Dancing! In my sunday roast!!!!

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April 25th 2008

Published: May 17th 2008

Having just left sunny Fiji, we were in for a shock when we arrived in Sydney. It was cold and wet. The complete opposite to what it was in the new year, when we were there for the fireworks. (We "poms" are led to believe, Australia is hot and sunny all year round.) Turns out is was to be the wettest April for 25 years, and they were to have 13 consecetive days of rain. (The worst for 75 years) ... Read Full Entry

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Ron & Avril

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"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE" Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that..... 2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!! No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months. We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump. OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for l... full info

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Sydney Aquarium..

12,000 animals including huge sharks and rays, platypus, seals, fairy penguins, crocodiles..

Sydney Aquarium

Has underwater tunnels where you can view various fish from all different parts of Australia.

Darling Harbour is a modern leisure area on the waterfront to the west of the city.

It was developed in the 1980's from a previous dockland region.

Museum of Contempary Art

Nestled between Sydney's busy Circular Quay ferry terminal and the historic Rocks precinct it is close to all forms of public transport: bus, train and ferry.

Just one of the many exhibits.

There is a whole floor of aborignal artifacts. Loads of other weird and wonderful things to look at too. Well worth a look, plus it's free entry.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

As seen from circular quay station....

Walking the bridge

If you think I'm climbing up there...

You know what you can do...

Opera house..

From the bridge...

Fort Denison

The island was called "Pinchgut" by the convicts who were marooned there with meagre rations of bread and water as punishment for serious breaches of the peace.

Yeah!

I walked it too..........

The "Rocks" market...

Here, buildings exuding the country’s historic past combine with today’s amenities to provide a unique precinct that caters almost completely to the visitors’ needs. There are restaurants, bistros, pubs, souvenir shops, weekend markets, music and entertainment along its main streets and squares.

Cadmans cottage....

Built in 1816, Cadmans Cottage is one of only a handful of Sydney buildings that remain from the first 30 years of the colony.

Bendy Em.

One of the many street performers at circular quay.

Em in a box....

19th May 2008

Jane
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Just catching up with you!
Cold rain is a shock, isn't it?! (Well, not here, it isn't.) Great to see you are still loving it. I'm sure that is skim in the box. Isn't that cheating on travel costs??

20th May 2008

skid skim
Ron & Avril

Skim in a box?
Why didn't we think of that! It would have saved us a small fortune. Trouble is, she's not as bendy as Em!!!

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