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Jeffrey and Solomon are packed for the trip and await the limo
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Friends stop by to say goodbye
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Jeffrey and Solomon are all smiles thinking about the trip as the limo driver loads the luggage
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Solomon keeps smiling despite the long lines at airport security
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Jeffrey settles in the Cathay Pacific VIP lounge awaiting the long flight to Sydney (via Hong Kong)
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After more than 24 hours on the plane (and a nap after arrival), Solomon takes a moment to check email before heading out to see the sites waiting just outside the Four Seasons Hotel
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The couple awoke from their nap to a fantastic view of Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge
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From the hotel suite, Jeffrey and Solomon have a great view of Sydney Harbour and Circle Quay
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Close up on the Sydney Opera House
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Close up on the Harbour Bridge (which Jeffrey and Solomon were scheduled to climb after lunch)
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Jeffrey checks enjoys the "room with a view"
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Jeffrey and Solomon enjoy lunch in the Circle Quay before the big climb
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Solomon gazes across the quay to the Opera House
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Still smiling despite the long day of travel
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Jeffrey arrives at the starting point for the bridge climb
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Solomon at the bridge climb site
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Solomon tries to hide the fact that he's nervous about the climb
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Solomon shows how he really feels about the prospect of climbing the frame of a bridge hundreds of feet in the air over the harbour
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The climbers are given special jump suits for the climb
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Jeffrey looks like a cast member of Star Trek in his jump suit
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Solomon feels goofy in his suit
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Jeffrey and Solomon stop for a shot with the Opera House in the background on the way up to the peak of the bridge
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At the peak of the bridge, Jeffrey and Solomon get a photo with the downtown Sydney skyline in the background. (The Four Seasons is the brownish building just above Solomon's head.)
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Parting shot of the bridge after the climb
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Jeffrey board a coach for the tour of the city
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The tour provides a great view of the Opera House
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The couple gets a peek at one of the homes owned by Russell Crow (at the end of this pier)
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