So I've been pretty quiet for the past month because I've been busy completing some assignments for my classes. However, I have managed to go on a winery tour of the Yarra River Valley here in Victoria and I just came back from a trip to Sydney, New South Wales and the captial city, Canberra. Here are some pics!
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| It is fall here so the grapes have already been picked. Note the mountains in the background as the better wine is grown at a higher elevation here. |
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| Here is a cool wine holder that I found. I thought it was pretty cool so I snapped a pic! #woodworking |
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| Another picture of some cabernet sauvignon(left) and some pinto grigio(right). Unfortunately I've become a wine snob... |
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| St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. English Gothic architecture. |
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| Rugby League game. South Sydney vs. Canberra. South Sydney are the "rabbitohs" and their mascot looks like Buster Baxter from "Arthur." |
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| Bondi Beach. Touristy. |
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| Pretty cool Aboriginal street performer. He plays the didgeridoo like a pro. |
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| Sydney Opera House. As a civil engineer in study this was a cool experience. |
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| Eating at "Harry's Famous Mince Pies." It is like a shepherd's pie but with mashed peas, mashed potatoes and gravy on top. |
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| Parliament House in the background. We got to go to question time for the Australian House of Representatives and see the two parties (Liberal and Labor mostly) accuse each other of wrongdoing and yell at each other like first-graders, which was very entertaining. |
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| This is the a replica of the "Mace" that the speaker would hold to remind everyone of his power. |
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| This is part of the "Tent Embassy" that was set up by the Aboriginals in protest of unjust treatment by the government. |
