There are no Kangaroos Down Under!?

[Mel]

Right, I've got to get this going otherwise it'll never happen. Have contemplated forwards and backwards of how to do this as it was a trip that included cities, landscape and wildlife. But since the main focus is still on wildlife, particularly birds, I thought I'll just stick my TT into this section. I won't monkey around much with the city stuff. Just a few pix to give you an impression.

Our itinerary:

01/08/2014 Leaving from Hanover via Frankfurt via Singapore via Sydney to Melbourne
02/08/2014 Caught between the time zones
03/08/2014 Melbourne City Centre
04/08/2014 Melbourne City Centre
05/08/2014 Melbourne to Port Fairy at the Great Ocean Road
06/08/2014 Port Fairy
07/08/2014 Port Fairy to Melbourne Airport Hotel
08/08/2014 Melbourne to Alice Springs to Yulara / Uluru
09/08/2014 Yulara / Uluru
10/08/2014 Alice Springs
11/08/2014 Alice Springs to Darwin to Kakadu
12/08/2014 Kakadu
13/08/2014 Kakadu / Mary River
14/08/2014 Mary River to Darwin to Sydney Airport Hotel
15/08/2014 Sydney to Vincentia at Jervis Bay
16/08/2014 Vincentia
17/08/2014 Vincentia
18/08/2014 Vincentia to Sydney
19/08/2014 Sydney
20/08/2014 Sydney
21/08/2014 Sydney
22/08/2014 Leaving Sydney via Singapore via Frankfurt to Hanover
23/08/2014 Back Home

[Duke]

Looking for ward to this Mel

[Mel]

August 3 and 4, 2014 - Melbourne

Melbourne is a quite relaxed city. It reminded me a bit of San Francisco, not only because of the old fashion trams.



Melbourne is famous for its street art.



It is modern...



...and old-fashioned at the same time.



It is tall and small...



...and it is steel and glass combined with greens.

[Mel]

The first birdies were:

Silver Gull

(1)

Magpie Lark (female)

(2)

Eurasian Coot

(3)

Indian Myna

(4)

[harrys]

Lets see what Australia is like I'm joining this trip

Nice birdie pics and some beautiful other pics

[Lisbeth]

When I was in Sydney 93 years ago I thought of it as a mix of London and New York, but that is a very long time ago

[Tina]

I love the title, Mel, but you should add and no koalas either

Great bird pictures

[Mel]

Duke, harrys, Lis and Tina

Thanks for hopping on board.

Duke, I wonder if you and Sharifa have visited Oz yet?

harrys, hope you'll enjoy what you get to see, although I fear not all of it. At least I didn't like everything about Oz.
Here is a hint: -

Tina, I did see koalas!

Lis, we're still in Melbourne. Sydney will only come towards the end of the trip.

[Lisbeth]

[nan]

what a nice start
I love your comparisons

and what did the Eurasian Coot there... take your plane or

beautifull pictures