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Sydney, Australia December 31, 2009 11:30am *Please click here for accompanying photos. Happy New Year’s Eve! Joanne and I are in the basement of a backpacker’s hostel waiting for our laundry to finish. I think our plan today is to have some lunch, pack up as much of our belongings as we can for our trip to New Zealand tomorrow, then head to a fireworks spot for the long-haul wait …continue reading

Sydney, Australia December 31, 2009 9:44am Australia EDT *Please click here to see the latest photo uploads. The typical sunny Sydney weather has been generous the past couple of days. According to yesterday’s news, the clouds and rain that we had received was the worst weather at this time of the year in over 100 years. What are the odds? On Tuesday, Joanne and I went down to Circular Quay …continue reading

Sydney, Australia December 29, 2009 7:34am Sydney is the recipient of unseasonable weather at the moment. We haven’t experienced the pleasantly sunny days that were expected. Yesterday, we woke up to rain which continued through the early afternoon. Luckily it was more of a fine mist than heavy downpours, but the sun would be nicer. Joanne and I had a late start, both sleeping in until 9:30 and then not …continue reading

Sydney, Australia December 27, 2009 9:48pm Australia EDT Joanne and I have had a good introductory day to Sydney. I was able to sleep until 9:30, and then we walked to a nearby Coles (grocery store) to pick up some breakfast items (the hotel breakfast is a whopping $33). Then we headed off for The Rocks, an historic part of the city next to Sydney Cove, the innermost part of …continue reading

Sydney, NSW (New South Wales) December 26, 2009 (Boxing Day) 10:57pm Australia EDT I wasn’t smart and went to bed at 1am last night. And of course my body woke up at 6:30am.  Needless to say I was extremely exhausted this morning until I was able to get on the plane and nap. Did and Carl, along with the boys, took me to the local airport, and her parents met …continue reading