Showing posts with label Circular Quay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Circular Quay. Show all posts

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Rivercat



Rivercat Shane Gould heading out of Circular Quay to head west up the Parramatta River.

Friday, 9 March 2012

Queen Mary 2








Queen Mary 2 is:
  • more than 3½ times as long as Westminster's Tower (Big Ben) is high (310 ft.) 
  • only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.) 
  • more than three times as long as St. Paul's Cathedral is tall (366 ft.) 
  • as long as 41 double-decker London buses (31½ ft. each) 
  • Queen Mary 2's whistle is audible for 10 miles


Thursday, 8 March 2012

Queen Mary 2







The Queen Mary 2: 

  • five times longer than Cunard's first ship, Britannia (230 ft.) 
  • 113 feet longer than the original Queen Mary 
  • more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft.) 
  • 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft.) 

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Circular Quay



Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, rail and bus interchange.
The wharf complex hosts five commuter ferry wharves and is the terminus for all public ferry routes in Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River.