The opera house in Lyon, France.

Taking shots at night is extremely difficult without a tripod, particularly in open spaces where there are no good places to lean or momentarily place your camera.

A lot of my night shots are hence taken with a lot higher ISO, which introduces a lot of grain. I’ve come to terms with this nowadays.

I didn’t know what this building was at the time we saw it — it was already closed for the evening so we never went in. The arches remind me of the GPO in Melbourne, though the rest of the building is obviously not the same.

Long day so far: Sydney Tower, Botanic Gardens, Opera House, Harbour Bridge (we didn’t climb it, costs too much), ferry, Aquarium, Chinese Gardens, Chinatown… All in about 8 hours. Time for a bit of rest, then out we go again… Somewhere.