Darling Harbour, Starship Aqua

Starship Aqua, seen here moored at King Street Wharf at Darling Harbour, is a large cruising glass vessel with three metre high surround glass windows which provide unrestricted views. It has a sister ship called Starship Sydney.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

ANZ Centre

The ANZ Bank Centre is a 46 storey commercial office building designed by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp and completed in 2013. Much of the office space is used by ANZ Bank and it has a pedestrian plaza linking Castlereagh Street with Pitt Street which features a few restaurants and cafes. This view is from Park Street beside Hyde Park.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Smithfield, gallery

The Hallway Gallery is an art gallery located on The Horsley Drive, in the western suburb of Smithfield. It was built in 1995 and was designed and positioned to compliment the style of the old council building alongside, which is now the Fairfield City Museum. It was built in 1913 as the first council chambers of the Municipality of Smithfield and Fairfield, which was incorporated in 1888.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Floral Friday Foto, Fences Around The World.

Balmain, shop

This sandstone commercial and residential building is located along Darling Street, in the inner west suburb of Balmain. It is currently home to a leather goods retailer.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World, Photo Souvenir, Thursday Doors.

Fairfield, clock

This clock is located at the entrance to The Crescent Park, along The Crescent in the western suburb of Fairfield. 

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Summer Hill, street art

This electricity substation is on the corner of Smith Street and Flour Mill Way, in the inner west suburb of Summer Hill. The mural was painted by street artist Scott Marsh in 2016 and depicts the silos of the former flour mill nearby and the urban renewal of the former industrial site.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

Watsons Bay, St Peter's Anglican Church

St Peter's Anglican Church is located along Old South Head Road, in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. This heritage listed sandstone church was designed by Edmund Blacket in the Gothic Revival architectural style and built in 1864. An organ vestry was added to the south side of the church in 1902.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday, Sundays In My City

Darling Harbour, paddlewheel steamboat

This paddlewheel steamboat is moored at King Street Wharf at Darling Harbour. Sydney Showboats was purpose-built in 1987 with a theatre-style layout to host luxury dinner cruises and cabaret shows on Sydney Harbour.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, Ruby Tuesday.

Cahill Expressway, skyscrapers

Looking across the Cahill Expressway to skyscrapers located in the northern western part of the central business district. They are Grosvenor Place, a 45 storey office building, Cove Apartments, a 45 storey residential building, The Stamford Residences a 30-storey residential building, with Suncorp Place, a 42-storey office building behind it.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Bradfield Highway, Cahill Expressway

Looking across the Bradfield Highway and Cahill Expressway from Observatory Hill and the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the central business district. The toll booths were removed from this location last year, replaced by electronic tolling equipment. The signs direct traffic to the various off-ramps into the city and out to the suburbs. A historic sign advertising Bushell's Tea Bags, an Australian brand of tea, on the side of a building has been restored and repainted.

Linked to: Signs, Signs.

Queen Victoria Building, flowers and lights

This display of spring flowers and lights hangs in the central atrium of the Queen Victoria Building. This view is looking down two levels to the decorative tile floor on the ground floor.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World, Photo Souvenir, Floral Friday Foto, Fences Around The World, All Seasons.

Paddington, art gallery

This former corner shop is located on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Windsor Street, in the inner eastern suburb of Paddington. It became home to a private art gallery in 1979, dealing in 19th and 20th Century Traditional and Modern Art.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday, Thursday Doors.

Redfern, street art

This is part of a mural on the side wall of a backpackers hostel on the corner of Chalmers Street and Cleveland Street, in the inner city suburb of Redfern. It features Australian blue tongue lizards and a Sulphur-crested cockatoo.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

Hurstville, Baptist Church

The former Hurstville Baptist Church is located on the corner of Dora Street and Queens Road in the southern suburb of Hurstville. It was built in 1934 in the Inter War architectural style and is now used a youth centre.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday, Sundays In My City.

Darling Harbour, seagull

A seagull at King Street Wharf takes in the views at Darling Harbour out to the Australian National Maritime Museum at Pyrmont, which features the Cape Bowling Green lighthouse and the HMN Endeavour replica.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Colonial State Bank

The Colonial State Bank building is located along Martin Place between Elizabeth Street and Phillip Street. This 36-storey tower was designed by Peddle Thorp Architects and built in 1986 in the post modern architectural style as the headquarters of the NSW State Bank. It was taken over by Colonial in 1996 to form the Colonial State Bank, until it was taken over in 2000 by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. This view is from Hunter Street towards Elizabeth Street and has been made possible from this angle following the demolition of a number of buildings along Hunter Street for a new development.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Paddington, scouts hall

This scouts hall is located at the corner of the Windsor Street and Elizabeth Street, in the inner eastern suburb of Paddington. It was built in 1926 and is still home to the 1st Woollahra/Paddington Scout Group and now also the offices of architects and interior designers in the shopfront.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thursday Doors.

Paddington, communal garden

This small communal garden is located at the middle of Windsor Street, near the corner of Elizabeth Street, in the inner eastern suburb of Paddington. It was created in 2011 when this part of Windsor Street became a cul-de-sac, to block traffic from reaching the intersection with Elizabeth Street. The community street library allows people to borrow books for free, which can either be returned or exchanged for another book.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Wednesday Around The World, Photo Souvenir, Floral Friday Foto, Fences Around The World, All Seasons.

Paddington, promotions

A fun display of giant balloons has been installed outside this business along Elizabeth Street, in the inner eastern suburb of Paddington. A couple had just been visiting the talent agency inside, Ministry of Talent, picked up a coffee at the cafe nearby, then just taken selfies in front of the balloons so were looking at them on their mobile phone as they walked past. The balloons look like they're spilling out of the first storey window and falling to the ground.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Bexley, mural (Theme Day: Change)

This colourful mural has been painted on the facade of a shop along Forest Road, in the southern suburb of Bexley.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Amaze Me Monday, Blue Monday, Pink Saturday, Through My Lens, Theme Day.