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I just got back from my vacation in N.Z. and Australia.
I shot this tulip in the botanical garden in Hobart, Tasmania. Bob Williams |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:45:22 -0800, bobwilliams
wrote: I just got back from my vacation in N.Z. and Australia. I shot this tulip in the botanical garden in Hobart, Tasmania. Bob Williams Nice. |
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"bobwilliams" wrote in message ... I just got back from my vacation in N.Z. and Australia. I shot this tulip in the botanical garden in Hobart, Tasmania. Bob Williams Beautiful. Nice trip too! Hope ya had fun. -- Pat Durkin |
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bobwilliams wrote:
I just got back from my vacation in N.Z. and Australia. I shot this tulip in the botanical garden in Hobart, Tasmania. Bob Williams Nice one, apart from Tasmania, what parts of Australia did you visit and did you enjoy your trip? |
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Maroochy wrote:
bobwilliams wrote: I just got back from my vacation in N.Z. and Australia. I shot this tulip in the botanical garden in Hobart, Tasmania. Bob Williams Nice one, apart from Tasmania, what parts of Australia did you visit and did you enjoy your trip? My cruise ship started in Auckland and visited about 8 ports in N.Z. Then a one-day stop in Hobart. Cruise actually ended in Sydney but I stayed an extra 4 days in Sydney to do some sightseeing and gift shopping. Unfortunately, the weather was not very cooperative for 2 of the 4 days. The locals said that heavy overcast and rain was was quite unusual for that time of year. Nevertheless,we did some good sightseeing. City tours, (Opera House, Botanical Gardens, Australian Museum, Darling Harbor, Circular Quay area etc.), beach tours to Bondi and Manley and a delightful 2-hour cruise of Sydney Harbor. The US Dollar did not go very far in Sydney, at least not in the downtown area where we stayed. All in all, we enjoyed the visit very much but I wish I could have stayed 4 weeks instead of 4 days. One can't even skim the surface of a city as large, varied and colorful as Sydney in that short period of time. It's like coming to the US and trying to absorb the flavor of the nation by visiting New York City, Chicago, or Los Angeles. The ambiance of each city is totally different. Bob Williams |
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bobwilliams wrote:
My cruise ship started in Auckland and visited about 8 ports in N.Z. Then a one-day stop in Hobart. Cruise actually ended in Sydney but I stayed an extra 4 days in Sydney to do some sightseeing and gift shopping. Unfortunately, the weather was not very cooperative for 2 of the 4 days. The locals said that heavy overcast and rain was was quite unusual for that time of year. Nevertheless,we did some good sightseeing. City tours, (Opera House, Botanical Gardens, Australian Museum, Darling Harbor, Circular Quay area etc.), beach tours to Bondi and Manley and a delightful 2-hour cruise of Sydney Harbor. The US Dollar did not go very far in Sydney, at least not in the downtown area where we stayed. All in all, we enjoyed the visit very much but I wish I could have stayed 4 weeks instead of 4 days. One can't even skim the surface of a city as large, varied and colorful as Sydney in that short period of time. It's like coming to the US and trying to absorb the flavor of the nation by visiting New York City, Chicago, or Los Angeles. The ambiance of each city is totally different. I know just what you mean, I spent 3 weeks in London, last year, but still didn't scratch the surface. Sydney Harbour is beautiful, I'm sorry the weather wasn't kind to you, it has been very wet this year we are in a La Niña cycle at the moment and the weather is wetter than unusual. LOL I, of course out of loyalty, have to say you missed the best state of Australia...Queensland. :-) |
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Maroochy wrote:
bobwilliams wrote: My cruise ship started in Auckland and visited about 8 ports in N.Z. Then a one-day stop in Hobart. Cruise actually ended in Sydney but I stayed an extra 4 days in Sydney to do some sightseeing and gift shopping. Unfortunately, the weather was not very cooperative for 2 of the 4 days. The locals said that heavy overcast and rain was was quite unusual for that time of year. Nevertheless,we did some good sightseeing. City tours, (Opera House, Botanical Gardens, Australian Museum, Darling Harbor, Circular Quay area etc.), beach tours to Bondi and Manley and a delightful 2-hour cruise of Sydney Harbor. The US Dollar did not go very far in Sydney, at least not in the downtown area where we stayed. All in all, we enjoyed the visit very much but I wish I could have stayed 4 weeks instead of 4 days. One can't even skim the surface of a city as large, varied and colorful as Sydney in that short period of time. It's like coming to the US and trying to absorb the flavor of the nation by visiting New York City, Chicago, or Los Angeles. The ambiance of each city is totally different. I know just what you mean, I spent 3 weeks in London, last year, but still didn't scratch the surface. Sydney Harbour is beautiful, I'm sorry the weather wasn't kind to you, it has been very wet this year we are in a La Niña cycle at the moment and the weather is wetter than unusual. LOL I, of course out of loyalty, have to say you missed the best state of Australia...Queensland. :-) A friend who traveled with us from San Diego, stayed an extra 4 days after se left Sydney. She chose to visit Queensland and especially the Cairns area. I can't wait to hear her stories and see her pictures. She plans to take some underwater pics of the marine life there. Bob |
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