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Steve took me for some kayaking on the Yarra |
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Not too much rapids, but good for a newbie like myself |
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The dogs wanted to tag along... |
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Getting ready to go, but first some posing... |
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Coming down. Unfortunately, I couldn't bring a camera along for the ride, but it was great fun. |
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Bonnie and Sophie sure likes the water. |
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Lotta with Bonnie and Sophie |
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We didn't want get out of the water. |
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Hey, look what we found, a touch of Austria in the middle of Melbourne! |
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One, two, three... ...hey, wait a minute! |
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Watching Kangaroos in Cardinia Reservoir Park |
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They were a bit shy, so I had to let the zoom lens do the work. |
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We had to try a real boomerang |
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One of the really hot days, we went swimming in Aura Vale Lake. |
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Melbourne: Victoria Market, this place was huge! |
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I wonder how they do when they have to go... |
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Walking around in Melbourne |
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The Christmas decorations at Melbourne Casino, you cant tell from the picture, but it's actually snowing! |
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Rialto Tower, we talked about going up there for three weeks, but we never got up there. Maybe next time. |
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We did some shopping too, this is the brand for a chain of outdoor equipment stores owned by the Australian scout movement. |
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It's a beautiful city, and the biggest in the world! (areawise) |
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Watching Ulrika and Steve playing "innebandy" or floorball as its actually called. |
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Doing fine, but you just can't beat those guys from Ericsson.(sorry 'bout the dark photo) |
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Afterwards we went to Natalie and Reiner's for dinner. |
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Barbeque at home, the girls talking inside... |
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...and the guys team up by the barbie! |
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Lotta and I went on a sightseeing trip to Melbourne museum. |
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A very nice museum, and big. |
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Massive road-side vegetation. |
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The Tea-house in Sassafras |
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Nice colours, better in reality, though. |
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The gum trees can grow very tall, very, very tall. |
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Bonnie and Sophie waiting on the Porch. |
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We met this little guy at Steves office. Cute! |
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Waiting for the plane at Heathrow |
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