[June 2012]
When I went on this trip, I was using a simple point and shoot camera (less than $100). I didn't have much interest in photography, but looking back, I think it sparked my love for photography!
We first visited Sydney to see a family friend. Her apartment is pretty high up so there was a great view! Also, apparently some cool birds visit her balcony.
Cool currency :)
A tree with a bunch of bats in Cairns.
Our main objective in Cairns was seeing the Great Barrier Reef. We did see it (though we didn't go snorkeling) but only a very small portion of it.
Cairns also had Skyrail, which I believe is the longest (or at least was) cableway.
We went back to Sydney briefly after that, but had to catch a flight to New Zealand!
In New Zealand, we joined a bus tour that lasted about a week. I thought the scenery was great and I wish I had taken more photos :( My mom and grandma thought it was boring though since we had to sit in the bus most of the time.
Fox Glacier.
We also went to a place that had lots of alpacas! They were really cute and my dad fed them some stuff. That was allowed, because they have a machine where you can pay a tiny fee and receive a bit of food to feed them. It was pretty cool to see actual alpacas because when I came back, the alpaca stuffed animal hype was
everywhere.
We went back to Sydney a final time after that to see the Sydney Zoo.
Red panda!!
Sydney Opera House.
The last stop we hit before going home was Chinese Friendship Garden. It actually ended up being one of my favorite places because it was so beautiful! I remember telling my mom that if I ever got rich, I wanted to have a backyard like this.
Thanks for checking out this post! ^_^ Have a nice day/night!
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