https://thesydneysiders.com/2014/04/25/happy-anzac-day/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-51.jpgphoto-5The Aussies place their bets in the wild, coin-flipping game known as Two-up.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-5.jpgphoto-5The lovely ladies who taught be all about the finer points of Anzac Day.2014-06-10T11:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/06/06/trip-to-queensland-cairns-port-douglas-the-reef-and-more/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-11.jpgphoto-11My first attempt at the didgeridoo. The sales guy said most people can learn how to play it well in 20 minutes.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-10.jpgphoto-10There were little crabs on one of the beaches that we visited. Just like in the US, the dig little holes. Unlike in the US though, the scoop out the sand as little balls that are arranged all around the holes they dig. https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-9.jpgphoto-9Lame photo from the observation area of the pontoon we snorkeled from on the reef. Trust me, this doesn't begin to do it justice.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-8.jpgphoto-8I had crocodile for lunch. It was tastier than I expected.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-7.jpgphoto-7Crazy fig tree with roots like we'd never seen before.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-5.jpgphoto-5Ryan next to a giant termite mound (one of many we saw), which is estimated to be home to about a million of the critters.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-12-e1402057248827.jpgphoto-122014-09-02T15:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/03/30/where-the-wild-things-are-taronga-zoo/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2385.jpgIMG_2385https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2410.jpgIMG_2410Here we are in front of the elephant exhibit. https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2356.jpgIMG_2356This guy wasn't one of the exhibits, but he was so big, and his net so huge, that I had to take a picture. https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2393.jpgIMG_2393Did you know koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day? And rather precariously at that.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2379.jpgIMG_2379A few Australian pelicans swimming among the ducks.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2358.jpgIMG_2358Here's a Tasmanian devil. They're shy little creatures and fast, which made getting a good pic pretty much impossible. https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2370.jpgIMG_23702014-05-19T17:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/03/25/3-days-in-perth/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2059.jpgIMG_2059Roos on the streets of downtown Perth.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2037.jpgIMG_2037The Fremantle Prisonhttps://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2032.jpgIMG_2032https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2024.jpgIMG_2024https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2020.jpgIMG_2020https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20441-e1395754207994.jpgIMG_20442014-03-25T14:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/03/09/the-work-week-gives-way-to-a-walk-on-the-beach/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1960.jpgIMG_1960We both aspire to learn how to surf. This sign, like so many others instructions we've seen in Australia so far, was completely cryptic.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1964.jpgIMG_1964https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1959.jpgIMG_1959https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1951.jpgIMG_1951Coogee Beach...the water looks great. Even though it's officially fall, the water is plenty warm.2014-07-14T15:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/03/01/sticker-shocked/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo-2-e1393841200569.jpgphoto-22014-03-04T07:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/03/03/mardi-gras-in-sydney/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo-31-e1393840714383.jpgphoto-3One of about a dozen GAYTMs around the city.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1935.jpgIMG_1935Lady Gaga has nothing on these folks.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1937.jpgIMG_1937Even the furries were representing.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1943.jpgIMG_1943https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1920.jpgIMG_1920https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1907.jpgIMG_1907Dykes on bikes...there sure were an awful lot of them.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1902.jpgIMG_1902https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1911.jpgIMG_1911Dykes on bikes...there were an awful lot of them.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo-3-e1393839249116.jpgphoto-3One of about a dozen GAYTMs around Sydney's CBD.2014-03-17T20:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/02/27/welcome-to-sydney/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2347.jpgIMG_2347First day selfie down at Circular Quay. https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo.jpgphotoThese are all of our belongings for the next eight to twelve weeks until everything else arrives by boat.2014-03-09T14:23:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/02/24/four-days-in-fiji/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2331.jpgIMG_2331Just another day slopping around in the mud.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2301.jpgIMG_2301Four relaxing days by the pool in Fiji. https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2284.jpgIMG_2284One of Fiji's many islands...not very big, but sure seems nice.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2288.jpgIMG_2288https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2296.jpgIMG_2296Boat cruise to Bounty Island.2014-03-24T23:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/02/19/a-farewell-to-boston/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/boston1.jpgbostonhttps://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2229.jpgIMG_2229https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2228.jpgIMG_2228https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2227.jpgIMG_2227https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2222.jpgIMG_2222https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2218.jpgIMG_2218https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2217.jpgIMG_2217https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2209.jpgIMG_2209https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-3.jpgphoto 3https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-2.jpgphoto 22014-02-25T21:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/02/15/new-beginnings/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn41392.jpgDSCN4139https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn41391.jpgDSCN4139https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn41381.jpgDSCN4138https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn4138.jpgDSCN4138https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn41371.jpgDSCN4137https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn4137.jpgDSCN4137https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn41351.jpgDSCN4135https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn4135.jpgDSCN4135https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cropped-cropped-dscn4139-e1393327281166.jpgcropped-cropped-dscn4139-e1392611574667.jpghttps://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cropped-dscn4139-e1393327747771.jpgcropped-dscn4139-e1392611574667.jpg2014-02-25T21:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/2014/02/19/the-city-of-angels/https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2278.jpgIMG_2278A final good bye.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2277.jpgIMG_2277https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2273.jpgIMG_2273https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2262.jpgIMG_2262A view of The Getty Center from the gardens.https://thesydneysiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2253.jpgIMG_2253Ryan and Sonia pose at The Getty Center, with a view of downtown Los Angeles behind them.2014-02-25T11:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thesydneysiders.com/about/2014-02-17T04:51:26+00:00weekly0.6https://thesydneysiders.comdaily1.02014-09-02T15:27:12+00:00