The Sydney Harbour Bridge
There's no feeling quite like seeing Sydney from the top of the Harbour Bridge.
There i stood,looking up at Sydney's Harbour Bridge----one of the most famous bridges in the world.Located near the magnificent Sydney Opera House,the 40-storey bridge towers over Australia's largest city.The bridge was certainly beautiful to look at.But who in their right mind would want to climb it?
Me,of course!Climbing the bridge is not such a crazy thing to do,in fact.Tourists started climbing the bridge in 1998.Now it's one of Sydney's most popular attractions.
To prepare for the climb,our group of 12 climbers had to take a special class.First,we stored all our personal belongings and changed into special bridge climbing clothes.Then,the climb organizers showed us how to use the safety belts and climb the steep ladders.
We were even given little personal radios to receive instructions from our guide during the climb!
Our expectations began to build and our group became excited.One hour later,we were ready to go!
We first crossed some catwalks below the road part of the bridge.i was glad i wasn't afraid of heights.Looking down through the catwalk i could see the ground 50 meters (164 feet) below!
Next we climbed the ladders leading up,up,up to the bridge's arch.Cars sped by on teh road below.The wind blew more fiercely the higher we climbed.More and more of the city slowly came into view.Soon we were approaching the very top of the bridge!
What a scene it was at the top!Clear,bird's eye views of the city extended in all directions.Looking south we saw the city skyline,the famous Opera House and the ocean.It was just like looking at a postcard,except that we were really part of teh picture!Everyone felt proud of having reached this spot in the city.
No one was ready to leave when it was time to go down.The two hours we had spent on the bridge seemed to pass in an instant.But the memory of having seen such a unique scene will stay with us for a lifetime.
真是一个一个字敲出来的,累吐血了~
