Hilda Zhang) and Penny Zhang to celebrate the Year of The Dragon. 
Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

Dawes Point, cannon

This canon is located  beneath the southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, in the inner city suburb of Dawes Point. There are five 42 pounder smooth-bore guns, c1850 cannon, from the former Dawes Point Battery positioned here in Dawes Point Park. Four of the gun barrels are in gravel plots in the approximate position of the outer ring of guns at the battery. This one sits on a replica of the gun carriage, positioned on the original emplacement, pointed into Sydney Harbour.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Cockle Bay, pedal boat

A family is enjoying riding this big yellow duck pedal boat on Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Barangaroo, Crown Sydney and One Sydney Harbour

A MiniCat ferry travelling past Crown Sydney and One Sydney Harbour at Barangaroo. Crown Sydney is a skyscraper designed by WilkinsonEyre and completed in 2020, comprising of a hotel, casino, residential apartments and restaurants. One Sydney Harbour is a skyscraper apartment complex completed in 2024. The Me-Mel MiniCat ferry is a small catamaran built in 2019 to operate as an On-Demand ferry service.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Cockle Bay Wharf, W Hotel Sydney

A view of the walkway that runs along Cockle Bay Wharf with colourful banners flying along the shore of Darling Harbour. The W Hotel Sydney stands behind the Western Distributor fly overs. It was designed by Australian architecture firm Hassell and opened in 2023.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Darling Harbour Marina

Looking across Darling Harbour Marina at Cockle Bay Wharf from Pyrmont Bridge. The W Hotel Sydney and the Western Distributor flyovers are in the distance. The Darling Park Towers are on the left behind Cockle Bay Wharf.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Darling Harbour, Tumbalong Boulevard

These large benches are located along Tumbalong Boulevard at Darling Harbour. This one features a couple of curious stone artworks by Columbia-born, Sydney-based artist Maria Fernando Cardoso. The ones shown here on the corner of a bench represent dandelion microfossil pollen and are part of eleven seed and pollen sculptures outside the International Convention Centre Sydney.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

The Galeries, art

This artwork is on the ground floor, first floor and connecting escalators in The Galeries shopping centre, in the Citigroup Centre. It was created by Bradley Eastman, also known as Beastman, an artist whose work spans paintings, digital illustration, commercial projects and public mural artworks. The patterns guide you towards a large structural installation that you can walk through, immersing you in a ribbon of pattern. This festive-themed piece is designed to make you feel wrapped in the artwork, like a gift.  

Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

The Rocks, Mining Museum

 
This heritage listed building is a former electricity power station, mining museum and chemical laboratory, located between George Street and Hickson Road at The Rocks. This view is from the George Street side, with the abutment to the Sydney Harbour Bridge seen on the left. It was designed by the Government Architect, Walter Liberty Vernon in the Federation Warehouse style with Romanesque and Art Nouveau detailing. The electricity power station and workshops were constructed in the lower part of the building by 1902 with the mining museum, chemical laboratories and octagonal chimney stack in the upper levels of the building constructed by 1909. It became known as the Earth Exchange in 1990 but since 1996 it has been fitted out for office space.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Circular Quay, ship and ferry

A view of a cruise ship berthed at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, looking towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge from a Circular Quay ferry wharf. "Celebrity Edge" is an Edge-class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises. The "Annabelle Rankin" is a 40m Twin-Deck Rocket Ferry operated by Captain Cook Cruises on Sydney Harbour. It was named Annabelle Rankin after the Australian politician and diplomat. She was the first woman from Queensland elected to parliament, the first woman federal departmental minister, and the first Australian woman to be appointed head of a foreign mission.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Circular Quay, Overseas Passenger Terminal

 
A view of the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, where many cruise ships dock in Sydney Harbour. This view is from Circular Quay Way with Quay Quarter Tower and Governor Phillip Tower in the distance. The Squire's Landing is a pub, brewhouse and restaurant on the ground floor.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Circular Quay, light rail stop

The Circular Quay Light Rail Stop is located at the northern end of the Central Business District on Alfred Street, between Pitt Street and Loftus Street. It is the final destination on the CBD and South East Light Rail service. These trams will soon be departing for the eastern suburb of Randwick and Kingsford. Quay Apartments is the residential building in the distance. Circular Quay railway station is on the left and the recently renovated AMP Building is on the right.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Cahill Expressway, Sydney Harbour (Theme Day: Photo of the Year)

Looking across the Cahill Expressway above Circular Quay Railway Station to Sydney Harbour. A cruise ship is moored at the Overseas Passenger Terminal and another is almost passing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. A number of ferries are arriving and departing from the Circular Quay Ferry Wharves. This view is from the balcony at Cafe Sydney, which is a rooftop restaurant in Customs House at Circular Quay. I featured a similar photo during the year which was taken seconds earlier and can be seen here.

Linked to: Theme Day, Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

The Rocks, Christmas Village

 
This Christmas decoration is located along the Nurses Walk, in The Rocks. ‘Christmas Village’ is an artwork created by illustrator and muralist Nico Nicoson. These miniature buildings are modelled on the historic buildings found within the sandstone laneways of The Rocks, decorated with an essence of an Australian Christmas.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

The Rocks, Christmas Village

This Christmas decoration is located along George Street, opposite the Museum of Contemporary Art, in The Rocks. ‘Christmas Village’ is an artwork created by illustrator and muralist Nico Nicoson. These miniature buildings are modelled on the historic buildings found within the sandstone laneways of The Rocks, decorated with an essence of an Australian Christmas.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

Cockle Bay Wharf, Christmas

This tinsel Christmas decoration has been installed in front of the Cockle Bay Wharf building at Darling Harbour. Santa Claus is lying back on an inflatable reindeer pool ring in shorts, thongs and sunglasses, sipping on a cool drink.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Darling Harbour, Christmas Tree

This giant Christmas Tree is floating on Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour. 

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Customs Square, Christmas Tree

 This Christmas Tree is located in Customs Square at the front of Customs House near Circular Quay.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Hurstville, Christmas Tree

 

This Christmas Tree is in Hurstville Plaza, between Forest Road and Crofts Avenue, in the southern suburb of Hurstville.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

The Rocks, Christmas Village

This Christmas decoration is located along George Street, outside the former Coroner's Court, in The Rocks. ‘Christmas Village’ is an artwork created by illustrator and muralist Nico Nicoson. These miniature buildings are modelled on the historic buildings found within the sandstone laneways of The Rocks, decorated with an essence of an Australian Christmas.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

The Rocks, Christmas Village

This Christmas decoration is located along Playfair Street at The Rocks Square, in The Rocks. ‘Christmas Village’ is an artwork created by illustrator and muralist Nico Nicoson. These miniature buildings are modelled on the historic buildings found within the sandstone laneways of The Rocks, decorated with an essence of an Australian Christmas.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

The Rocks, Christmas Village

This Christmas decoration is located along George Street at First Fleet Park, in The Rocks. ‘Christmas Village’ is an artwork created by illustrator and muralist Nico Nicoson. These miniature buildings are modelled on the historic buildings found within the sandstone laneways of The Rocks, decorated with an essence of an Australian Christmas.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

The Rocks, Christmas Tree

This Christmas Tree is located in Jack Mundey Place, a pedestrian mall at The Rocks. The seven-metre-tall tree features native flowers in warm tones of yellows and pinks, created by Nadia Duran. The wooden baubles have been designed by Wiradjuri artist, Shelby-Rae Lyons. The clock tower rises above Clocktower Square, on the corner of Harrington Street and Argyle Street.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Circular Quay, ship and cruiser

A view of a cruise ship berthed at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, looking towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge from a Circular Quay ferry wharf. "Celebrity Edge" is an Edge-class cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises. "Element" is a 25m motor yacht which can be chartered as an executive entertainer on Sydney Harbour or long-range luxury cruiser.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Rockdale, railway station

 

A cloudy sky above Rockdale railway station, on the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, in the southern suburb of Rockdale. This building is on Platform 1, viewed from Platform 2. The railway station opened in 1884 on the line from Redfern to Hurstville.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Hurstville, shopping centre

 
The main entrance to Westfield shopping centre along Forest Road, in the southern suburb of Hurstville. This shopping centre was opened in 1978 and was extended in the 1990.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Surry Hills, St Sophia Greek Orthodox Church

St Sophia Greek Orthodox Church is located along Bourke Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. This heritage listed church was originally built as a Congregational Church known as St Sophia and Her Three Daughters. It was designed by William Boles and built in 1880 in the Victorian Gothic style.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Kogarah, Resurrection of Christ Greek Orthodox Church

The Resurrection of Christ Greek Orthodox Church is in the southern suburb of Kogarah. It was constructed in the 1980s but the facade was refurbished in 2021. The original brick facade can be seen here.

Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.