Pre-Cruise Self Tour of Australia
Manly Beach, Parkes, Blue Mountains, Melbourne and Sydney
Just Arrived
Subway from airport to ferry pier. Waiting on ferry to Manly Beach
Ferry ride
Quick ride from ferry dock to Manly Beach
Parkes
Town of Parkes was having an Elvis Festival that weekend.
The Dish
At the site of the great movie.
Blue Mountains
A couple nights in the Blue Mountain area with lots of hikes
The Three Sisters
Famous rock formation in the Blue Mountains.
Melbourne
Walking tour of Art Deco architecture brought us past the train station.
The Twelve Apostles
Rock formation south of Melbourne on the “Great Ocean Road"
Koala in the wild
Sleeping, as they are known to do a lot, on our way back to Melbourne from the Great Ocean Road.
State Library Victoria
Large, old library in Melbourne
Tasmanian Devil
In the Sydney Zoo
Touring Sydney
Nice view of the bridge and opera house from Royal Botanical Gardens
Sydney Opera House
Up close during walking tour
The Rocks
Dinner at Luna Lu Restaurant in The Rocks
Sydney Opera House
Sunset view of the Opera House from The Rocks
Sydney
Looking North-North-West from the Sydney Tower Eye
Cruise from Sydney to Singapore
Sydney, Newcastle, Townsville, Cairns, Cooktown, Darwin, Komodo, Bali, Surabaya, Semarang and Singapore
Billabong Sanctuary
Outside Townsville, with Koala, Crocs and many other animals
Billabong Sanctuary
One of the few non-lethal snakes in Australia
Castle Hill
Nice hike and view in Townsville
Rainforest
Near Kuranda, outside of Cairns
Lions Den Hotel
Outside Cooktown. Had recently been mostly destroyed by a cyclone.
Cooktown
A couple older buildings in Cooktown
Regent SS Explorer
On our way to dinner
Territory Wildlife Park
Liz holding a baby Wallaby at the park, outside of Darwin
Komodo Dragon
One of many dragons, resting after eating.
Ulun Danu Beratan Temple
Beautiful tourist spot at Bedoegoel, Bali. About 3 hour drive north of the port city of Denpasar
Secret Garden Village
Lunch break on way back to ship, in the middle of the island.
Borobudur Temple
South of Semarang on Central Java Island
Top of Borobudur Temple
Lots of steps to get to this level.
Merlion Park, Singapore
Hot day (they all are) walking around the city
Marina Bay Sands Hotel
At night from Merlion Park
Gardens by the Bay
One of several “domes” that were air conditioned! Beautiful park.