Around Melbourne and Sydney

Our trip to Australia started with the usual long, uncomfortable fight - 4+ hours to LA, 13+ hours to Sydeney, and a short hop to Melbourne.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:07:25 -0700

Clive
Our trip to Australia started with the usual long, uncomfortable fight - 4+ hours to LA, 13+ hours to Sydeney, and a short hop to Melbourne.

The suburbs of Melbourne are a marked contrast to the our last big tour - the Amazon River!

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:08:38 -0700

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The suburbs of Melbourne are a marked contrast to the our last big tour - the Amazon River!

Shops line many of the major arteries

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:09:12 -0700

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Shops line many of the major arteries

Why pigeons are a nuisance

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:09:52 -0700

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Why pigeons are a nuisance

Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:10:52 -0700

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Melbourne skyline from Brighton

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:11:37 -0700

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Melbourne skyline from Brighton

Aside from the family barmitzvah which was the main reason for the trip, our secondary objective was to find somewhere to stay when we return in December with all our children and grandchild ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:11:56 -0700

Clive
Aside from the family barmitzvah which was the main reason for the trip, our secondary objective was to find somewhere to stay when we return in December with all our children and grandchild ...

Self Portrait

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:12:26 -0700

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Self Portrait

On a tram ride into the city a film crew boarded for some background shots

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:12:51 -0700

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On a tram ride into the city a film crew boarded for some background shots

Our downtown objective was the National Gallery of Victoria - which was closed, of course, on the Tuesday we visited!

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:13:39 -0700

Clive
Our downtown objective was the National Gallery of Victoria - which was closed, of course, on the Tuesday we visited!

The alleys leading to Flinders Street station are packed with coffee shops of all kinds

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:14:16 -0700

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The alleys leading to Flinders Street station are packed with coffee shops of all kinds

Graffiti in alley

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:15:02 -0700

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Graffiti in alley

Melbourne City

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:15:24 -0700

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Melbourne City

Inside the State Parliament building I was given the usual "No Photographs" after this shot. Since police forces around the world have proven they can't stop terrorists, they have adopted a ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:15:45 -0700

Clive
Inside the State Parliament building I was given the usual "No Photographs" after this shot. Since police forces around the world have proven they can't stop terrorists, they have adopted a ...

We generally had reasonable weather, but our day in the city was marked by sprinkles.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:16:03 -0700

Clive
We generally had reasonable weather, but our day in the city was marked by sprinkles.

The obligatory tourist shot of the city from across the Yarra river. Australia's large cities look and feel like a blend of modern America and England, and South Africa in the sixties.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:16:41 -0700

Clive
The obligatory tourist shot of the city from across the Yarra river. Australia's large cities look and feel like a blend of modern America and England, and South Africa in the sixties.

Australian leisure activities seem to focus on sport and gambling, but they have time for more traditional pastimes.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:17:03 -0700

Clive
Australian leisure activities seem to focus on sport and gambling, but they have time for more traditional pastimes.

Back at the National Gallery when it opened

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:17:22 -0700

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Back at the National Gallery when it opened

The Wall of Water always provides interesting effects

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:18:02 -0700

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The Wall of Water always provides interesting effects

Recursion?

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:18:20 -0700

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Recursion?

Gallery 3

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:18:45 -0700

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Gallery 3

Gallery 4

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:19:00 -0700

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Gallery 4

I cannot, and will not, resist these shots.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:19:27 -0700

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I cannot, and will not, resist these shots.

Small coffee shops abound - lets meet for coffee is the standard greeting - so we did so often

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:19:44 -0700

Clive
Small coffee shops abound - lets meet for coffee is the standard greeting - so we did so often

Hilda's cousin -a survivor of the Holocaust

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:20:00 -0700

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Hilda's cousin -a survivor of the Holocaust

Australian malls are dominated by the Westfield group - a Sydney based company - which owns many around America. They the largest retail property group in the world by equity market capitali ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:20:33 -0700

Clive
Australian malls are dominated by the Westfield group - a Sydney based company - which owns many around America. They the largest retail property group in the world by equity market capitali ...

Jared

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:20:46 -0700

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Jared

This storefront has not changed since our last visit over two years ago!

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:21:09 -0700

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This storefront has not changed since our last visit over two years ago!

On the way back to Chicago we stopped in Sydeny for a one day visit to family and friends. This is my great-nephew Jadon.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:21:38 -0700

Clive
On the way back to Chicago we stopped in Sydeny for a one day visit to family and friends. This is my great-nephew Jadon.

Shelley, Jadon and Hilda

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:22:21 -0700

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Shelley, Jadon and Hilda

Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:23:13 -0700

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Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:24:35 -0700

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My Uncle Joe - only 20 years older than me.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:25:16 -0700

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My Uncle Joe - only 20 years older than me.

Rhona, Joe's wife

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:25:41 -0700

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Rhona, Joe's wife

Joe's parents, my grand parents, on their wedding day. My grandfather died before I was born. I do not remember seeing this picture before.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:25:58 -0700

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Joe's parents, my grand parents, on their wedding day. My grandfather died before I was born. I do not remember seeing this picture before.

Joe's grandchildren, my cousins (one removed, to be precise) -Lara and Steven.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:26:16 -0700

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Joe's grandchildren, my cousins (one removed, to be precise) -Lara and Steven.

Sydney suburbs are not like Melbourne's

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:27:03 -0700

Clive
Sydney suburbs are not like Melbourne's

In every country I visit I take market pictures. Why make an exception here?

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:27:31 -0700

Clive
In every country I visit I take market pictures. Why make an exception here?

Roadkill, Austrlian style. A possum.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:28:10 -0700

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Roadkill, Austrlian style. A possum.

Ku-ring-gai in the Sydney Suburbs

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:28:33 -0700

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Ku-ring-gai in the Sydney Suburbs

Joe, Hilda and Rhona

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:28:51 -0700

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Joe, Hilda and Rhona

Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:29:11 -0700

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Steven collects animals

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:29:29 -0700

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Steven collects animals

Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30:05 -0700

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Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30:34 -0700

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Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30:59 -0700

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Lara

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:31:28 -0700

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Lara

Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:31:48 -0700

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Clive's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:32:28 -0700

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My friend Reuben, with Tammy looking dismayed in the backgroumd.

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:32:49 -0700

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My friend Reuben, with Tammy looking dismayed in the backgroumd.

Tammy

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:33:13 -0700

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Tammy

Off to school, in uniform

nobody@smugmug.com (Clive) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:33:43 -0700

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Off to school, in uniform