#1. Alex sees the comments you post, he gets to decide whether or not they are published for others to see or not.
#2. Sorry, this is a little late - switchbacks are "S" turns or "U" turns up or down a mountain.
#3. I haven't really met any interesting people, I'm with a group of 20, and we pretty much visit the touristy areas. I do always find the fact that Asian (not sure if it's a particular group or all) don't listen. "Don't tap on the aquarium walls" What are they all doing?...Knocking.
Yesterday we started a walking tour at 9:30 am and ended at the Opera House at 7:30pm. My feet still hurt. I spent half the day dripping with sweat. It's hot and humid here. We saw a few cool things but I definitely wouldn't recommend visiting Sydney. You could do much better. I think the Opera House is holding Sydney back because they won't allow anything "Better" than the Opera House to be built. That's just my opinion.
Today we had a watercolor class int he morning and this afternoon 5 other people and I went to the Aquarium and World Wildlife place. We saw kangaroos, koalas, kookaburras, wallabies, sea cows, sharks, Nemo, a GIANT turtle (I could have rode on its back) and the world deadliest bird (Cassoway), worlds deadliest snake, spider, etc. I even held a few lizards. The Cassoway is huge!!!
Tomorrow we're supposed to go to Parramatta as a class but once we get there we're free. Alex, kar and I might wander for an hour or 2 and then come back to Sydney. It's doesn't look interesting to us and we think shopping and I think the Chinese garden sounds better.
Then we go to the Blue Mountains for a few days (Katoomba) and then back to Sydney. When we get back to Sydney we're on our own but we have Independant Study project to do. It's just sketching and water coloring but I'm horrible at both so it's going to take awhile. We also have to have 3 journal entries a week.
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So good to hear from you! I can't imagine being hot and sweaty but I think I'd take it for an hour or two. According to weatherunderground Silver Bay is at -24 right now. Hope my car will start.
How's the food? (my usual question)
Any chance of seeing more pictures?
Love ya!
Good to hear from you Sara! I know a few people who would welcome a good sweat. There's a lot of stuffy heads in this part of the world. I suppose you're on the more mundane part of the trip now. It's probably good that you can regroup.
What are some Aussie slang words? I' sure you have heard a few by now.
How hot is it? Will you be playing in any water any time soon?
Today, saying "keep us posted", has nothing to do with the meaning of years ago but I am so glad this can happen. Thanks for the updates!
It wasn't that cold at your Mom's house. We were under the influence of the lake, so it was only minus 2 here. Eenie was probably darn cold out there in the sticks. Will you be going into vineyard country at all? Australia has become a huge wine producer in recent years. If you come across any good labels, let us know. Is the watercolor class a requirement?
You said in your family site post, that you were going to Shanghai on the 22nd. Does that mean you're spending about 3 weeks in Australia? Will you be traveling the whole time? Sydney is pretty far South. Do they have distinct seasons there? It looks like you're surrounded by water. I hope they have some great beaches you can visit!
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