Photographing the Pilgrim Walk for WYD08 was pretty awesome today. Just being on the Harbour Bridge with no traffic was amazing. The Pilgrims just kept coming ...
Thousands of them, Singing and Praying. The walk from the Harbour Bridge to Randwick Racecouse where they were staying for the night was about 9km.
Interestingly, since its opening in 1932, the Bridge has only been closed to vehicles three times. The 50th anniversary of the Bridge was celebrated in 1982 by pedestrians being able to walk over the Bridge, the 'Walk for Reconciliation' was held in May 2000 in a symbolic crossing of the Bridge and the 75th anniversary of the Bridge was celebrated on March 18, 2007.