Sydney Part 1

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G’day all. I arrived in Sydney after a 15½ hour bus trip from Melbourne. The buses are a lot more comfortable than the plane so I managed to sleep a little. I am staying with bill and Mary, my great aunt and uncle in their house in Gordon, just outside the city center. Sydney is a huge city, with the CBD full of skyscrapers and surrounded by national parks and beaches. After exploring the city center for a day, Bill and Mary took me to Ku-ring-gai, one of the protected areas near Sydney. It is unbelievable, the contrast between the city and the bush.

I found a big lizard in the park and had to do my Steve Irwin bit and get my photo taken next it. It was a big old bugger!

I spent a day in Bondi, and got a lift in with Bill’s next door neighbour, Sylvie, who owns a couple of food joints in the huge shopping center in Bondi junction. The beach was pretty deserted, I don’t know if it had anything to do with the riots or not. As far as riots go I haven’t seen any evidence of them and I think every thing has calmed down.

Christmas day I went round my 2nd cousins for lunch, Michael and his family. It was about 30°C so after lunch I went in the pool with Saun and Tim.

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Photos

The Opra House
Cheesey Photo, has to be done

Ku-Ring -Gai
View of the river

Ku-Ring -Gai 2
Bill, Mary and me

Big Lizard
Big old bugger!

Big Lixard 2
Another view of the bigboy

Bondi
View of the beach

Santa
Caught Father Christmas doing his rounds

Hardy Family
Here's Michael and his family on xmas day

Aussie Xmas
in the pool with Saun

Aussie Xmas 2
in the sauna with Saun