Sydney

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We love Sydney!! We have arrived safe and sound and got start to work seeing the city. It didn't take long to realize - we LOVE Sydney. It reminds us a lot of San Francisco and Seattle.

We are staying in a great part of town called Glebe with a super cool girl named Rowena who has been more than hospitable. We checked out the Opera House, did the Sydney Tower for 360 breathtaking views of the city, and did the Aquarium where we really enjoyed seeing the manta rays, platypus, seals, and sea turtle (just amazing creatures). Our favorite thing so far (though it's tough to decide) has been seeing the thousands of huge bats in the Botanical Gardens - WOW!

Tonight Rowena is having some friends over for her birthday party, and then tomorrow morning we begin our journey north . . .

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Photos

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
We made it!

Botanical Gardens, Downtown Sydney
Marco-Bats (luckily these guys eat fruit)

Sydney Aquarium
As close as you want to get to one of these guys

Sydney Aquarium
Sea-Turtle

Sydney Botantical Gardens
Now that's a tree!

Sydney
Opera House

Lovely Sydney
View from the Sky Tower

Sydney Botantical Gardens
Bats swarming at sundown

Sydney Aquarium
Platipus, One of only two Monotremes in the World

Sydney Aquarium
Lion Fish

Sydney Botantical Gardens
Ibis

Comments

[Chris]

Hello Sydney Lovers!
Hey Guys, That was a pretty impressive picture. How long did it take you to get all those animals in place? Amazing! Glad to hear that you are having a good time and meeting some cool people. Your travel blog looks very cool. Keep it up. Lots of love, Chris

[Mom/Mom II]

Hello there!
Hi Chelle and Missi! This travel blog is great and so are the pictures. The one with you and the kangaroos must be a backdrop of some kind, but are the kangaroos real? You both look like you're having a wonderful time. Thank you for doing this blog so we can all keep track. Love and kisses, Mom ;-}