Yegenaga Travel & Tours Guide

Sydney on the first day. Heavy rain falling since morning and had also receded as the House’s footsteps into the Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb. “Your Turn at 10:25. Please wait. You will be called to take the breath test, “the guard said the ticket with a smile.
From behind a glass window, a bridge of white mist covered Sydney. I reread the sentence in the flyer stated, “climbing will continue in all weather, except when there is a thunderstorm”. In the waiting room, a plasma television repeatedly showing films recorded on climbing ways.

Summons comes. One by one, from our respiratory tests to determine alcohol levels. When the alcohol content reaches 0.05 or more, participants immediately eliminated. Our group consisted of 11 people, including nine Australians and one citizen of Malaysia. In the circle, one by one of us introduced ourselves.

We then entered the training room. All instructions provided with systematic. Included in uniform. Because of bad weather, given a uniform layered, ranging from rock outfit, sweater tied at the waist which, raincoat, gloves, hat, strings for glasses, to how to operate the communication radios to listen to climb the leader’s instructions. And, most importantly, how to operate safety devices (safety harness).

From the training room, we moved into the simulator, which consists of ladders upright, incline, and derivatives. This is the place to train control safety devices.

More heavy rain as we crossed the highway and arrived at the foot of the bridge. “You’re diligent exercise? I rarely exercise, “said Veera, colleagues from Malaysia, while at the height of the bridge. “Well, very high, yes,” he said slowly. Sydney’s high bridge about 134 meters from the sea surface, and length of 1149 meters lengkungannya reach.

Basuhan strong wind and rain on my face. At the beginning of the climb, the movement is still choking because the group is still awkward in front of the rope operated. However, when the distance was awake and each of our own struggle to set the pace, the journey began to feel beautiful.

On either side of the ocean expanse stretching, while the city of Sydney is exposed from a height. Sydney Opera House like a row of white snails which rose in between skyscrapers. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to bring anything up, including tustel. However, Adrian-leader of the climb-made photos of our group can buy after climbing over.

Of gap tenuous foothold, exposed to sea waves. For those not familiar with the altitude, the movement seemed to shake the balance of the sea. After sloping route, we arrived at the “Stage” a more challenging and stairs which rise perpendicularly.

Stage end of the climbing is along the arch of the bridge that will take us to the flag at the top. This is the route most energy consuming. We arrived at the top along with the emergence of a flash of lightning flashing in the clouds. The climbing we had to stop and take refuge in the shelter down.

Adrian then asked if we would stop or finish this route after the storm to pass. “It’s just, if it wanted to continue, then we must repeat the climb from the bottom,” said Adrian. Amazingly, shivering all the participants in unison replied, “Go!”.

So, we went back up the stairs wet from the bottom, climbing up the entire process completely. Altogether lasted for 3 hours and 45 minutes. Not bad, because in general the standard 3.5-hour time. “We did it,” said Adrian, and all clapped in unison.

Sydney flavor

Some say, visiting Sydney is the most fitting start to get to know Australia. Modern, cosmopolitan, and multicultural, that Sydney offers so much “compulsory viewing”. Starting from the museum, a charming museum, until the row restaurant that serves a global flavor. Watching the Sydney opera house, including one of the “mandatory”.

That night, the Australian Ballet tribute show to Jiri Kylian, one of the famous choreographer, through four masterpiece Forgotten Land, Stepping Stones, Petite Mort and sechs Tanze. Liukan body dancers interspersed akrobatis movements, together with a full accompaniment with rhythmic beats, bringing the audience’s mood in shades of antiquity. Kylian get inspiration for Stepping Stones when he attended ceremonies Australian Aborigines in 1980.

However, the flow of beauty seemed unstoppable in Forgotten Land, which since the beginning of constant upheaval brings imagination of the human soul. There was fear, sadness, anxiety, wrapped in motion streaks that sometimes compact and massive, but other times seem fragile and light. It was recognized Kylian choreography inspired by the works of expressionist Edvard Munch.

Cultural exploration in Sydney appears to stop at the Art Gallery of New South Wales last December showing collections Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) for three months. This rare opportunity to see works of Pissarro as a whole, including sketches of rare black and white display.

Many painters who influenced the works of Pissarro, ranging from Camille Corot Gustave Courbet up. However, the period when he was inspired by George Seurat pointilismenya flow, for me remains the most prominent works. Look at his work, Apple Picking at Eragny-sur-Epte (1888). Bright colors, orange, green, red, yellow, blue, radiating a turbulent spirit, as contrasted with the paintings of Pissarro in general tend to introverted, full of shades of green and quiet nature.

This spirit is also a spur creativity Pissarro when his eyesight began to weaken. Paris is a dynamic, Paris is moving, are the themes of his paintings before the end of his life.

This is the end of the stopover in Sydney. An impressive initial introduction.