Queen Victoria Building at night
30 April 2001 | ||
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| Nice nightshot of the queen victoria building in Sydney | ||
Room with a view
1 May 2001 | ||
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| This is the view from my hotel room in Sydney.... Needless to say I was excited like a five year old running around in it.... | ||
Look, mum, I have breasts....
1 May 2001 | ||
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| Title says it all..... | ||
Harbour Bridge
1 May 2001 | ||
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| The famous Harbour Bridge in Sydney | ||
Bridge Climbers
1 May 2001 | ||
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| A group of climbers walking up the harbour bridge.... | ||
Rainbow over the Opera House
1 May 2001 | ||
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| I was waiting for about an hour until the sun broke free and I was given a beautiful view of the Opera House and a Rainbow opening up over it | ||
Good things come to those who wait
1 May 2001 | ||
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| After waiting for an hour to have the sun come out, it came and gave me a Rainbow.... Needless to say I was very happy..... | ||
Sydney Harbour
1 May 2001 | ||
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| View of Sydney Harbour and its Opera House from the Harbour Bridge | ||
Ghost under water
1 May 2001 | ||
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| I gave this girl my camera and ran over to the other side of the aquarium so she could take a photo of me through the water.... | ||
Who eats Who
1 May 2001 | ||
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| A group of people watching the fish in the aquarium | ||
Sydney Aquarium
1 May 2001 | ||
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| View from behind on a couple sitting in front of one of the big tanks inside the Sydney Aquarium..... | ||
Sydney's Harbour Bridge at night
1 May 2001 | ||
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| As seen from my hotel.... | ||
Bridge Climbers on the top
2 May 2001 | ||
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| Looking at the bridge from the Opera House.... | ||
Hello again, Sydney!
17 November 2002 | ||
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| After a long flight, I arrived for TVA in Sydney at 7am... I grabbed my cameras and rushed out to see the amazing Harbour Bridge and the Opera House again.... and again... and again.... | ||
Sydney Harbour
17 November 2002 | ||
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| Kayaks, Sailing yachts and massive tankers.... | ||
Cruising the Bay
17 November 2002 | ||
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| I still had to wait a few more hours for my hotel room to be ready, so I took a cruise across the Sydney Harbour.... | ||
Room with a view
17 November 2002 | ||
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| My room was ready... Again after I had been here in May 2001, I was staying in the ANA Harbour hotel, where the conference also took place... This was the view from the window... Wow! I love Sydney! I had to squeeze myself into the window which is why I look like a hobbit in this photo.... | ||
Bridge Climbers
17 November 2002 | ||
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| ...walking back down on the bridge.... | ||
Jacaranda Trees
17 November 2002 | ||
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| Jacaranda trees - the same ones that are all over South Africa.... I had tried to rest in my room, but I was too hyped up and eager to see more of Sydney in the sunshine.... | ||
Polarized Opera House
17 November 2002 | ||
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| Deep Blue sky.... | ||
Stairs in front of the Opera House
17 November 2002 | ||
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| Click, click, click, click.... Photos, photos, photos... | ||
Bar inside the Opera House
17 November 2002 | ||
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| ...and looking out at the Harbour Bridge... | ||
Indian Music Video
17 November 2002 | ||
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| Down at the Opera House in front of the Harbour Bridge a group of Indians were making a music video.... all dressed up in gorgeous, individually colored Saris... | ||
Indian Music Video Continued
17 November 2002 | ||
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| ...while three white girls in dull colored clothes were staring at them from above... | ||
Girls in Saris
17 November 2002 | ||
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| I wonder if they are famous in India.... | ||
Luna Park
17 November 2002 | ||
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| Luna Park was given by the city of Sydney as a present to its people after they had to endure construction noise and hassle during the construction of the Harbour Bridge. Ironically, because of its own noise, Luna Park is now a ghost park and shut down.... | ||
Stripes
18 November 2002 | ||
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| One day later... Dinner at the Circular Quay.... Had the most amazing starter - Raw Red Snapper with Granny Smith apple and chili sauce... Then some more photos... here a boat crossed into my shot.... | ||
Park Hyatt
18 November 2002 | ||
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| Under the bridge.... | ||
Couple in front of the Harbour Bridge
18 November 2002 | ||
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| Nice of people to stay so still.... | ||
Sydney Skyline at Night
18 November 2002 | ||
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| As seen from the Opera House.... | ||
Circular Quay
18 November 2002 | ||
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| The girl sat still for 4 seconds.... | ||
The mother of all Bridge Photos
19 November 2002 | ||
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| Makes my 2002 Top Ten.... | ||
All things Sydney
19 November 2002 | ||
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| Opera House, Harbour Bridge and its Flag... | ||
Sydney Reflected
19 November 2002 | ||
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| Amazing Colors.... | ||
Sunrise over Circular Quay
21 November 2002 | ||
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| How many more photos of the Opera House can you take? | ||
Kangaroo
21 November 2002 | ||
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| Was actually really quite nice.... | ||
Koala in the trees
22 November 2002 | ||
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| The next day I took a tour to the Blue Mountains that also made a sidestop at an Australian animal park.... | ||
Koala up close
22 November 2002 | ||
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| Very cute creatures.... Peaceful... Or stoned? Apparently eating Eucalyptus all day does that to you.... | ||
Koala Couple
22 November 2002 | ||
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| Hugging in the tree.... | ||
Time for my close-up
22 November 2002 | ||
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| I really like this photo... It kinda reminds me of Jennifer Lopez at some awards show... | ||
The beauty.....
22 November 2002 | ||
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| ...click to the next photo.... | ||
And the beast...
22 November 2002 | ||
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| No wonder we eat the turkeys and not the peacocks... | ||
You're so vain....
22 November 2002 | ||
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| ...but kinda rightfully so.... | ||
Amazing Colors....
22 November 2002 | ||
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| ...must-have-new-pet.... | ||
Bat Party
22 November 2002 | ||
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| After sunset in Sydney, the fruit bats come out to play.... That particular night they all circled for an hour around the Harbour Bridge... Massive beautiful creatures, shrieking and leaving their trails visible in the photo.... | ||
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