Monday, December 27, 2004

The trip Home (Part 2): Sydney, Australia

Yo! Welcome to part 2 of my travelogue! Me and my parent departed for Sydney on 3rd Dec. Our group mainly consisted of families, retired couples, and even newly-weds! It's a fairly large group, with 50 of us and only 1 tour guide. His name is Francis, and I think my sister, an English teacher, would probably murder him on the spot if she heard his English. :P His excuse? "If I speak perfect English, then my tourists won't be able to understand me." Huh? WTF?

Anyway, started taking photos from KLIA onwards. Enjoy the photos!


My ride :P Posted by Hello


It's a loooooooooooong way down.... Posted by Hello


Timezone shift. Time for jetlag! Posted by Hello


Are... We... There... Yet? Posted by Hello


My Oz experience starts here! Posted by Hello


S'pore and M'sia got building like this one here, but what do we use them as? Court houses... So much for the local arts scene, eh? Posted by Hello


Slightly overcast day, but the view is still great :) Posted by Hello


City view from the Royal Botanic Garden. Posted by Hello


Mrs MacQuari's Chair. My tour guide said it's set by Sydney's past mayor for his wife, so she can have the best view of the bay. Aww... Posted by Hello


Strange eroded rock formation by the bay. Posted by Hello


Better than the crows in my hometown... Posted by Hello


Circular Quay and the Harbour Bridge. Posted by Hello


Money shot :P Posted by Hello


On a cruise around the harbour (that's my mom, yeah) Posted by Hello


Sydney Opera House! Posted by Hello


A common sight in Sydney: new buildings built around old buildings. Posted by Hello


It's a tree! It's a girl! It's... Posted by Hello


... a performer in stilts, dressed up like a Xmas tree. Posted by Hello


Chilling out at The Rocks market. Posted by Hello


Department of Education. Now why can't we have something as cool here in Singapore? Posted by Hello


Bondi beach, where the sea is blue, the sand is soft, and the girls are half-naked :P Posted by Hello


Lion's roar? Posted by Hello

We checked in at the King's Crest hotel in the evening, which I mentioned in one of my previous posts, is right smack in the middle of Sydney's red light district. Quite an eye-opener, I must say. The bouncers would walk all the way across the street to invite you to their "shows" even if you only glanced at them. They don't even care if you're a woman! Anyway, taking photos at such time in such places was most unwise, so no night photos of King's Cross for you all :P

Watch out for Part 3, in which I get in touch with mother nature, along with my mother. :P

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