Monday, December 31, 2007

Poll results




* not a scientific study

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4pm




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Nice couch




Though it's seen better days

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Fireworks




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DATELINE: 88 wolseley rd, point piper, Australia                                                    

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Author: Andy

best. fireworks. ever.

DATELINE: Sydney, Australia                                                    

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I am at the most unreal new years eve party. We're on the beach of a private mansion with a straight on view of the harbor bridge and the fireworks. Open bar. We brought 3 bottles of absolut, but when nick realized we didn't need to hand them in for admission he hid them in the bushes for later :)

this is so rad.

Good name for a boat




Although he might want to invest in more durable lettering

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Pre-NYE picnics by the harbor




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Crowd waits for fireworks




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These are really nice houses




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Scary gate




I wonder what would happen if you built this kind of entrance for a school

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Harbor bridge




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Would you like to buy a vowel?




Any guesses?

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Favorite modern art of the day




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Your limits




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Sunday, December 30, 2007

DATELINE: Sydney, Australia                                                    

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Author: Andy

Last night Eliot took us for $8 steaks which came with fries and salad. Then we went out on the town in Paddington. Today we went to the National Maritime Museum, which was pretty interesting. Like the Rocks Discovery Museum yesterday, it was surprisingly elaborate for a free museum. There was all sorts of good stuff about the Royal Australian Navy, as well as commerce and immigration. There was this weird video game where you were a ships captain buying and selling goods in the colonies. But for some reason, your ship would inexplicably sink halfway through the game and you'd have to start over.

Next we went to the Aquarium, which wasn't particularly impressive until we got to the shark tank. They have these tunnels under the tank, so the sharks get really, really close. There was a huge Manta Ray parked on the surface of the tube a few inches from my head.

The Coral Reef exhibit was pretty well done too. Lots of really weird-looking fish and algae. It made me feel better about our decision to take the southern route to Alice Springs.

Nick at Darling Harbor

Big manta ray




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Shark




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Askew starfish




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Blunt warning




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Welcome to the aquarium kids




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Achtung!




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Vanity




Even mumified remains are capable of it

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Self-explanatory




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BFF




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Tunnel




The subway tunnels are oval shaped because the trains are double-decker

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