Bridge climbing, Hard Rock and IMAX!

Third time of trying with this Blog, I keep erasing it by accident!

Anyway, here goes; bridge climb first!

After getting our complementary Bridge Climb hats we get the breath test, the overalls and 'Bat Belt'. I call it that because it contains our safety line, radio, Bagged up Fleece, earphones etc, attached to our overalls are glasses leashes and if we want them - gloves and beanie hats. We also have freshly laundered handkerchiefs attached to bands on our wrists. The idea being you are not allowed anything on the bridge that might drop onto the eight lanes of traffic or the two railway tracks. All personal items go into a locker. After an hour of sorting us out and briefing, we set off on the walk. The hardest part is manoeuvring between narrow passages and along narrow walkways with low overheads before climbing a series of ladders onto the top of the bridge. We then walked up the top to the tip of the arches. Then across the middle at the tip and back down again. We have a group of 14 with a guide - Richard - who gives us a commentary on the way and tells us all about the bridge and landmarks.

As we are unable to take anything onto the bridge we can't take cameras, however Richard takes various pictures on the way including our free group photo which we get with our certificates of achievement. We also buy an additional picture of the three of us with the Opera House in the background.





This is a quick shot of the bridge from the Opera House

After the climb we headed back to the hotel via a wander around 'The Rocks' area near the base of the bridge.

At the hotel we decided to go to the cinema in the evening. We find the IMAX in an area called Darling Harbour. Like London, everything is nearby so we walk that way to get some food and then watch a film. There are loads of restaurants in the harbour area and we decide upon Hard Rock Cafe. Great food and good atmosphere then onto the IMAX where we see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt2 3D (Calum & Les had already seen it in Esher on opening night but were happy to watch again with Jen). The screen is described as the biggest IMAX screen in the world, we don't know if that's true but it is huge!

After the film, back to the hotel arriving just before midnight, very tired and needing our beds!

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