Up and Over (Sydney – Day 6)

Divide-and-conquer today: Jessica & Becky went shopping while Andrew did his “nerd-tourism” and went to the Sydney Observatory. (Not posting pictures of that since it was so dorky.)

The evening brought one of the most anticipated (and expensive) parts of our visit: the “Bridge Climb” over the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge. An hour of safety training, waiver signing, jumpsuit fitting, breathalyser tests (you must be under 0.05!), equipment training, metal detectors, etc. finally led to the climb itself. Breathtaking views of the nighttime Sydney skyline were punctuated by distant fireworks right as we reached the apex – it was very kind of John & Becky to arrange that for us! (Not posting pictures of this either since they wouldn't let you take ANYTHING on the bridge with you.)