During the last couple of months of our time in Australia, Katrine and I experienced some of the beautiful landscapes and cities of Australia. We went to Sydney for a long weekend, seeing legendaric Stevie Wonder in concert, surfing and getting sunburned on iconic Bondi Beach, taking the ferry out to the beautiful Manly, eating grøt (traditional Norwegian rice porridge) at Sjømannskirken (the Norwegian church in Sydney), enjoying a jazz symphony (!) in the world famous Opera House, and wandering around Sydney. A few weeks later we went south to the capital of Victoria, Melbourne, and the surrounding areas, enjoying breathtaking scenery along the Great Ocean Road, walking on top of the rain forest (tree top walk), feeding weird animals, watching the Fairy Penguins as they returned home after a long day in the sea at Philip Island, and waled the streets of Australia's cultural capital. Then after the exam we flew up to Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, to walk along its river and swim by its artificial beach, before spending three stormy days in the flashy and trashy Surfers Paradise. Next stop was the all time favorite Byron Bay, offering an overdose of the relaxed and enjoyable Australian beach culture and good surfing. Before getting back to Canberra we also had a night in the sleepy city of Newcastle. Following are some pictures from these places. Please click the links for more pictures. More detailed updates on our Tour of Asia will come soon, until then please enjoy some of Australia's finest....
Brisbane's artificial city beach and rainy Surfers Paradise
The spectacular beach in Byron Bay
The 'far east' and 'ocean meets sky'
Although a very nice city, there isn't too much to do in Newcastle...
One of the more lively koalas and some lush rain forest
The so-called 'Twelve Apostles' are amazing natural sculptures, shaped by time, sea and wind
Breathtaking view of some of the 'Apostles'
SYDNEY
Stevie Wonder was wonderful, and James Morrison Quartet together with Sydney Symphony gave us a memorable evening at the Opera House.
The Opera House by day. Sydney's harbour is definitely a 'must see' if you're ever in Australia.
Bondi Beach is perhaps Australia's most famous and iconic (as the Australians would say) beach. Katrine is about to find out whether Bondi is good for surfing....
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