Sydney Harbour Bridge

My next review is on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is perhaps one of the most iconic monuments in Sydney, if not the whole of Australia. The Bridge is the main thing that stands out when you first arrive in Sydney, its like their gateway into and out of the City, and with its sheer size, its something that people should take the time to look at up close and personal. History: The bridge has a long history, original plans to create the bridge started in the late 1890's however construction didn't actually start until the mid 1920's. The bridge's total length is a mammoth 1149 metres (3,770 ft), and according to the World Records book the bridge ...  Read the complete review

On my first day in sydney, my group was taken to see the sydney harbour bridge from the botanical gardens view point. Well it looked just like a postcard, I couldnt believe I was actually seeing it! The bridge crosses sydney harbour, and one of the best ways to see it is to go on a jet boat around the harbour. You go under it, far away from it, right up close. If you dont want to do the bridge climb which takes 3 hours and costs around 100pounds then it can always be admired from the opera house, the botanical gardens, or from the sky tower. The bridge really dominates the central circular quay area. Recently the whole bridge was closed and grass ...  Read the complete review

I visited Sydney whilst on my honeymoon which had been booked through the tour operator Kuoni. When booking the trip we were given the option of adding attraction visits and paying for them beforehand which we thought was a good idea. We had already decided that the Bridge Climb was something that we definitely wanted to do so we didnt need to think twice when the tour operator asked us if we wished to add it to our trip. The climb was prebooked as a morning visit to take place on one of the days during our stay, the lady explained that we would be given a voucher which we would then need to take to the Bridge Climb office to book our exact slot and day for the climb to ...  Read the complete review

The Sydney Harbour Bridge stands over one of the most beautiful harbours in the world and is one of the most iconic symbols of Australia, being seen in millions of photos of the harbour worldwide and being a backdrop to the Sydney Opera House and the midnight firework celebrations every New Year's Eve. Opened in 1932 it is the world's largest (not longest) bridge, costing over $10 million to build and consisting of 8 lanes of traffic, a footpath, a cycleway and 2 train lines between Sydney's CBD and the North Shore of the harbour. Since 1998 tourists have been able to climb the bridge to take in the spectacular view of the surroundings and thousands of people ...  Read the complete review

How often do you get the chance to climb the most iconic building of a nation? Well not very, but for around 50-60pound you can climb the tower bridge in Sydney. When i arrived i was met by somebody who had been travelling for a while and he told me that climbing the bridge was the highlight of his stay in OZ, i was dubious as it was quite expensive to climb, and i didnt really think it would be worth it. I left Sydney without climbing the bridge, yet returned a few months later to see my girlfriend, who decided to pay for me for my 21st birthday present. The money was well worth it, now you can do a different climb which actually takes ...  Read the complete review