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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia - 21st July 2008
By: sararingham
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Posted Jul 23, 2008, 4:19 pm Last edited Jul 23, 2008, 4:25 pm by sararingham
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 21st July 2008
By: sararingham
...Welcome to Sydney... after 3-1/2 to 4 hours drive we're FINALLY here. Sadly Sara says we can't really see anything famous like the harbor bridge or anything... but we suprisingly got pretty close to the famous CBD of Sydney... we had an appointment at 230pm, so it sadly was just that. We did see the famous hospital called "RPA" which is known as Royal Price Albert Hospital that's got a TV show named after it, and is obviously filmed there as well. One of Sara's favourite TV shows. But this wasn't at RPA but more a smaller clinic that is owned by RPA... anyways, here's us navigating around Sydney...
Although it seems like it should be pretty simple and straight forward... you can easily get lost, especially if we're getting close to the CBD. Sara told us about the story a few years ago that Daniel and her were trying to make it to Cronulla (South Sydney) and ended up in Glebe (which is near where we were going - in South Sydney). She told us how they ended up going over the harbor bridge around 3-4 times since they couldn't get off it and had to go back across before turning around. I'm so glad we didn't get lost though... here are some sights from around Sydney... :-)
...and now, we're in Parramatta, we have to get on Parramatta Road which is a huge major road, we've technically been driving on it the whole time but it was called the "Great Western Highway" it goes all the way to Dubbo, so it's a main highway through the state... it was amazing to see the difference between Orange and Sydney, I mean, I knew Sydney was big... but man, there are sure a lot of palm trees as well. :-)
...and now we're almost to the appointment, so here are some more sights around the area we were driving around...
...oh wow, we're getting close... although we couldn't personally go and visit it there's the CBD in the background, can you see it? It's pretty small but you can see the huge buildings on George Street (which is the main street and most famous street along with Pitt Street in Sydney... how cool! I just wish I could have seen a bit more... maybe someday...) here's a close up... :-)
...sadly when we got out of the appointment it was almost 530pm and we couldn't stay much longer. With a cranky child in the back seat and to be honest we were all a bit worn out... it was time to go home... here's the traffic on the road just as we were leaving Sydney...
Well it was a long and busy day, but I hope to go back here some day and visit the more famous parts of Sydney. Maybe my next host will take me on a ferry even around the harbor? Who knows, it was pretty awesome anyways. :-) I hope you enjoyed my trip, I'll update again soon! <3
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Posted Jul 23, 2008, 4:35 pm
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Brisbane, Queensland - 26th August 2008
By: crizle
I have visited Brisbane when my host went to work.
At home in Ipswich I was having such fun too.
I drove in a little train, and played with other Toy Voyagers.
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Posted Oct 26, 2008, 3:52 am
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Gold Coast, Australia - 26th August 2008
By: crizle
I had a really fun time at the Gold Coast.
I went to the beach and I loved the feel of the sand under my toes.
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Posted Oct 26, 2008, 3:55 am
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Ipswich Queensland, Australia - 19th September 2008
By: crizle
Here I am in Queensland Australia.
I have visited Brisbane, and been to the beach at the Gold Coast.
Tomorrow I am going through three states on a holiday and I am really happy about that.
My other TV friends are coming too.
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Posted Sep 19, 2008, 8:56 am
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Victoria, Australia - 25th September 2008
By: crizle
I had a great adventure through Australia.
I went with my Toy Voyager friends, Sebastien L Green, Mukhsin, and Mister Beans all through Victoria.
We went to Echuca on the border of NSW & VIC, then to Bendigo, Ballarat, Great Ocean Road and Melbourne.
Unfortunately there was a problem with photo's, but we do have a few to share.
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Posted Oct 26, 2008, 3:47 am
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Sydney, Australia - 11th October 2008
By: crizle
Continuing my trip, I travelled along the Snowy Mountain Highway to Canberra, ACT and then I went to a Postcrossers Meet-Up in Sydney.
On the way back to Queensland we went to a nice beach called Hawkes Nest in NSW.
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Posted Oct 26, 2008, 4:01 am
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Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia - 26th October 2008
By: crizle
Yesterday I went up to the Sunshine Coast and visited the Big Pineapple and had seafood lunch at Caloundra Beach.
I didn't find any hedgehogs in Australia but I did meet an Echidna.
Back home in Ipswich I said farewell to my host and TV friends.
Tomorrow I set off on another adventure.
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Posted Oct 26, 2008, 4:18 am
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