Australia : 2018

Australia 15/8/2018-27/8/2018

17/8- great ocean road and 12 apostles

Australia-1901, Canberra capital -1908, Melbourne capital1901-1908

Torquay town - start of the coastal line, surfing very famous , bell family owns many places!Three portions GOR -Anglesea,apostles,shipwreck

Lorne, Wyne river,kennet river, Apollo bay , Marengo Mount , Otway natural forest , lavers hill, prince town, 12 apostles, port Campbell

Drove around 275km one way

Island archway, Razorback, shipwreck walk, the loch ard approaches , had to godown the steps

Gibson steps

18/8Philip island, penguin parade, norrioh island

With Shikha , sidhanth breakfast saravana bhavan dinner Delhi rocks

19/8 mcg ground tour, eureka sky tower 88 floor flight to cairns

20/8 - Great Barrier Reef

Sunlover cruise first stop- vitoria island

3300km Live reefs , 1500 species of fishes, 15000-18000years before formed

Glass boat, submarine to view reefs

Hard coral reefs  , like rock soft coral reefs like flowers , tree branches reefs , spaghetti like reefs , pontoons are the base on the reefs

21/8- kuranda village- took the train from freshwater station  15 caves and 55bridges

Red Lynch barron falls , jumrum creek , Barron falls station and red peak station and Smithfield station for sky rail (7.5km) trees- kauri pines, Alexandra palms,

Tjapukai

Cairns- 1876 , governor William cairns , Jan- hottest 33, July -coldest 17, 170000population

Queensland

22/8- sydney Marriott Barbour street

Opera house-bennelong podium

Yanwoodson - architect -Maoian temple inspiration

Peter hall - designed interior of opera theatre

Woodson was sent back due to political problem in 1966 and hence could not be present in 1973 when inaugurated by queen

1500 seats opera 2700 seats music concert

23/8 manly cove by ferry , met Luke smythe , to market street mall in the evening

24/8 - town hall , Victoria building , dog’s barking , unopened letter from the queen to be opened in 2085, Hilton bombing 1978, st Mary’s cathedral, Hyde park, fountain showing France and Aussie relationship , 1798 jail for convicts, 1901 took over by British , Sydney tower 309m tall,( golden bucket) it has water tank , rum hospital , governor mrcurray gave rum rights to three business men to build hospital ,GPO , eternity (500000) wolomort tree 1923-32 Sydney harbour bridge went to

Bondi beach by 380 bus via paddington, Oxford street, Hyde park, elizabath street

Rigoletto at opera theatre

Watched the light show at the opera

25/8- Venkateswara temple- Helensberg

Train to kiama at platform 1 martinplace station

Sutherland, waterfall, royal national park, south coast line , bus15