SYDNEY!!

• We've been stroling up and down, back and forth in the botanical garden



making soap-bubbles

• We saw a documentary about baby elephants and orangutangs in the IMAX theatre -in 3D (and Randi met a guy from her hometown there..)
• We've seen the opera house in the daytime and nighttime, -upclose and from afar
• We've visited the local police station
• We spent a lot of hours sipping to cups of coffee in various cafe`s
• Found another vintage shop district
• We've seen at least 4 people talking to themselves



Astrid breaking the law

• Astrid faced her fear when we went on a ride in a jet boat. It wasn't scary - just fun and left us soaking wet (Bonus: a stop by a nudist beach). The jet boat performed amazing spins, waving riding and power break stops
• We've been shopping - and unfortunately not bought Australia's biggest fashion export - Uggs. It's a type of shoe and derives from the word 'Ugly shoes'.
• Seen one of the world's biggest cathedrals - St. Mary
• Randi made soap bubble magic with her hands in a public toilet
• visited (of course) the art gallery of Sydney
• we've been to a sushi restaurant for the first time - we used chop sticks during the entire meal.
• mangazing on the streets of Sydney

Astrid and the very tall palm-tree

• we've been going crazy in the boomerang shop with the eccentric boomerang woman (possibly the only boomerang shop in the world)
• spotted hundreds of bats, one rat and 2 unidientified animals
• we've attended a free circus, trapeez and street-art festival



The bat-tree

• we meet a guy in bunny costume who danced for us. When we told him we were from Norway he replied "what? You're from Nambia?"
• we've stayed in a female dorm for the first time. The hostel itself was full of dutch people trying to impress us with swedish phrases
• however, we did not run into the swedish guy we've meet in all other places on the east coast
• a guy in India told us to check out the cinema in Sydney - so we did: "Thor" in 3D with a smashing aussie in the main role. (with a scene from Norway)
• attended 3 hillsongs meetings. The eve of silent saturday, then sunday morning and an art&film festival. It was great being in a church again and worshipping with 1000's of people in Sydney entertainment center.
• we've becomed addicted to all kinds of coffee in Starbucks..

Astrid loves the opera-house!