Archive for December, 2007

>IMAX Sydney

>How to kill an afternoon in Sydney when it rains once again, having already spent 2 months here and toured all the galleries? Answer: visit IMAX, which boasts the worlds biggest screen technology with some films in 3D. Francesca, Louise, a couple of their friends, and I watched the afternoon showing of “Dinosaurs”- in 3D – a 50min documentry about the pre-historic creatures and their being, from Patagonia. I have seen 3D movies before, namely when in Flordia back in the mid-90’s, and I vaugely remember reaching out like numerous of the kids did today who were probably seeing such images for the first time. Of course, from my first experience tehcnology has improved greatly and the clarity and realism of the movie today were fantastic. For the most part when the documentry was present-day you felt you were actually there with the paleontologist. At $18 it is not cheap, I must admit, but find yourself a voucher book, and save up to 20% of the ticket price. Concessions are also available for students and YHA card holders.

>Harbour Cruise

>Yesterday afternoon I joined Louise and Francesca, whom I met in Bali, for a coffee cruise around the harbour. The 2 and a half hour cruise tracked the coastlinke from Circular Quay up to Watsons Bay, across the harbour entrance passing Manly, taking in middle harbour before returning to Circular Quay. Thankfully the weather was good as it has been a little off since returning from Bali. Along the coast are some spectacular properties boasting spectacular price tags, some nestled in to the hillside having their own lifts to allow their occupants to carry whatever to and from the property.

Before leaving to meet them, I was sat in the lounge area of the hostel when someone approached me. When I looked up it was someone I met in the same hostel back in March, whom I’d also met randomly in Adelaide 4 months ago.

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