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xxiv: can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder (part 3)

Cindy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:25:11 +0000

DAY III (12/27): Later that afternoon, we headed to Darling Harbour, where we went to Sydney Wildlife World. It has a bunch of really cool floral and faunal attractions, including koalas! That evening, we went downtown for (window) shopping, and I had to pack for Cairns the next day.

ARE KOALAS CUTE OR ARE KOALAS CUTE.

Let’s just say that compiling all these photos for my LJ return post is going to be a bitch.

xxviii: can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder (part 2)

Cindy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:50:56 +0000

DAY III (12/27): Lunch was at the Sydney Fish Market, which is a fishing port and seafood market. Basically, so many good food options! It was nice out on the promenade as I took photos and walked around.

Sorry if these photos load too slowly! I’ll try to limit the number of photos to 15 per post.

xxvii: can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder (part 1)

Cindy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:14:53 +0000

DAY III (12/27): Sydney Olympic Park! I fondly remember Beijing’s Olympic Green back in August, so it was nice to visit another Olympic village/park/green/site/etc. Except the one in Sydney was just about deserted by the time we got there¹, which is all the better for taking photos!

The Forest of Poles! Each pole either has an alphabetically sorted list of volunteers, world record listing, medal count, or some other relevant display. I really like how it’s primarily a “forest” of light blue poles², but then you get these bright poles that pop out.

I arrived 8.25 years too late. :’(

… have I ever told you that I am a HUGE Ian Thorpe fan? ³

HELL YEAH.

Various height-related Olympic and world records set.

HEY LJ folk: Do my photos show up on your flist? I sometimes try to access the feed through LJ/proxy, and they don’t exactly show up for me.

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¹: Granted, we did get there around 10am. But I do wonder what it would have been like to be here during the actual Olympics. Hmm…
²: Light blue poles were the ones that had the listings of volunteers, whereas the other colors designated special poles, such as the torch display or medal count.
³: If you had known me back in 2004 and read my LJ, you might have noticed some Thorpe fangirling. Makes me nostalgic to the point where I wish he had competed in Beijing.

xxvi: do you come from a land down under? (part 3)

Cindy — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:02:27 +0000

DAY II: Okay, the last part of Day II (12/26)! In the afternoon, we went to Bondi Beach and back to the city, where I actually got to see the Opera House up close. Oh, and I finally got reunited with dear Wagamama and the ginger cheesecake.

xxiii: do you come from a land down under? (part 1)

Cindy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:53:36 +0000

DAY II: SYDNEY
Spent the day oohing and aahing over the views of the Harbor Bridge, Opera House, and Botanic Gardens. Also got to go to Bondi Beach that afternoon. Sydney is quite the photogenic city!

I actually have more photos from that day. These photos are just the ones from the botanic garden; I’ll put up two more installments of Day II later (!).

xxii: on a hippie trail, head full of zombie

Cindy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:38:58 +0000

DAY I: PVG to SYD
Having arrived from an overnight flight from Shanghai to Sydney, I had a quick lunch before going to Blue Mountains National Park, which has amazing mountains surrounded by blue haze (…hence the name). The views from the Flyway, Skyway, and Katoomba Railway were amazing!

It’s already January 1st, but happy NYE regardless!