Wednesday, October 11, 2006

...And the original

I had promised myself I'd never do the standard tourist shot.
Never say never, because there you are. But then I couldn't just leave you with Coke's ersatz image of the Sydney Opera house, could I? Here's the original, from a similar angle so you can compare it with yesterday's view. This has to be the most conventional picture you can think of but one thing may save it from the ordinary: the early hour. At 7am, the only people around are locals running or walking along the water's edge. No tourists at all - apart from me!
Can you picture yourself doing your morning jog here?

10 comments:

Jing said...

:)
ha ha,really real thing there!!
and I think it must be very happy to do morning jogging there around that glamorous building!!
:D
nice shot!
...Jing

btw, I like your blog and thx for leaving nice comments on shanghaidailyphoto.blogspot.com...
I am sorry, I think during the working time, I cant read so many blogs in a day. I will come, but everyday!!
have a nice day there, Nathalie! :P

edwin s said...

brilliant shot natalie (touristy or otherwise)

it looks like the Harbour Bridge is sprouting out of the Opera House.

alice said...

Merci, on ne s'en lasse pas!

kaa said...

very lovely. Yes.. it'll be pleasant to have my morning jogs there..

DXBluey said...

Natalie,

It's all your fault...

I promised myself the same.

Bluey :)

bv said...

What can I say, I just can't get sick of admiring this iconic building. And I must add that knowing its fabulous modern & pure design has been created in 1956 blows even more my mind...

Anonymous said...

Go for it Nathalie ! Infact 'it's even better than the real thing!"

Denton said...

Lovely photo and building. I like how you personalized the image with an explanation about your jog.

Liz said...

I am green with envy!!!!!!

Kala said...

I dont know if I could consider you a tourist but I definitely would love to run here! I try to avoid tourist shots too but sometimes, even I cannot resist the things tourist love most - the beach =)