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Sydney’s Finest Art Museum

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I took an hour-long break from my afternoon walk through Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens and visited The Art Gallery of New South Wales which is located in The Domain near the Cahill Expressway. Some people say that this is the … Continue reading

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The Nicest Walk in Sydney: Royal Botanic Garden and Domain

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We toured the Sydney Opera House on Monday morning (May 2, 2011) and then grabbed a quick lunch at one of those outdoor restaurants that line up along the East Circular Quay. Then my wife decided to do a little  … Continue reading

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Seeing Sydney’s Sights

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We discovered years ago that the best way to see a city’s architectural sights is to hop aboard one of those hop on / hop off sightseeing buses,  preferably one with an open-air, double-decker view. So one Sunday afternoon in … Continue reading

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The Nine Most Beautiful Bridges in the World

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My sister suggested that I follow up on my posting entitled The Most Romantic Bridge in the World with another pictorial on the most famous bridges in the world. So without further adieu here are the nine most beautiful bridges … Continue reading

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My 11 Favorite Photos of the Sydney Opera House

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There must be a large magnet somewhere in the vicinity of the Sydney Opera House because we kept on getting pulled to within viewing distance of this marvelous building on four of the five full days we spent in Sydney … Continue reading

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Sydney’s Sensational Circular Quay

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On Sunday morning, May 1st,  we walked two blocks down Hunter St. to George St., Sydney’s main street, and then turned right and walked seven more blocks to Circular Quay. I have to admit our first impressions were slightly negative. … Continue reading

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Walking around Arrowtown on our last day in New Zealand

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Arrowtown is a sleepy old goldrush town on New Zealand’s South Island that wakes up every year for ten days when it puts on its Autumn Festival. It’s about 14 miles (20 kilometers) from Queenstown and it took us about … Continue reading

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Riding around Queenstown

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We walked a lot during our first two days in Queenstown. So on Day Three we were ready to rest our feet and ride. Before the day was over we would have ridden on seven buses and one gondola. We … Continue reading

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Walking around Queenstown

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We took it easy on our second day in Queenstown and didn’t venture out of the apartment until afternoon. The morning was devoted to a leisure breakfast and washing a week’s worth of dirty laundry. We flagged down a housekeeper … Continue reading

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Settling Down in Queenstown

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We spent our last four days in New Zealand at The Pounamu Apartments in Queenstown overlooking the shores of Lake Wakatipu’s Frankton Arm with a splendid view of The Remarkables mountain range.  The place was beautiful and peaceful and it … Continue reading

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