Finally, an account of my trip to Sydney, 4 months ago. I have been busy :)

Skyscrapers from the Botanical Gardens by barryprice, on Flickr

I had never been to Australia before. I had been meaning to, ever since my aunt & uncle emigrated there from the USA in 1995, but it was always so far away.

Of course, I had previously thought that about Thailand, where I now live, so given that I was already half-way there, it was only polite to complete the journey and explore the land down under…

I had a week, and the folks are in the Sydney suburbs, so my destination was a simple enough decision. Australia is utterly huge, and a side-trip to Melbourne, or Perth, or Alice Springs or Adelaide would just have taken far too much time. So a week in Sydney this trip, and a hope that the next trip will allow me a little more time.

And there will definitely have to be a next trip, because – well, wow.

I would split the week in half, spending four nights in the heart of the city alone, then four more nights out in Penrith with my aunt and uncle.
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