| Sydney
Tower -- offers a great view of the
city. |
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Sydney tower seen from street level |
This is the view that greets you at
the top of the tower |
Harbour Bridge & looking north-west |
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The Royal Botanic Gardens are on the
edge of the CBD |
The harbour looking north-east |
... same ... |
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the naval dockyards & Wolloomooloo |
Hyde Park & St Mary's Cathedral |
ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park |
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Pyrmont & the ANZAC Bridge, looking
south-west |
View to the Opera House, looking
north |
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But it really is all about the
stunning Sydney Harbour;
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[counterclockwise] the Botanic
Gardens, Woolloomooloo, Double Bay, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, South
Head, North Head, Bradleys Head |
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| Sydney Wildlife
Centre - this is the centre for all the creepy, crawly stuff in
Sydney - well, the wildlife, as opposed to some of the people
you meet ... located at Darling Harbour, right in the city |
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Ants nest & larvae |
Scorpion |
Real snakes behind glass |
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This had better be a model snake ... |
... or we've lost two sons |
Frill-necked lizard - an Aussie
icon |
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last seen in Jurassic Park |
It's a tough job but someone's
gotta do it |
and this is how they hold on to the
branches all day |
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a Cassowary |
They have a nice butterfly section |
with pretty tame butterflies |
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Sydney skyline from Darling Harbour |
the harbour part of Darling Harbour
[that straight line is Pyrmont bridge] |
Close up of the detail outlining
the historical significance of the bridge |
| Sydney
Aquarium -- this is again in Darling Harbour, in
fact it is next to the Wildlife Centre. It was really tough to take photos because the lighting was so poor -- for a major tourist
attraction it really should be better presented. So
apologies for the poor quality images. |
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The first thing when you walk in is
the platypus - we love the platypus! |
They have educational type stuff |
A Murray cod |
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Info about the Murray cod |
Then there is a crocodile |
... same ... |
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with more educational & friendly
Australian signs |
but they are nice enough to tell
you which one is eating you if you fall |
Cuttlefish |
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Rex's arty puffer fish photo |
a moray eel |
and a seal |
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a colorful ray |
they have one of those walk through
arches to see the big fish & sharks |
the deadly stone fish, named
because it looks like a stone |
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close up with a shark |
we were so close we were shaken |
up close & personal again |
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We visited Powerhouse Museum, Sydney's museum
dedicated to mechanical, electrical and design things |
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A USSR space capsule |
A single thruster exhaust from the
space shuttle |
Horses, aeroplanes, space stuff --
they seem slightly confused ... |
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How many planes can they fit in
there? |
Neil shows Rex how to ride a penny
farthing |
Usa dreams of
sailing the seas |
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In October Usa and the boys spent a few days
in the Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney |
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At the entrance of the 'scenic
railway' |
The world's steepest railway |
The Three Sisters are the rocky
outcrops, not the people |
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Usa & the Three Sisters |
A great view |
A scenic railway
AND a cable car |
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Some lush forest ... |
... & a forest walk; notice how Roger
is now almost the same height as Usa |
Early settlers
mined coal |
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A waterfall seen from the cable car |
They're called the Blue Mountains
because when viewed from a distance they look blue |
Usa, Roger & Rex |
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Jenolan Caves are a short drive from
the Blue Mountains; short in distance, but long it time owing to
the nature of the twisty road; Jenolan Caves are one of the best
examples of limestone caves in the world |
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Typical Australian scenery |
Same |
It's not England,
but this is greener than usual for rural NSW |
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Discovered & explored between 1841 -
1904 |
Inside a cave |
Anyone wanna
climb a ladder? |
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Inside the caves |
Rex in front of the view |
Looks like a
religious figure |
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I guess if you get stuck inside the
result isn't too good |
The Broken Column |
Abundant
limestone ... |
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... lots of it |
Interesting cave roof |
Abundant
limestone |
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Stalactites from the ceiling &
Stalagmites from the ground |
And finally a feature lit stalagmite |
Rex seemed to
enjoy it |
