Sydney Harbour from Luna Park

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Whilst the kids had a ton of fun on the rides at Luna Park, I spent a short while taking some images of Sydney Harbour. It was kind of an icky day but nonetheless, a pretty aspect of the harbour.




Location: Luna Park Sydney, 1 Olympic Drive Milsons Point, Sydney NSW 2061, Australia

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Anonymous said…
Great pics but the first thing I noticed is the beautiful and impressive great blog

Regards

Sydney landscapes
10 February 2012 at 02:17
Nina Beilby said…
You are very kind...thank you!
10 February 2012 at 11:02
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