*click on the photos to make 'em bigger :)
Hobart (Tasmania Australia).
loved this area...
photo from the dog beach :) ...
Mount Wellington - that's what we climbed while we were there...
photos from the hike...
photo from the Royal Botanic Gardens...
me eating a big Tasmanian carrot...
the Cadbury Factory...
almost like home...
two of those bars were free with the tour. the rest were super cheap. i now have more than enough chocolate to last me the rest of the year...
Melbourne (Victoria Australia).
a few photos of the city...
a tram stop...
they have the craziest right-hand turns here (remember, they drive on the opposite side of the street). in order to turn right, they have to get into the far left lane and wait for the light to turn red before crossing all the lanes. they're called 'hook turns'...
some photos from a few of the graffiti alleys - so awesome...
i found a shirt from Wisconsin in one of the vintage shops...
a chalk drawing of James Bond in the Pancake Parlour we went to for lunch...
ice cream on top of pancakes!...
playing on a jungle-gym...
a photo with the former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd...
and now a photo with the current Prime Minister Julia Gillard...
the Great Ocean Road tour (like California's Highway 1).
exploring a bit of the landscape of Victoria.
kangaroo crossing signs are everywhere. they're like the deer of Australia...
the fun tour van we were in for about 12 hours...
small town in the state of Victoria...
a bit of the landscape of Victoria...
we saw wild koalas!...fun fact: they sleep for 20 hours of the day. the other four are spent getting high off of the eucalyptus leaves. it's not uncommon to see the little guys just fall out of the tree. what a life, eh...
me and the Twelve Apostles...
panorama of the London Bridge (on the far left)...
part of the Twelve Apostles again...
the Razorback Ridge...
the top view of a shipwreck gorge we stopped at...
the ground view of the gorge...
more of the Twelve Apostles...
Bells Beach - it's number 5 of the chart for largest surfing waves in the world...
Cairns (Queensland Australia).
the hostel we stayed at....skech.
our lovely looking room...
waiting for airport transportation to our hostels...
photos from the Daintree Rainforest...
Lake Pacid
singing trees! who woulda guessed...
a day out snorkeling on the reef (hopefully i'll get some of the underwater photos posted soon)...
view of the rainforest from the boat...
hanging out with some of the crew from the snorkeling trip...
P.S. I also uploaded photos from the zoo and a few other things - check the post before this to see more of Australia : ) oh, and i posted a blog about this crazy week if you're wanting a little more of the story behind the photos...just check the past entries
