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Australia (Sydney, Cairns)

Welcome to Australia, where ice cream once again tastes like ice cream (happy me)
Checked in to Jolly Swagman Backpackers in King's Cross, Sydney
A day spent walking about Sydney...
Dramatic cathedral

The Sydney Harbor operahouse and bridge

Where the settlers arrived
through the botanical gardens...
with exotic flowers from around the world...
sculptures...
bats hanging from the trees...

and plenty of relaxing space
The harbor
the opera house









the street performers...

this guy was good
Aboriginal digereedoo
asian influences...
at sunset


Sydney at night...



April 7th - Mom and John arrive
Another day down at the harbor


these guys are everywhere
The tower



View from the tower


Across Sydney (1 of 3)
Across Sydney (2 of 3)
Across Sydney (3 of 3)
Big buildings (1 of 2)
Big buildings (2 of 2)
Spies...


Tour to the Blue Mountains...

Three sisters
Blue Mountains (1 of 2)
Blue Mountains (2 of 2)
Roo in the wild
Roo in a cage at the zoo


Koala

From left
from right
from down
April 10th - Happy birthday to you!
Boomerang lessons
at the Tjapukia aboriginal park in Cairns

more performances
fake aboriginals
To Barron Falls near Kurinda
John is thrilled
gazing
This one is for Mr. German
All aboard the Quick Silver
to the Great Barrier Reef

Nice gut



Student divers

Bondi Beach, back in Sydney sans mom and John
The walk from Bondi to Cogee Beach is pretty spectacular




Australia has lots of these sea bath pool type things



An afternoon at the Sydney Aquarium
Goodbye Sydney