Very early this morning, just after sunrise, the Queen Mary II sailed into Sydney Harbour. Usually big cruise ships dock at the International Terminal at Circular Quay or on the other side of the bridge at Darling Harbour. But QMII is so big that it can't get under the Harbour Bridge so it docked at the naval yards at Garden Island.
And, as you would expect, all the smaller boats came out to see their big sister.
And just how big is the QMII? Almost as tall as the Sydney Opera House.
This is what Garden Island usually looks like from the top floor of the building I work in on Martin Place ...
... and here is what it looked like this morning.
On the way home this afternoon, the crowds were already gathering for the arrival of QMII's little sister, Queen Elizabeth II, and the fireworks scheduled for later on this evening.
QMII is scheduled to leave at 11pm this evening, way past my bedtime.
1 comment:
S***, she is HUGE!
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