This ferry has just departed from the Circular Quay ferry wharves, in front of the Circular Quay railway station. The Friendship is a First Fleet Class ferry acquired in 1986 that is part of the fleet that operates on the Inner Harbour routes. It was named Friendship, after the one of eleven ships of the First Fleet that sailed to Australia in 1787.
*sigh* I must visit Australia one day. It looks so interesting!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first met my then-boyfriend, later-husband in 1969, the first thing he took me on in Sydney were the ferries. I had never seen anything like it before in Melbourne or around Port Phillip Bay. Of course I married him :)
ReplyDeleteSuch an icon of Sydney.
ReplyDeleteSomeday I will visit this country ^_^
ReplyDeleteVisiting from Water World Wednesday
Kim,USA
I so loved the ferry rides to manly or Taronga Zoo! Always like a grand adventure! Great shot of great memories!
ReplyDeleteColorful scene
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day!
Lea
Lea's Menagerie
Great shot!...Christine
ReplyDeleteLoved my one and only visit to your wonderful world. Wish I could go back.
ReplyDeleteare they for commuters or tourist?
ReplyDeleteAnn, they are part of the public transport network. In Sydney we have buses, ferries, trains and one tram line soon to be expanded.
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