American Family CAPTIVATED By SYDNEY HARBOR!! 

If you are still in Sydney on Friday night, you will see Vivid it is when they light up all the buildings in different colours , its absolutely beautiful,

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You stood outside #64 Grosvenor Place. My Grandparents shop in the early 1900 Its was a delicatessan Grocery store, Run by Hugo & Claire Lungeen they had 4 children ,my father was the Youngest. Today it is a Historical Place, Open for tourists to Visit.

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you never tire of the beauty of Sydney Harbour....

The enthusiasm of these people is infectious!

Bridge climb is worth every single cent... especially the sunset walk - sun going down in the west and the lights of the city coming on was amazing...

1932 was the Great Depression, WW2 started 1939. Love your vids and welcome to Sydney!

Yeah mate. I don't think I'd pay $400 to climb the bridge either. I grew up on the gold coast. You can buy a yearly pass to a theme park a lot cheaper than that. I really want to see Taronga zoo in Sydney again. You guys are a fantastic family. Wishing you a happy future 😊😊

You have taken some beautiful images. Well,done from an Ozzie.

That’s an amazing view from the pylon. I hope you guys are still here for Vivid. The kids will love it.

I take my hat off to you guys giving your family the experience of sampling another culture. Unfortunately Australia is such a vast country it is almost impossible to see all its beauty in a short time. As a tourist you do try and see many things. I went to the States in 1988 and covered thirty states in whirlwind tour. I was fortunate enough to spend the evening with the an Indian Chief Bill Lone Tree and his family.

It is so nice to see people learning and respecting our history. For Sam; The ramp you were talking about around the rocks were laid in clay and sandstone some 200 years ago for loading and rolling the rum barrels to and from the wooden ships. You would have had the same or similar in Boston before the Tea Party war took place. My Fathers’ company built most of the wooden interior in the Opera House. When you were on the Manly Ferry going past the “house” the smaller sails is where the Opera rooms and stage is and the larger sails (closest to the bridge) is where the concert hall is. The “House” is built upon Bennelong Point. He was like the elder of the Aboriginal tribe when the white man came. And where that building you Mum (not Mom) pointed out was the building that Hemsworth was out on is Barangaroo. This is named after one Bennelong woman (or Wife as we now in modern Christian culture.) And Mum, Quay in Australian English is pronounced as “KEY” Opposite the Opera House is Kirribilli House. This is the Sydney home for our Prime Minister (The equivalent to your President. Thank You for your respect. Please enjoy our Country. Dave…

You are a beautiful family.

Brilliant video 👍 Beautiful family 😊 Glad you enjoyed our beautiful city!

Manly got it's name from that. When Captain Cook came into Manly Bay for a look, there were some Aboriginal people on the Beach & one in particular was very big & very well built, & Cook wrote in his journal about the very Manly looking native he saw, so he named it Manly.

Welcome to my backyard 😁 It is a lot of money, but it's a one time event, so it just depends on how much you want it. I'd do what you did if I was a tourist - the $25 ticket. I never get tired of seeing the Bridge & the House (I went to see Josh Groban at the Opera House). ONE OF THE BEST CONCERTS EVER ❤❤ That walkway at Manly Beach is called THE CORSO. Manly beach is 1 of 100 beaches in Sydney. There are over 10,000 beaches Australia wide + our Islands. Make sure you visit Balmoral Beach & then head over to Sydney Taronga Zoo (both at Mosman)

Best city in the world but I'm not biased. 😁 The concrete buildings on top of the pylons were added during WWII to house the anti aircraft guns as part of the defence of Sydney. They were meant to be removed after the war but it never happen.

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Boil the billy usually means put the kettle on for a cuppa. Eg - Tea or coffee.. a billy a metal container used for boiling water over a camp fire to make a cuppa tea etc 🥰🇦🇺

Looks like a fun day. Glad you got a sunny Autumn day to visit Manly 🏖️ 🏄‍♂️

I live in Melbourne but have to admit your video of Sydney is so good. Thanks for sharing

Sydney is the best.

Great Sydney weather 👍

What a great day to be there! It's such a beautiful city!

Lovely tour with a great family.😅

On a beautiful sunny day, Sydney's harbour is truly magnificent.

Surfing in Australia began at Manly.Surfing competition began at Bells Beach.

You sure packed a lot into your day! Well done 👍

"Boiling the billy" likely means taking a tea-break. A billy or billy-can was traditionally made from a larger tin can with a wire hoop handle through two of holes punched in the top rim. Workers would stop to light a small fire and boil water in the billy, before throwing in a hand-full of loose tea leaves. They would then swing the billy around to settle the leaves to the bottom of the billy. The tea was then poured into an enamaled metal mug for drinking, usually strong, unsweatened and black. Even today in Oz a tea/coffee break is also known as "smokko". Because these workers would smoke a cigarette or two, while "boiling the billy".

an ocean surf is the most wonderful tonic, we surfed every day in summer at cronulla, when we were kids , during school holidays and on weekends . unbeatable.

The Bridge climb is definitely worth the money. Epic views of the city and harbour

what a nice family

Tge bridge climb is so good. An hour south of sydney you have the royal national park which is the 2nd oldest national park in the world . We also have the blue mountains national park which is awesome too

Talking about the Sydney Olympics I was one of the last cars driving over the harbour bridge into the city when the closing ceremony fireworks came down the harbour from Sydney Olympic Park where the stadium is. I was half way across almost when suddenly the whole bridge started going off with bangs and colours and then into the harbour it's self. Was like being right in the middle of a NYE fireworks in Sydney. That's one moment I'll never forget. ❤️

I love going to Sydney it is such a Beautiful City and so much to do. the Jett Boat Ride is Awesome too.

What a delightful family! I hope you got to grab a drink & a bit at the Wharf Bar.

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hi guy i like your videos i was born in sydeny lived there almost my live i have moved the gold coast queensland but as a kid we used to go to manly beach surfing we always took the ferry some time going passed the heads it got very ruff like going out to sea david

I used to like going down on a weekend day there to play beach volley ball for the day in summer time. Manly is so much more chilled and relaxing than Bondi is.

Sydney Harbour

Best Harbour Cruise is the Manly Ferry over from Circular Quay. Fish & Chips in paper on the beach in winter is a great experience. View from the Southern Pylon of SHB is amazing - worth the entry as they have a museum with photos & displays of the Equipment including Cables / Rivots. Considering this was built without computers & calculators is amazing.

Thank-you for visiting Sydney and particularly for taking the Manly Ferry to Manly. I spent my first year of life living in Manly the house of my Great Grandmother who was known as Ma. My parents were building a house for us at North Manly and I lived there until I was 17. Manly has been a huge part of my live and I love it. These days I live in a small village near Canberra, Australia's Capital City and also well worth visiting. Cheers. Mike in Oz

I've seen a few of your videos now and each one I see makes me just love your family more and more ! You guys throw yourselves into every activity with a positive attitude that almost guarantees that you will enjoy yourselves ! We were very pleased that your family was so moved by our ANZAC day commemorations, that showed us that you guys really do have the big hearts that we thought you did !

Circular Quay - pronounced "key"....just in case you are talking about it later - greetings from a Canadian living in Australia for 15 years...Hope you go to see more than the harbour :)

Love Manly lived there for years ❤️❤️❤️

They were filming for the new spin-off TV series, NCIS: Sydney

So proud of my city ❤

The older guy catching the waves has probably been surfing since the 1960s.

You didn't go around to walk near the Opera House?!? Shame! I'm glad you all had a great time in Sydney before your next trip!

It sounds like you're leaving Sydney, but if you have an extra day a walk past the Opera House round through the Botanical gardens to the NSW art gallery, then further round to have a look at St Mary's cathedral & to walk through Hyde Park is well worth it & all free. The old Hyde Park Barracks & Mint are close by there, they may be free admission as well. Taronga Zoo is fantastic, a great day out with more beautiful views. You can get family day ticket, cheaper if booked online. Catch the ferry over, take the cable car to the top & walk downhill through the zoo

Some background on the name Manly. The first colonial governor, Capt Arthur Phillip, made a journey across the Harbour. There was a group of the First People at what is now Manly Cove. One of the men struck Phillip as being particularly manly, and that became his name and the name of the area. Later on, Phillip took Manly to the UK and may have presented him to King George III (the records are a bit ambiguous). As time went by, the suburb developed as the centre for the beaches heading north. For many years, there was a tram which ran north to what is now Narrabeen/Collaroy.

U guys emit such a positive happy vibe it's contagious! haha.

What an awesome family , your welcome in OZ anytime , God Bless you all mate 😇

The bridge climb is worth the money but may be beyond the financial capacity of most families. Instead go to the pylon lookout which also has great views and is only $25 each.

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Having travelled all over the world, I do honestly feel I live in one of the most beautiful cities. Sydney has so much to offer, beaches, national parks, great weather! Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) was a rigger (worker) on the construction of the Harbour Bridge. Don’t pay for the climb, you can just walk across it as you’ve discovered!

So, move to Sydney Australia now, 🇦🇺 🫠

Free things to do that's great with kids in Sydney: - Coogee to Bondi walk - Centennial Park to feed ducks and walk - La Parous Bear Island walk and also Barangaroo reserve - Walk north over harbour bridge to Brett Whitley's garden - Royal Botanic Gardens - MCA and also Art Gallery of NSW - The kids park in Darling Harbour (also free table tennis as long as you have bats and balls 🙂 - tons more things

welcome to Australia i came in 60s and stayed..... love it still try Brissy while your here

I did the bridge climb years ago when they first started it was like $40 lol

Great vids

They were filming pieces for NCIS, not sure which one. Old Blokes still Surf, lol..Hope you Enjoyed Sydney.

Did you know that Paul Hogan was a bridge painter before he became a famous comedian in the late 1970s (it takes 7 years to paint the bridge and they do it basically continuously due to the salt spray from the ocean).

Reminds me of the Griswolds😅 Hope they had a good stay.🎉 They could've gone up to the top of one of the bridge piers.

Great choice ,love me some soft shell crab...never had it on a burger before, must go to Manly and try it.

I live 2.5hrs from Sydney and you've seen more then I have in 38 years

Great video. Love your enthusiasm. A couple of places I recommend for your consideration, IF you have the time. Both accessible by ferry from Circular Quay. 1. Darling Harbor. Big park / recreational area close to the CBD. Lots of things to see. I highly recommend the Australian National Maritime Museum. 2. Taronga Zoo. Sydney's biggest and oldest zoo. Accessible by bus, but nobody does that - use the ferry from CQ. It's a very good zoo, AND it has harbor views that cannot be beaten.

Erm, that’s Sydney Harbour, with a u, because it’s a place name, unaffected by American misspelling.

When you are going past Garden Island navy base and Fleet Base East there is a high likelihood at least some of the helicopters are military.

Sydney best city ever

Oh also please tell the boys the helicopters were filming NCIS!

Luna park.🎉

You didn’t pick up on Mark Wahlberg’s burger shop 😂in Manly

Welcome to my neighbourhood. 🙂

Hope you guys come back in a few years when the little one are much older so you can climb the bridge I did it last year at twilight is was amazing

It's not the Manly Beach Ferry, it's just the Manly Ferry.

Should come to Melbourne

You were correct, the helicopters were filming an episode of NCIS, and that ship is HMAS Canberra, my next ship.

go to mount druitt its a bit further west than the city but its worth it such nice locals good food a nice way to expirience sydney

Helicopters were filming a new tv show NCIS Sydney

FYI - those helicopters were filming NCIS ;o)

Love manly beach were My Dad grew up

Next time you visit Sydney, consider choosing from these options: 1. Barangaroo and Darling Harbour. Barangaroo has this beautiful reserve, next to high rising modern, even a bit futuristic towers, and then goes straight all the way to Darling Harbour, which is basically the entertainment precinct, with Sydney Wildlife Park, Sealife Aquarium, Madame Tussauds, and Maritime Museum, with the Powerhouse Museum not too far away. Also quite close is Tumbalong Park, fun for the kids, and a vibrant array of restaurants, cafes, and food courts. 2. Hyde Park, St Mary’s Cathedral, and Australian War Memorial. It’s the oldest park/open space in Sydney, and there’s this beautiful water fountain in the middle with characters from the Greek Myths posing on it. Across the road is St Mary’s Cathedral, of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, open to visitors, and is a stunning work of gothic architecture built from Sydney sandstone. To the end southern end of Hyde Park is the recently renovated, Sydney ANZAC War Memorial, which is free for visitors. It has this dome with thousands of stars painted on the underside, for every Australian soldier who died in World War 1, as well as the Hall of Service. An open room with 1,701 soil samples from each NSW town, suburb and district of WW1 soldiers, and 100 soil samples from significant military sites across the world. 3. Bondi Beach. Most popular beach in Sydney, and there are cafes and restaurants scattered throughout as well. Nearby, the Dudley Page Reserve in Dover Heights, offers great views of the city skyline, and particularly in the evening, the lights across the skyscrapers, Opera House, and Harbour Bridge are spectacular. 4. Homebush and Sydney Olympic Park. The parks and reserves around Homebush are great for biking, and picnics. Bicentennial Park has running/cycling paths snaking throughout the area, and shipwrecks in the waters to see. Nearby, the Newington Armoury also has running/cycling paths winding around the old military buildings and bunkers, with old train tracks sometimes running parallel to trails. Adjoining the armoury, is Blaxland Riverside Park, a children’s paradise, with a mega playground and biking trails. Close by, is Sydney Olympic Park, where the 2000 Summer Olympic Games were held. The facilities are still open, with AFL games held there, Aquatic Centre open for visitors, and Brickpit Ring Walk, an elevated circular walkway, overlooking a freshwater wetland, home to the endangered Green and golden bell frog. 5. Macquarie and Chatswood. Macquarie Centre in Macquarie, is the largest shopping centre in Sydney, complete with an indoor ice skating rink, cinema, gym, and bowling alley. It also spaces a variety of supermarkets, grocery stores, department stores, and other retail stores. Taking the new fully automated, driverless, underground Sydney metro to Chatswood, you will find four major shopping malls, located adjacent to each other: Chatswood Westfield, Chatswood Chase, the Mandarin Centre, and Chatswood Interchange, with a variety of food, retail, and entertainment options, with performing arts centre, concert hall, and library, Chatswood Concourse close by. 6. Western Sydney Parklands. The 14th largest urban park in the world, this 13,000 acre nature reserve is home to a diverse biodiversity of flora and fauna, including several threatened and endangered species. There’s also Bungaribee Park, a massive playground and open space, fit with picnic shelters, barbeques, and walking/biking trails. Adjacent to the park is the new Sydney Zoo, which has animals from around the world.

200 bucks is pricey for a Bridge climb. Especially for a family of seven! Don’t blame you for passing on that one. Sydney is a truly spectacular city. But just 2 1/2 hours north is NSW other harbour city, Newcastle. Much smaller (population about 1/2 million) and slower paced but with plenty to see and do. Watch the big ships come and go on the harbour, Fort Scratchley (Australia’s only coastal fort to open fire on the enemy during WWII), spectacular coastal walks and breathtaking beaches, Lake Macquarie 20 minutes south, Hunter Valley vineyards 40 minutes west) and blue water Port Stephens 50 minutes north. If you make time to do take the trip north, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. There are regular trains from Central station and you can use your opal cards. Return trip from Central to Newcastle will cost you a miserly 12 bucks! So it’s not an expensive outing either. BTW, Central station is spectacular and one of the worlds oldest and biggest railway stations, so that is worth the time to check out too.

Heading to Blue Mountains? If not - you should

I have done the BridgeClimb; twenty plus years ago when it was considerably cheaper. I'd possibly do it again at $250. No way it's worth $400. And the Pylon lookout isn't worth the price either. Of course, it used once to be free.

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you did ok as first timers and Seppos...

Most people l know eat flake for the fish which is gummy shark ...well in Victoria that is.

My parents are staying in Sydney at the moment. The prime minister from India is over, that’s why the helicopters are there for increased security. My parents are staying at the same hotel and said there is a lot of police and security for the Indian prime minister.

You should try to catch an AFL match while you're in Australia - maybe Friday night in Sydney or a choice of a few matches across every weekend in Melbourne if you're going down that way.

Pylon Lookout is good value. You wouldn’t have been allowed to have your camera with you if had opted for the Bridge Climb.

Sydney Olympic park around the corner

Just letting yous know circular quay is pronounced as circular (key)

You can walk across the Bridge at road level for free.

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I had to think about you Opal card comments. They are not ever described as “unlimited for the day” they do charge per trip, but there is a daily charge cap of $16.80 so yes I guess you can do unlimited if you have a $20 card.

yes you're right. i didnt go up there too because of the cost. i could do a lot for 200 dollars.

Sydney Harbour Bridge was made in England.