We conquered the sydney harbour bridge today! was quite expensive, but was dead good! we had to wear these sexy outfits (lucy also opted for beanie hat and gloves - she was cold!) but the views were amazing. our guide talked alot about the bridge and the engineering, which i eventually glazed over at, but i can tell you that 6million rivets were used in the construction and that 16 people died on the job. Lucy wants me to add that its 134 meters high.
it wasn't too gruelling physically, but there were some very steep and exposed ladder climbing bits (with trains going over your head) that were a bit scary! on the feedback sheet the only 'room for improvement' we came up with was nicer outfits (and a bit cheaper)!!
Did you know the Sydney harbour bridge steel came from the Dorman Long Steel yard in Middlesbrough? Sounds like good fun folks, but seems like a lot of hard work to get over a river.....!
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