We've now added a new country, let alone a new continent, to our 'been there' list: Australia. We arrived early on Thursday, 09/29. We've been in and around Sydney since, and we're really enjoying ourselves. First off, the weather has been terrific. The sun has been shining daily and the temps have kept up around 30 degrees C/+- 80 degrees F. Awesome. We've been downtown (Opera House) and out to the beachfront-both North(Manly) and South(Bondi). Sydney is a totally world-class city. Great transportation (buses and trains) and great ammenities everywhere. Fairly similar to big cities in the States, so its not to exotic. But, really safe. We began our stay in the Kings Cross 'hood, where all the blokes in the city hang out, along with all of the intl. backpackers. Kind of seedy, with
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