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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

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  • @gordo191
    @gordo191 Год назад +34

    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,

    • @nathanharyanto2455
      @nathanharyanto2455 Год назад +3

      Wait Vivid is this week? Oh, so it is. Yeah, it’s spectacular

  • @roddavey1028
    @roddavey1028 Год назад +5

    The enthusiasm of these people is infectious!

  • @shaunsummerfield7798
    @shaunsummerfield7798 6 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @joannemurdock7899
    @joannemurdock7899 2 месяца назад +3

    Great Video, love you and your Family's enthusiasm 🥰Lovely Family 🙏

  • @bshorrock69
    @bshorrock69 Год назад +8

    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...

  • @daswede3064
    @daswede3064 Год назад +13

    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.

  • @VITOMIRPAPUGA
    @VITOMIRPAPUGA 2 месяца назад +1

    Manly Manley ring...
    Ahhhhhhhh good one..😅😅

  • @bobohare6240
    @bobohare6240 Год назад +2

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

  • @kreid2340
    @kreid2340 Год назад +6

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

  • @keithmyles7086
    @keithmyles7086 6 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @garrysalis4312
    @garrysalis4312 Год назад +4

    Great Sydney weather 👍

  • @debragehris1591
    @debragehris1591 Год назад +5

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

  • @paulrichardson5892
    @paulrichardson5892 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @n91605
    @n91605 Месяц назад +1

    Yah back in the day, I saw a Free Super Tramp concert on Manly Beach .... memories!!!

  • @amandajb2024
    @amandajb2024 Год назад +7

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

  • @dianneking3616
    @dianneking3616 Год назад +2

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

  • @fletch88zz
    @fletch88zz 14 дней назад

    Lived in Sydney all my life, I have 3 kids. You made all the right choices when exploring with little ones in my opinion.

  • @matthewcullen1298
    @matthewcullen1298 Год назад +8

    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 😊😊

  • @noway5347
    @noway5347 Год назад +4

    Lovely tour with a great family.😅

  • @joannemurdock7899
    @joannemurdock7899 2 месяца назад +2

    When in Sydney years ago we visited the Manly area, and we loved it , beach laid back beautiful

  • @peterhoz
    @peterhoz Год назад +6

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

  • @zaccat693
    @zaccat693 Год назад +5

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

  • @mjpleusch
    @mjpleusch Год назад +2

    You are a beautiful family.

  • @PeteV.53
    @PeteV.53 Год назад +5

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

  • @suzannejerram908
    @suzannejerram908 Год назад +3

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

  • @maxwalker1159
    @maxwalker1159 6 месяцев назад +2

    Cool

  • @steventhompson5315
    @steventhompson5315 Год назад +2

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

  • @JIMDEZWAV
    @JIMDEZWAV Год назад +2

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

  • @evaadams8298
    @evaadams8298 Год назад +3

    Love Manly lived there for years ❤️❤️❤️

  • @I_dont_want_an_at
    @I_dont_want_an_at 5 месяцев назад +1

    what a nice family

  • @WMH-MUSIC
    @WMH-MUSIC Год назад +1

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    0:25

  • @paulrichardson5892
    @paulrichardson5892 2 месяца назад +1

    you done well mrs backmaqn. its quite an effort to travel with kids over such a long way . good luck and come back to oz.xx

  • @bathanhhuynh9080
    @bathanhhuynh9080 6 месяцев назад +2

  • @westnblu
    @westnblu Год назад +1

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

  • @davidjames-maddaford4531
    @davidjames-maddaford4531 Год назад +5

    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…

  • @blurryyyyyy
    @blurryyyyyy Год назад +3

    So proud of my city ❤

  • @michaellivesey4354
    @michaellivesey4354 Год назад +2

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

  • @jakegargiulo5101
    @jakegargiulo5101 Год назад +2

    Sydney is the best.

  • @aussiekat6379
    @aussiekat6379 Год назад +3

    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 🥰🇦🇺

  • @Pandaccc
    @Pandaccc Год назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @jonsant7232
    @jonsant7232 Год назад +2

    Sydney best city ever

  • @benjamingygi3327
    @benjamingygi3327 Год назад +1

    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

  • @edwardlansdowne291
    @edwardlansdowne291 Год назад +3

    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 !

  • @kennethbell-hn9zv
    @kennethbell-hn9zv Год назад +1

    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.

  • @bindiboo001
    @bindiboo001 Год назад +2

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

  • @richardcrowell284
    @richardcrowell284 Год назад +5

    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.

  • @denisbryce8746
    @denisbryce8746 Год назад +4

    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.

    • @justingrunwald4431
      @justingrunwald4431 6 месяцев назад +1

      Hi not Captain Cook her never sailed into Sydney Harbour,it was Captain Phillip from the first fleet

    • @joannemurdock7899
      @joannemurdock7899 2 месяца назад

      Wow so that's how MANly got its name😮

  • @Danger_Mouse3619
    @Danger_Mouse3619 Год назад +4

    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.

  • @Birch37
    @Birch37 Год назад +2

    Sydney Harbour

  • @deedixon1069
    @deedixon1069 Год назад

    Cool🌹

  • @paulrobins4423
    @paulrobins4423 Год назад +2

    "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".

  • @steveamurray59
    @steveamurray59 Год назад +1

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

  • @CandyStax71
    @CandyStax71 Год назад +3

    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 :)

  • @davidjohnpaul333
    @davidjohnpaul333 Год назад +5

    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)

  • @carolynnoelwhite5575
    @carolynnoelwhite5575 Год назад +9

    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.

  • @donnafaulkner7463
    @donnafaulkner7463 Год назад +1

    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

  • @aldunlop4622
    @aldunlop4622 13 дней назад

    Great to see "Mericans enjoying Straya!

  • @Andy_73
    @Andy_73 Год назад +2

    Great vids

  • @dartanion0075
    @dartanion0075 Год назад +2

    Luna park.🎉

  • @mathewjentsch6519
    @mathewjentsch6519 Год назад +2

    Love manly beach were My Dad grew up

  • @Horror_Collector87
    @Horror_Collector87 Год назад +3

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

  • @brontewcat
    @brontewcat Год назад +3

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

  • @petermcculloch4933
    @petermcculloch4933 Год назад +4

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

    • @robman2095
      @robman2095 Год назад +1

      First World Surfing Championship was at Manly 1964

  • @Danger_Mouse3619
    @Danger_Mouse3619 Год назад +2

    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. ❤️

  • @gbsailing9436
    @gbsailing9436 Год назад +4

    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!

  • @carolwhite8036
    @carolwhite8036 27 дней назад +1

    Glad you liked Manly. It isn`t a town though, just a suburb of Sydney.

  • @senno9910
    @senno9910 Год назад +1

    Heading to Blue Mountains? If not - you should

  • @AnoJanJan
    @AnoJanJan Год назад

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

  • @michellephillips2983
    @michellephillips2983 Год назад +3

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

  • @kenlawton1531
    @kenlawton1531 Год назад +1

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

  • @JABM-AU
    @JABM-AU Год назад +1

    Welcome to my neighbourhood. 🙂

  • @7thsealord888
    @7thsealord888 Год назад +3

    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.

    • @nathanharyanto2455
      @nathanharyanto2455 Год назад +2

      Taronga Park is great. It’s a pity they closed the sky safari. That was one of my favourite parts

  • @marealanham2900
    @marealanham2900 Год назад +3

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

  • @g.e.gaviationphotography419
    @g.e.gaviationphotography419 Год назад +2

    Helicopters were filming a new tv show NCIS Sydney

  • @artistjoh
    @artistjoh Год назад +3

    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.

  • @lgh2052
    @lgh2052 Год назад +8

    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

    • @aussiejohn5835
      @aussiejohn5835 Год назад +2

      All great suggestions but unfortunately the cable car is no longer there. Bus to the top gate now.

    • @minafepudan1736
      @minafepudan1736 Год назад +2

      yes taronga zoo is a great place which the kids will enjoy.

    • @lgh2052
      @lgh2052 Год назад +1

      @@aussiejohn5835 it's been a quite a while since I've been, my daughter is old enough to have kids of her own these days 🙂 It's a shame, the ride looking down over the enclosures was fun.

    • @aussiejohn5835
      @aussiejohn5835 Год назад

      @L GH I believe it will return in some form or another. I agree, it is certainly a great way to start a zoo day.

  • @brendanleenders61
    @brendanleenders61 Год назад +2

    FYI - those helicopters were filming NCIS ;o)

  • @sbwmakavelli3833
    @sbwmakavelli3833 Год назад +1

    Sydney Olympic park around the corner

  • @modfus
    @modfus Год назад +6

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

  • @tironibusmaximus6100
    @tironibusmaximus6100 Год назад +3

    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

    • @vitruvianman7170
      @vitruvianman7170 Год назад

      One of the best walks is Rose Bay to Watson's Bay amazing little beaches and stunning views of the harbour.

  • @matthewbrown6163
    @matthewbrown6163 Год назад +9

    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.

  • @Dr_KAP
    @Dr_KAP Год назад +5

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

  • @rozzadog6297
    @rozzadog6297 Год назад +1

    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

  • @bradleytrevaskiss9843
    @bradleytrevaskiss9843 Год назад +1

    Should come to Melbourne

  • @juleneyoung5053
    @juleneyoung5053 Год назад +1

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

  • @shikimimokimikurokuro7940
    @shikimimokimikurokuro7940 Год назад +1

    Your sons is so very cute❤❤❤❤🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

  • @markje4
    @markje4 Год назад +2

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

  • @PatrickHealey-l2c
    @PatrickHealey-l2c 6 месяцев назад +1

    So, move to Sydney Australia now, 🇦🇺 🫠

  • @peterhoz
    @peterhoz Год назад +1

    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).

  • @peterhoz
    @peterhoz Год назад +2

    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.

  • @doubledee9675
    @doubledee9675 Год назад +1

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

  • @aldunlop4622
    @aldunlop4622 13 дней назад

    I think they were filming The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt.

  • @myke49
    @myke49 Год назад +3

    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

  • @doubledee9675
    @doubledee9675 Год назад

    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.

  • @seanlander9321
    @seanlander9321 Год назад +4

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

  • @Waitomo64
    @Waitomo64 Год назад +1

    That's a pisstake from me, a Kiwi...

  • @robtaylor3814
    @robtaylor3814 7 месяцев назад +1

    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.

  • @allangoodger969
    @allangoodger969 Год назад +2

    Way too expensive for the experience. Way more exciting to abseil off point perpendicular in Jervis bay.

  • @michaelmayo9048
    @michaelmayo9048 Год назад +3

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

  • @gregoryjohn4
    @gregoryjohn4 Год назад +4

    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.

    • @gregoryjohn4
      @gregoryjohn4 Год назад

      This video gives a little taste of what is on offer in Newcastle. Even if there are some inaccuracies. Lake Macquarie is obviously bigger than 1300 sq ft. It is actually 4 times the size of Sydney Harbour. Also the Hunter Valley vineyards are nowhere near 2 hours drive from the city centre. It’s actually under an hour away from the city to Pokolbin wine district near Cessnock.
      ruclips.net/video/32GxlJL9gEw/видео.html

    • @evaadams8298
      @evaadams8298 Год назад

      Not nearly as beautiful as Sydney though......

    • @gregoryjohn4
      @gregoryjohn4 Год назад

      @@evaadams8298 Sydney is Sydney. Amazing around the city. The Rocks, The Domain, Circular Quay, Manly, the Inner West. Bloody horrible everywhere else. There are parts of Sydney that I drive through and think “who would ever want to live here”. But nothing can compare to the Bridge and the Opera House.

    • @bindiboo001
      @bindiboo001 Год назад

      ​@@gregoryjohn4 I live in Newcastle and we have absolutely nothing to offer tourists here. There is nothing here they couldn't do in their own country, looking at grape trees is not interesting

    • @gregoryjohn4
      @gregoryjohn4 Год назад

      @@bindiboo001 each to his own.