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1. Our Boeing 777 at Singapore Airport. Dubai to Melbourne was a heck of a long flight: 16 and a half hours, to be...
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2. Gift shop at Singapore Airport. While stretching, we ambled into the gift shop at Singapore Changi...
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3. A typical Melbourne street. Much of Melbourne's attractions lie in the old city CBD. You see a lot of...
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4. Ups and downs on a Melbourne Street. Another feature of Melbourne streets are the undulations: ups and...
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5. The City Circle Tram takes a turn. Another quaint feature of Melbourne is the City Circle Tram....
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6. Interior of the City Circle Tram. The free hop on hop off City Circle service gets pretty packed most of...
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7. City Circle Tram at night. Here is another view of the City Circle Tram at night. An identical...
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8. A modern single car tram in Melbourne Trams in Melbourne come in all shapes forms.Some are single car, like...
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9. Pizza shop on Swanston Street. One of the hep streets in Melbourne's CBD is Swanston St. Parts of the...
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10. Display in a chocolate shop. This is the gorgeous diabetes inducing display in the show window of a...
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11. St. Paul's cathedral at dusk. Trams run past the St. Paul's cathedral at dusk. This is one of the more...
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12. Exterior of the old Mel. Gaol This is the unassuming exterior of the old Melbourne Gaol. This sombre black...
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13. Cell in the old Mel. Gaol A graphic portrayal of what it was like for the inmates of the erstwhile old...
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14. Posing in the Mel. Gaol. You can pose and have your picture taken in some of the Mel....
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15. Melbourne gaol interior Three levels of claustrophobic jail cells. An exhibit showing the place where...
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16. Flower shop on Swanston Walk. On a happier note, here is my wife posing with a friend in a shop...
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17. Melbourne's Golden Mile This plaque, embedded onto the sidewalk in Melbourne's CBD marks a...
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18. Sidewalk cafe on Swanston St. The hep crowd walks past a sidewalk cafe on Swanston Walk in...
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19. Melbourne Tour Bus. This double decker 'Melbourne Tour Bus' is another hop on hop off...
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20. Get your Aussie souvenirs here! A colorful shop selling Australian souvenirs or 'Australiana' in...
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21. Coach ride in Mel's CBD A luxurious horse drawn carriage (called 'Victoria' in India)...
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22. A very pleasant part of Mel. We stayed in a very pleasant part of Melbourne, a green area just...
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23. Road signs in Oz are a tad different Road signs in Oz are a little different than what we see close to home....
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24. Peking Duck, anyone? Here is something I missed photographing in Hong Kong last year: fully...
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25. Trains at Flinder's St. station. Commuters wait for their train at Flinder's St. station. Services...
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26. End of the line. End of the line for this tram on Elizabeth Street. The floodlit building up...
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27. Winery in Victoria We visited a winery (Yarra Valley winery, I think!) in Victoria, near...
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28. Wine tasting in Victoria. A pleasant lady pours out wine samples for tasting in the winery. The sheer...
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29. Lush wine growing country. Lush wine growing country in the Yarra Valley in Victoria, Oz. Birds...
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30. Backyard nostalgia. While walking around the back of the winery, we espied this abandoned...
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31. Posing in wine country. My wife poses against the greenery in wine country. The rather bloated...
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32. A cobalt budgie at Wildlife Wndrlnd. Here is a cobalt budgie in the Wildlife Wonderland nature park which...
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33. Hairy nosed wombat This is an extremely rare Northern hairy nosed wombat, seen here at...
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34. Cuddling a wombat. My wife cuddles a baby wombat in the Wildlife Wonderland at Bass Strait,...
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35. Hyperactive hairy nosed wombat! This baby hairy nosed wombat was in a very playful mood, and kept...
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36. Kangaroo and joey. A kangaroo and her joey at the Wildlife Wonderland at Bass Strait, Victoria....
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37. Sulphur crested cockatoo. A sulphur crested cockatoo in a cage in the Wildlife Wonderland in Vic. His...
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38. Hand feeding kangaroos Hand feeding kangaroos in the Wildlife Wonderland in Bass Strait, Vic....
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39. More hand feeding kangaroos. Its a great feeling to have the warm snouts of the kangaroos nuzzling...
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40. The kangaroo hops away. Having had his fill, the kangaroo hops away, while a terrified youngster (my...
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41. Kangaroos grazing. A far shot of the kangaroo enclosure at the Wildlife Wonderland where several...
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42. The Nobbies at Philip Island. These two rocks are jointly called The Nobbies and are located at the...
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43. Seal Rocks at the Nobbies. A brief pose while walking down the ramp towards the observation deck for the...
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44. Seal Rocks: the rugged coastline The rugged coastline around the Nobbies/Seal Rocks on Philip Island is set...
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45. The Nobbies: a dramatic sunset A dramatic sunset at The Nobbies/ Seal Rocks. The twin rocks which...
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46. The magical color of dusk The sky takes on a dramatic violet color at the final stages of sundown. The...
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47. The Penguin Parade The piece de resistance of Victoria and Philip Island: the Penguin...
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48. Solitary Penguin 'Look under your car before you move. There may be a penguin...
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49. Fairy Penguins Nearly a week later, I did manage to photograph this group of fairy...
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50. Melbourne skyline at dusk. The Melbourne skyline with the Yarra River and Flinders St. Station in the...
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51. Melbourne skyline. Our hosts pose against the backdrop of the Melbourne skyline and Flinders St....
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52. On the bridge. We pose on the bridge which runs between the North (right) and South (left)...
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53. Warner Bros. shop Yosemite Sam glares at my son as he poses next to a display in the...
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54. Video games parlor Posing in the garishly snazzy video games parlor in the Crown Casino. You are...
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55. Backlit displays. Everything about the Crown Casino is garish and loud. This is a cluster of...
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56. Show of gas flares One of the attractions on the South Bank of Melbourne's Yarra...
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57. Gas flares show: the grand finale The grand finale of the gas flares show outside the Crown Casino is a...
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58. Treasury Building. This is the historic Treasury Building in Melbourne. This was taken in poor...
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59. Treasury Gardens. Posing against a pleasant tree lined path in the Treasury Gardens, Melbourne....
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60. Posing in the Fitzroy Gardens. My wife poses in the vast expanse of the Fitzroy Gardens, which is...
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61. The Conservatory The Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne also houses a very pleasant...
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62. Captain Cook's Cottage Captain Cook's Cottage, situated within Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens....
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63. Interior of Capt. Cook's Cottage. Spartan but functional interior of the Capt. Cook's Cottage, showing how...
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64. Statue of Capt. Cook A rather weathered statue of the old boy Capt. Cook himself greets you as you...
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65. Vegetable cultivation at Cook's. Capt. Cook was apparently a health freak, and made sure that fresh vegetables...
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66. Posing in the Fitzroy Gardens. Here I am posing against a very unusual bunch of flowers in the...
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67. Jewel in the rough A little out of sequence, this pleasant patch of aster was growing...
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68. The colors of fall. A clump of trees displaying their fall colors is set alight in the Treasury...
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69. Blackbird on leaves A blackbird on a patch of dried leaves in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne....
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70. Rialto Towers Observation Deck. Darkness fall over Melbourne as we pose, and other tourists look out for...
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71. The Mel. skyline at dusk. Night falls over Melbourne,and the lights are just coming on. View...
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72. Sunrise over the Yarra River An early morning start: the sun rises over the Yarra River in Melbourne as me...
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73. Bush in the Blue Dandenongs. Typical bush country in the Blue Dandenongs, right in the midst of...
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74. Parrot in the bush They do not call Australia the land of parrots for nothing. As we admire the...
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75. Pink and Grey gallahs There is even a parade of pink and grey gallahs (a type of parrot:...
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76. Feeding parrots by hand Our coach driver cum tour guide then produces a bag of birdseed, and then the...
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77. King parrot eats out of the hand A king parrot eats out of the hand of another tourist. Just to recall,...
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78. Rainbow lorikeet This rainbow lorikeet (yet another type of parrot) landed rather...
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79. King parrot A king parrot surveys the scene with an air of majesty.
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80. Sunlight through the bush. The birdseed over, the birds disappear as suddenly as they had...
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81. Puffing Billy at Belgrave The cold and dense mountain air greatly exaggerate the smoke and steam...
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82. Puffing Billy locomotive. The lead locomotive of the pair, all steamed up and ready to go. Note...
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83. Meet the crew Oh, for the glories of steam! Many dads (and moms too!) take their...
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84. Puffing Billy diesel locomotive. On certain days, the Puffing Billy train is pulled by a diesel locomotive....
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85. And away we go! The Puffing Billy train sets out. The locomotives are about to be completely...
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86. Approaching Menzies Creek One of the less steamy and quieter parts of the journey, as we...
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87. Awaiting departure at Belgrave. All the staff of the Puffing Billy Railway are volunteers, several of...
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88. Menzies Creek and time to get off. What, Menzies Creek already? Time to leave the train. If one goes on...
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89 Timber trestle bridge. At one stage, the Puffing Billy train runs over a timber trestle bridge. In...
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90. Vending cart at Menzies Creek. Here I am, posing beside a tea and snacks vending card on the platform at...
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91. Puffing Billy seating arrangement. This view with my wife posing was taken at Menzies Creek. This picture...
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92. Sassafras mountain town On the way back to Melbourne from the Puffing Billy, an almost...
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93. Ms. Marples Tea Room This fairy tale wooden cottage in Sassafras houses the Ms. Marples Tea Room,...
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94. Ford Prefect at Sassafras Talking of antiques, I was greatly fascinated by this vintage, though still...
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95. Fairy tale cottage at Sassafras Another view of the typically Swiss looking wooden fairy tale cottage at...
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96. Ballarat gold smelting works replica Soverign Hill in Ballarat is a delightful theme park which recreates a...
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97. Soverign Hill gold town, Ballarat The old town atmosphere is brought out very effectively at Soverign Hill by...
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98. Soverign Hill metal turning works A metal turning works in Soverign Hill, Ballarat, is set in period...
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99. Gold smelting show-1of 4 The piece de resistance in the Soverign Hill gold theme park at...
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100. Gold smelting show-2 of 4: pouring Image 2 of 4: the liquid gold is poured into a mould.
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101. Gold smelting show:3 of 4 While the molten gold cools in the mold (seen on the table), the...
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102. Gold smelting show 4 of 4 The volunteer then holds up the gold ingot, cooled expedited by...
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103. Fancy a stagecoach ride, anyone? Soverign Hill in Ballarat stretches the period atmosphere to its outermost...
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104. Street musicians, Soverign Hill Three elderly gentlemen suddenly burst into song on a street corner in the...
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105. Old town atmosphere Another view of the dusty streets and old town atmosphere of the old...
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106. Photo opportunities A very pleasant Australian lady in period costume was offering photo...
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107. Gold panning in the creek An activity which is a big hit with visitors to Soverign Hill is panning for...
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108. Trying their hand at gold panning. My wife and son have a go at gold panning at Soverign Hill, Ballarat....
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109. Panning step 2: filtering The next stage in the gold panning process is to dump the scooped...
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110. Shot from mine entrance. A treat at Soverign Hill is a trip into a gold mine. There are two options: a...
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111. Inside the gold mine Photography inside the gold mine was well nigh impossible due to pitch...
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112. Replica of the largest gold nugget At the end of the mine tour, a replica of the largest gold nugget...
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113. Living conditions: gold museum This interesting diorama in the Gold Museum (located opposite Soverign Hill)...
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114. Euphoria This diorama at the Gold Museum tries to depict the sheer euphoria and...
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115. Replica gold nuggets This is a display in the gold museum at Soverign Hill, Ballarat. It shows a...
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116. Garish display in the gold museum A garish display of slides depicting gold jewellery and artefacts at the gold...
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117. Darkness falls over Ballarat. Darkness falls over Ballarat town. This is the view of the town from...
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118. A couple of parting shots. A couple of parting shots from Soverign Hill theme park in Ballarat....
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119. Sound and Light Show At Soverign Hill, we witnessed a long drawn sound and light show,...
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120. Soverign Hill stagecoach ride Another parting shot from Soverign Hill, Ballarat: a stagecoach...
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121. Soverign Hill meat shop. Soverign Hill, Ballarat, the final parting shot: a mock butcher's shop at...
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122. Breakfast stop. 'What a pretty picture' the friendly waitress said, as she shot this...
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123. Disused pier in Melbourne City. While cooking up thoughts about our drive to the Great Ocean Road the...
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124. Sheep farm near the 12 Apostles We were probably in the wrong kind of country for sheep farms and rolling...
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125. Pleasant scene at Angelsea This pleasant scene is taken at the creekside resort of Angelsea, which is on...
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126. Another sheep farm Another sheep farm en route to the Great Ocean Road. The fast movement of the...
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127. Rugged coastal scenery We are on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, which simply seems to go...
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128. The Great Ocean Road Though a little against the light, this is a view of the Great Ocean...
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129. More rugged coastal scenery More rugged coastal scenery on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria. We are...
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130. Helicopter ride at the 12 Apostles. We have driven all the way here to the Southern Coast of Victoria to...
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131. View from the helicopter As the ride was very pricey, we gave our camera to our friends who had...
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132. Aerial view of the S. Vic coast This is a fabulous aerial view of the Southern Victoria coast shot from the...
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133. Twelve Apostles: overview Back here on terra firma, the Twelve Apostles were totally against the harsh...
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134. Posing against the 12 Apostles My wife and son post on the viewing paltform of the 12 Apostles rocks....
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135. A closer view of the 12 Apostles A zoomed view from the viewing platform of five of the Twelve Apostles rocks....
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136. Another view of the S. Vic coast Another view of the Southern Victoria coastline as seen from the helicopter.
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137. 12 Apostles from the chopper Here is a view of some of the 12 Apostles rocks taken from the chopper. The...
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138. Another aerial view Another dramatic view of the rugged coast on the Great Ocean Road near the 12...
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139. Natural hut-like formation. Jagged cliffs and a natural hut like formation atop one of them near the 12...
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140. Two of the Apostles Two of the 12 Apostles were just behind us, and splendidly lit by the late...
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141. 12 Apostles: parting shot The parting shot for the Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road, and...
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