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01-01-01 Writing a touring diary at Taoyuan Airport
01-01-02 Flying over Port Jackson of Sydney before arriving in Australia.jpg
02-01-01 The boomerang is a symbol of Australia and seen everywhere in various products
02-02-01 The first impression of Australian town streets
02-03-01 Entrance of Blue Mountains National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage) with the Three Sisters Statues
02-03-02 The famous Three Sisters rocks
02-03-03 World-steepest railway-'Katoomba Scenic Railway' which we rode (major contribution to the heritage)
02-03-04 The second kind of cable car we rode - 'Cableway'
02-03-05 The third kind of cable car 'Skyway' in the park which we did not ride (taken by Meimei)
02-03-06 Major scene at Echo Point in Blue Mountains National Park
02-03-07 A beautiful tall eucalypt tree seen at Echo Point in the park
02-03-08 A golden wattle (national flower of Australia) seen at Echo Point
03-02-01 A monument of the Rocks area where Australian colonization started in 1788
03-02-02 Sydney Harbor Bridge seen from the Rocks area
03-02-03 Sydney Opera House seen from the Rocks area
03-02-04 Old-styled houses seen in the Rocks area and often elsewhere
03-02-05 The old buildings of the colonization era in the Rocks area
03-02-06 The national flag of Australia (taken by Meimei)
03-03-01 Sydney Tower - the second highest in south hemisphere (taken by Meimei)
03-03-02 A bird view of Port Jackson of Sydney from the tower
03-03-03 The skyscrapers of Sydney seen from the tower
03-03-04 Boats in Darling Harbor seen from the tower
03-03-05 We had lunch on top of the tower (on the podium level)
03-04-01 Front view of Sydney Opera House we visited
03-04-02 The building was designed by John Utzon, a Denish Architect, and completed in 1973
03-05-01 A night scene of Sydney skyline seen from port cruise
03-05-02 Sydney Harbor Bridge seen at night from port cruise (taken by Meimei)
03-05-03 Sydney Opera House seen at night from port cruise (taken by Meimei)
04-01-01 The names of the five largest cities of Australia - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth (seen in Sydney Airport)
04-02-01 Streetcars are still used in Melbourne
04-02-02 A glance at downtown Melbourne
04-03-01 City Scene along Yarra River in Melbourne (taken by Meimei)
04-04-01 St. Patrick's Cathedral
04-04-02 A side door of the cathedral (taken by Meimei)
04-04-03 Sidewalk surface pattern seen at the cathedral (taken by Meimei)
04-05-01 Fitzroy Gardens
04-05-02 Captain Cook's original house in Fitzroy Gardens (moved from England and reconstructed)
04-06-01 We saw fair penguine parades at sea shore in Philip Island (photographed from an ad)
04-06-02 Clear appearances of fairy penguins (taken from an ad in the information center)
04-07-01 Enjoying sea food dinner in a restaurant in Philip Island
05-01-01 A clear observation of eucalypt tree leaves
05-01-02 Traditional houses seen in the suburbs of Melbourne
05-01-03 Typical modern houses seen in Australia
05-02-01 Entrance of Domaine Chandon Winery Farm with poppy flowers
05-02-02 Grape vine canopy with geometrical harmony
05-02-03 The wine cellar of the winery
05-02-04 We had a good time of wine tasting
05-02-05 A range scene near the farm in Yarra River Valley
05-03-01 We had lunch at a pretty German-styled restaurant called Cuckoo
05-03-02 Decorations in the restaurant are traditional and friendly
05-03-03 The bar of the restaurant (taken by Meimei)
05-03-04 A cuckoo clock claimed to be the largest in the world
05-03-05 We had a good time enjoying country music shows
05-04-01 We fed Australia-unique sulfur crested cockatoos in Dandenong Ranges National Park
05-04-02 A Crimson Rosella bird eating on an Australian's hand
05-04-03 Eucalypt forests are seen everywhere
05-05-01 We took a ride of Puffing Billy Steam Train from Belgrave to Menzies Creek
05-05-02 It is allowed to ride on the windows along the way
05-06-01 We came back to downtown and strolled at Federation Square
05-07-01 A downtown scene near Victoria Arts Center
05-07-02 The top of the center is a high slim tower
05-07-03 Before a decoration of Picasso Artwork Exhibition in National Gallery of Victoria
05-07-04 A scene near the arts center (taken by Meimei)
05-08-01 Night scene along Yarra River near Crown Casino Mall which we visited
05-08-02 Another night scene of Yarra River sides
05-08-03 Art decoration seen in Sante Restaurant in Crown Casino Mall where we had dinner (taken by Meimei)
06-01-01 Passing Gold Coast sky during flight from Melbourne to Brisbane (taken by Meimei)
06-02-01 Exciting visit to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
06-02-02 It seems all koalas we saw are sleeping
06-02-03 A unique dog of Australia - dingo
06-02-04 Another unique animal - wombat
06-02-05 National bird of Australia - emu
06-02-06 Another national animal of Australia - kangaroo
06-02-07 'Stupid. I am full. Don't feed me anymore'
06-03-01 Mt. Coot-tha Lookout over Brisbane in the distance
06-04-01 South Bank Park in downtown Brisbane
06-04-02 A graceful flower tunnel seen in Griffith University campus beside the park
06-04-03 Wollemi pine seen in the university - a re-discovered plant dating back to 200 million years ago in Jurassic Age
06-05-01 A skyline view of Brisbane from Kangaroo Point
06-06-01 An artwork in Radisson Resort, Gold Coast, where we stayed
06-07-01 We visited a medium-class private house as part of a self-paid tour
06-08-01 We visited a luxurious boat and took it for a cruise in Nerang River
06-08-02 The boat is said to cost 4 million Australian dollars
06-08-03 A mall near the port where we started our cruise of Nerang River
07-02-01 We visited the best theme park in Australia - Dreamworld
07-02-02 The most exciting activity - hugging a koala and take a picture
07-02-03 And more - caressing a wombat and taking another picture
07-02-04 We finally saw koalas moving and eating eucalypt leaves
07-02-05 A very rare animal - Tasmania devil - only found in Tasmania Island
07-02-06 Laughing kookaburra birds unique to Australia (taken by Meimei)
07-02-07 A galah bird also unique to Australia (taken by Meimei)
07-02-09 A clown driving a car in the park
07-02-10 With a Wiggles World character 'Wags the Dog' in Dreamworld Theme Park
07-02-11 With Dreamworld characters Kenny Koala and Belinda Brown
07-02-12 With Dreamworld Nicktoon characters Eliza Thornberry (right) & Tommy Pickle
07-02-13 Papa and Meimei rode Reef Diver
07-02-14 Meimei rode Winger Zinger
07-03-01 We had a happy short stop at a beach of Gold Coast
07-03-02 The beach is said to be 70 km long and uninterrupted
07-03-03 Can you imagine the water is connected to Taiwan
07-04-01 Stuffed animal toys seen in a tax-free store where we shopped
07-04-02 A shot in Radisson Resort reception hall
07-04-03 Lamp used for keeping dining environment warm
08-01-01 Bye bye Australia! ('The true Aussie spirit' - A bear hugging an emu and a kangaroo)
%20with%20the%20Three%20Sisters%20Statues.jpg "02-03-01 Entrance of Blue Mountains National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage) with the Three Sisters Statues.jpg")
.jpg "02-03-03 World-steepest railway-'Katoomba Scenic Railway' which we rode (major conribution to the heritage).jpg")
.jpg "02-03-05 The third kind of cable car 'Skyway' in the park which we did not ride (taken by Meimei).jpg")
%20seen%20at%20Echo%20Point.jpg "02-03-08 A goldem wattle (national flower of Australia) seen at Echo Point.jpg")
.jpg "03-02-06 The national flag of Australia (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "03-03-01 Sydney Tower - the second highest in south hemisphere (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "03-03-05 We had lunch on top of the tower (on the podium level).jpg")
.jpg "03-05-02 Sydney Harbor Bridge seen at night from port cruise (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "03-05-03 Sydney Opera House seen at night from port cruise (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "04-01-01 The names of the five largest cities of Australia - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth (seen in Sydney Airport).jpg")
.jpg "04-03-01 City Scene along Yarra River in Melbourne (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "04-04-02 A side door of the cathedral (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "04-04-03 Sidewalk surface pattern seen at the cathedral (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "04-05-02 Captain Cook's original house in Fitzroy Gardens (moved from England and reconstructed).jpg")
.jpg "04-06-01 We saw fair penguine parades at sea shore in Philip Island (photographed from an ad).jpg")
.jpg "04-06-02 Clear appearances of fair penguines (taken from an ad in the information center).jpg")
.jpg "05-03-03 The bar of the restaurant (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "05-07-04 A scene near the arts center (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "05-08-03 Art decoration seen in Sante Restaurant in Crown Casino Mall where we had dinner (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "06-01-01 Passing Gold Coast sky during flight from Melbourne to Brisbane (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "07-02-06 Laughing kookaburra birds unique to Australia (taken by Meimei).jpg")
.jpg "07-02-07 A galah bird also unique to Australia (taken by Meimei).jpg")
%20%26%20Tommy%20Pickle.jpg "07-02-12 With Dreamworld Nicktoon characters Eliza Thornberry (right) & Tommy Pickle.jpg")
.jpg "08-01-01 Bye bye Australia! ('The true Aussie spirit' - A bear hugging an emu and a kangaroo).jpg")