Australian Spree in New Southwales

Australia is vast almost double the size of Europe. Although it is justly renowned for it's natural beauties, it's varied cities offered their fair share of art, architecture and historical interest. Australia's biggest attraction is its natural beauty. The landscape varies from endless dense tropical rainforest to chilly southern beaches. Scattered along the coast, its cities blend a European enthusiasm for art and food with laid-back love for sports and the outdoors.                                

Sydney is Australia's oldest city, the economic powerhouse of the nation and the country's capital in everything but name. It's blessed with sun-drenched natural attraction, dizzy skycrapers, delicious and daring restaurants, superb shopping and friendly folks.                         

Although it's come a long way from its convict beginnings, it still has a rough and ready energy and offers an invigorating blend of the old and the new, the raw and the refined. While high culture attracts some to the Opera House, gaudy nightlife attracts others to the King Cross. Sydney Harbour, dramatic cliffs and stunning beaches define the city. But whichever way, from the white sails of the harbour to the arc of The Coathanger to the toned flesh of Bondi Sydney is serious eye-candy.

The Sydney Opera House

We arrived in Sydney with our friends from Singapore. We took an apartment which is just ten muinutes drive from darling harbour. We were delighted to see our place. It was spacious and new. It was fully furnished with two rooms, each with private bath, a living room and a kitchen yet we were never able to maximize the facilities. At least we get to use the laundry and dryer machines. Driving around Sydney is not an easy navigation but our driver has done a great job. 

The Harbour Bridge or The Coathanger

Our friends stayed nearer the harbour. The parking in Sydney was real expensive, our only choice was to get a free parking after 6pm up to 8pm in some streets. Grrr!! We went around darling harbour , see museums, visit the opera in and out and on to the bridge. We made a cruise to see more of sydney’s waterfront. We went to their beaches . We took time to visit their animal parks and went around shopping too. Alex was into buying tennis and football jerseys and the cap, my gosh!!! everytime he sees one he stopped. It’s incredible, Colleen seems to like all but Alex has a preference.

The sleeping beauty Koala

Hey, Isn't this a fascinating look,  Colleen loves this photo

 

Alex trying the didjerido

We visited the northern territory cultural center and listen to demonstration of aboriginal sounds of music. I like so much the sounds emanating from didjerido.                                

On the 30th and 31^st, our friends from Dhaka joined us for dinner and it was a fun togetherness. We had dinner together with all our kids and all spent New year watching the beautiful fireworks in the Harbour. Truly a spectacular show of marvelous fireworks in the making.                                 

Our week stay is not enough to see all yet we have enjoyed so much the few places we visited.

Please join with us in this tour as you go around our pages  http://www.geocities.com/belltour06/bluemts.htm

 From Sydney, we drove to goldcoast, photos will be with you soon.

Hi Ate Phoebs! Kumusta na? I bloghopped from Carlota, I'm glad I get the chance to say hello to her, otherwise I wouldn't have known you already have a journal. I enjoyed reading your post, I feel like I was with you touring Australia. I love all the photos, everything is spectacular and every photo speaks for itself. Your kids have grown a lot, dalaga at binata na silang tingnan, not to mention they're sooo good looking! Mana talaga sila kay Mommy and Daddy. I have to come back and see the rest of the photos on your website. I went there earlier but I only able to browsed one page, when I went to the second page, the website went unavailable. Anyways, I'd like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU for the Christmas card, the beautiful photo card, and so is the postcard you sent us. That's very sweet and thoughtful of you, thanks so much for remembering us ate Phoebs. I didn't get your letter right away dahil we moved last October, the post office have it forwarded in our new address. Are you back to Dhaka now? OK, you all take care and kisses from Ninev and I. have a great week!

Hi Phoebes, love that pic of you and the koala, so cute. I saw a koala during my visit to the San Diego zoo and they look so adorable. I'm browsing your AU pics and can actually hear you in my head while reading your comments for each pics. I remembered when we talked on the phone while you were in AU. Will send you a text later, let me know if you get it.

hi phoebs, thnks for the wonderful pics. you share to us...I feel also i´m in the tour,wow..when can i go in AU,,maybe sometime, but so luxious like this, maybe, i won´t know...lol...
really very nice and fantastic vacation...na i just roaming my mind na lang, feel and imagine it, that i was there too...:)
again, thks for sharing us...ibog lang ko dhay ach...;)
take care and god bless....

Hi Gay, Wow, so nice to see you here, i just started and still learning some more. You're welcome, I did not even know you change place. miss your emails. can I put here on my journal. thanx for the compliments. hope you enjoy the photos. How is ninev now? let me visit your journal and see some more of here.

Hi Pboebz, thanks for sharing the photos. mora sab we were in your side na inyo vacation. Very nice and the place so breathtaking. Thanks again and enjoy ur day.

Hi, ate phoebe! kanindot sa pics nimo 'te! wow so cute ang pic with sleeping koala,natulog diay na nagkumbitay? haha! colin & alex are looking so good! dagko na! i'll visit here again sometime,'te! about us, here busy her & there, nag momoving kasi kami ,ate phoebes! we're in the same ville but transfer to another house, at last sa awa ng dios nakabahay na talaga kami :-) ate kailan kayo balik sa Paris? pls let me know ha?! thank & take care!

Dhay phoebes, très beaux photos of you & the kids!! Angayan kaayo ka on that pic with the sleeping koala.. aha! mao diay na ang bag nga gi tripingan ni vickay??? aguy, duha nami ga triping ani:))
di lagi ko ka access sa uban pics sa geocities? everytime i click sa link it says : Sorry, the page you requested was not found. mais ça ne fais rien, i will return here for sure;) thanks a lot for sharing your vacation photos! My pleasure viewing them as always. bonjour à toute la famille!! à bientôt..

Hello dhai Phoebz, Just arrived from work and here i am medyo ulahi sa balita pero di bale naabutan ko pa rin. Nice photos! I also love viewing that sleeping Koala..really cute! Did you able to walk up on the Harbour Bridge dhai? Ulrich´s friends did tried it. Kami igo lang nagtan-aw nila..Lol Pero may nagguide nila ug may safety belt or rope na nakatied sa ila body..lol. We had that boatride too and it was really worth visiting there.
Balik ra unya ko dinhi dhai, to view some of the photos.. Pahinga muna si Manay.

thanks for posting your pasiunang pix..love viewing them!

Dhay presc, we did go to register coz the boys wanted to make d bridge climb but we hve to book in advance and the available slot, we wl not be in sydney anymore, so lungkot na lungkot si alex. it's a 3 hr climb, u have to be tied like in a parachute and they miss this. we shd have book while still in dhaka, we did not know na during christmas season, it's fully booked up. anyway, we still hve so much to see there, kaya who knows the magic broom of vicky will bring us back. take a good rest muna diyan, tell me when u r home I call you.

Hello Phoebe, ah, you're on a tour pala, around the world traveling ba mo? Oy, how nice and exciting yan . I love the koalas here, ang cute nila . I enjoyed the pics here, pero I haven't seen the rest of the photos yet. So, I'll be off to them na . Take care lagi while on vacation and enjoy your time . Thanks for sharing your journey and adventures, a good way for us to share in your happiness . My cousins lives nearby doon sila sa Auckland New Zealand the last time I heard from one of them. It's so pretty sa both Australia and New Zealand baya, vacation spot sila . Ang didjerido, I think I heard of how it sounds, sa tv so far, it's good too, very unsual and unique .

Hi Phoebz, thanks for the email and the greetings. I emailed you back but the email came back and says "Mailbox_disk_quota_exceeded". I added you sa ako list ha, I hope you don't mind. ~_^

Dili man ko maka open sa imong pictures. Sayang, I'll try later though. Thanks Phoebz! Have a great weekend you guys. ~_^

Hello guys, sorry about the link, I changed it already, maybe am overquota. Just use the new link, it will bring you to the photos shown above. sorry for the inconvenience

Hi Phoebs,,,Ive read and heared a lot about Australia..one of the nicest country...had fun viewing ur pic.here...thank u too for adding me in ur list.. and the visits..take care kayo...

Hi Barbs, Thanks for browsing. were you able to see all the photos? I can browse it all in school but it seems others have problems. I thot am over quota but maybe the traffic. I did not receive ur txt yet. Have a good weekends

Dhay phoebes, Les photos sont superbes!!
L'Australie est vraiment un pays magnifique. I really enjoyed browsing all the photos! thanks a lot for sharing with us. Bonjour à toute la famille.. bisous.

Hello Che,thanks for browsing hope you did have problem opening the photos. I like the cities we went, Melbourne has an old kind of atmosphere but it perks on the other side the modern tastes of australia. I would love to go back there again one day. Steph was in Australia in his first job kaya 2nd time nya na but he still enjoy it. I'll see in your journal, thanks che

dhay ams, nice talking to you dhay, I'll call again sometime. Hope you still enjoy your lunch, na hold ta ka. thanks for your time browsing the photos. C'est vraiment magnifique et j'ai adoré la campaigne. Tout en vert. Ils ont de belles côtes.j'étais enchanté...

Hi Anna, sorry di pa diay kita nasagot dito dhay. No, we were not travelling around the world. We just visited sydney and a few places in New south wales and to goldcoast and melbourne plus singapore.
Oh yes, koalas have soft hair, they are friendly too. I heard a lot about New zealand too and some friends of ours here went there first instead of australia. Thanks for browsing, hope you were able to load all the photos. can u send me ur phone number.