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## Ferry Rides Across Sydney Harbour

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One of my strongest memories of Sydney is not standing at a landmark but moving through the harbour by ferry. The public ferries were inexpensive, so we used them repeatedly to travel between different stops. Seeing the city from the water made it feel less like a fixed map and more like a sequence of changing views.

Some routes passed the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, where the city looked as beautiful as its photographs suggest. Other stretches were quieter, with residential neighbourhoods and houses close to the water. On one evening ferry, commuters in work clothes left the boat in an orderly line and walked home along the harbour. For a moment I felt as though I were watching someone else's ordinary routine from outside. Work in the city, a ferry across the water, and home at the end of the route.

Sunset brought the bridge, Opera House, water, and light into the same moving scene. What I remember most is that movement rather than one perfect viewpoint. The ferry let the city change gradually around me, one shore and one crossing at a time.