Fasten your seat belts

Returning to Sydney this afternoon we were treated to particularly scenic views of Sydney as the flight was positioned from its northern flight path to a southerly approach into Sydney Airport. It was a little bumpy during the descent and the plane's windows weren't the clearest but I managed a few reasonable photos of my gorgeous looking home city.

The airport runways intruding into Botany Bay at top, Sydney Harbour across the middle with the Harbour Bridge centre, just below Sydney's central business district. The Botanic Gardens left of the CBD with the Opera House at water's edge

Botany Bay & the Airport at top. Randwick Racecourse middle left. The four bays on the harbour from left; Double Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Woolloomooloo & Farm Cove.

Royal Sydney Golf Club at left, Rose Bay centre, Double Bay upper right. My apartment building is just above Double Bay

Airport is upper right, Randwick Racecourse in the centre, the sand of Coogee Beach (left) and (right) the narrow Clovelly Beach. The parklands at right are Centennial Park (above) and Queen's Park (below)

About to turn sharp 90º to descend onto the lower of the two north/south runways. The sand of Maroubra Beach.