Sights of #Straya

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Alex with a HEAPING plate of local fish & chips in Pt. Campell, Australia. The fish is local Flake and Butterfish. The town itself is a little more than 300 people and is the closest town to the Twelve Apostles. As such it lives and dies with the tourism industry's natural seasonal fluctuations. So for us, visiting in Winter, it was almost like a ghost town (with maybe 15 total patrons at the town's 5 restaurants).

Alex with a HEAPING plate of local fish & chips in Pt. Campell, Australia. The fish is local Flake and Butterfish. The town itself is a little more than 300 people and is the closest town to the Twelve Apostles. As such it lives and dies with the tourism industry’s natural seasonal fluctuations. So for us, visiting in Winter, it was almost like a ghost town (with maybe 15 total patrons at the town’s 5 restaurants).

We went all the way across town for Alex to try this Nutella donut milkshake that he had seen on a food blog several months ago. In the end, it was good. Certainly worth the trip across town, but not worth a separate trip into Sydney.

We went all the way across town for Alex to try this Nutella donut milkshake that he had seen on a food blog several months ago. In the end, it was good. Certainly worth the trip across town, but not worth a separate trip into Sydney.

Alex when we had just arrived in Melbourne. This is right before we picked up our car and started our road trip.

Alex when we had just arrived in Melbourne. This is right before we picked up our car and started our road trip.

Rob at the Sydney Opera House. It took 16 years to build. Constructed between 1957 and 1973, is a masterpiece of modern architectural design, engineering and construction technology in Australia. It exhibits the creative genius of its designer, the Pritzker Prize winner Danish architect Jørn Utzon - external site, the successful engineering by the Danish firm Ove Arup and Partners, and the Australian building contractors M R Hornibrook.

Rob at the Sydney Opera House. It took 16 years to build. Constructed between 1957 and 1973, is a masterpiece of modern architectural design, engineering and construction technology in Australia. It exhibits the creative genius of its designer, the Pritzker Prize winner Danish architect Jørn Utzon – external site, the successful engineering by the Danish firm Ove Arup and Partners, and the Australian building contractors M R Hornibrook.

Alex at the Sydney Opera House. Interesting fact - Arnold Schwarzenegger won his final Mr Olympia body building title in the Opera House in 1980.

Alex at the Sydney Opera House. Interesting fact – Arnold Schwarzenegger won his final Mr Olympia body building title in the Opera House in 1980.

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.

St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney.

Visiting the Art Gallery of New South Whales. It contains one of Australia's largest collections of Australian and Asian art.

Visiting the Art Gallery of New South Whales. It contains one of Australia’s largest collections of Australian and Asian art.

Alex walking through Sydney's Botanical gardens.

Alex walking through Sydney’s Botanical gardens.