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| Another beautiful day in the Botanical Gardens; this is a
huge greenspace and it's packed with people as far as the eye can see, enjoying
QUEENSLAND DAY (the day before we celebrate the Queen's Birthday, incidentally) |
Thousands gather by the amphitheater to listen to some country
music before the headlining act comes on. |
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| More people start coming to the main concert area. There were
actually four major theaters where music groups performed, but this was
the main one. It's easily the biggest event during this semester. |
Sophie Monk takes the stage to rapturous applause. She's flanked
by two effeminate male dancers. Sophie is scantily clad though you can't
tell that from this picture. In any case, in a place where 5 year olds dominate
Matrix Reloaded screenings (and they probably get as much philosophically
out of it as we do) it's not surprising they got Sophie to tell her sex
stories to the masses. |
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| SEA WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
SEA WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| SEA WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (also: cheerleaders really don't exist
here... the person I was with mentioned she would've been one if there were
any to be had... also, every public and private school here makes their
kids wear uniforms!!!!!!!) |
The dolphin leaps out of the air!! There were six well-trained dolphins
all doing their thing and they'd all jump out together too. One of the trainers
could ride the dolphins. Now I want that job. |
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| Whereas we have a pirate style sea lion show, OZ has an Indiana Jones
style show. Not nearly as good as ours, but had its moments, as when the
lion decided to not follow the script. |
About the cutest things ever from 5 meters away: POLAR BEARS |
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| MORE POLAR BEAR!!!!!!!!! I couldn't get enough. |
They gave the polar bear a huge plastic garbage can to chew on and mangle.
And what teeth! |
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| I didn't get a picture of it, but at one time, the polar bear got this
thing stuck on its head. It really looked like it was struggling. Besides
myself, about 15 other people had their jaws dropped staring. |
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... look at doz paaaaawz. |
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| Sea World is located right by Surfer's Paradise, another beach area of
superior design. Australia's beaches make ours look like harems. |
Primarily developed in the 1970s, Surfer's Paradise continues to be a
place for relaxation and fun in the sun. |
