You know you're Australian when...

Haha oh dear. How ironic that the premier said many people don't know where SA is, then Tassie is completely forgotten!

By the way, does anyone have any suggestions for tourist activities in Sydney? I'm heading up there for a few days in April and I'd love some ideas.

As a Tasmanian I can tell you it's not the first time that has happened and it won't be the last.

That article was very funny, thanks for the link!

SkyeOhWhy said:

By the way, does anyone have any suggestions for tourist activities in Sydney? I'm heading up there for a few days in April and I'd love some ideas.

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Hmm. I've only been to Sydney once, and that was for about 4 hours, just to get on a boat to go on a cruise. (And I was 12.)

So I can't speak from experience, but things I've heard are popular are obviously seeing the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.

Oh, and I recall sis went to Sydney for a few days last year, and her and her boyfriend climbed the Harbour Bridge. Basically you get a harness and walk on a bit of a steep incline and go up steps and stuff (basically ladders, from what I gather) until you get near the top. It's meant to have great views, plenty of exercise, a thrill-seeker element, but I'm not sure how much it costs.

So that might be something to look into if you don't mind heights. I'd never do it - don't like heights - but sis loved it.

I don't really know much else about Sydney... Except to stay away from Funnel Web Spiders.

Now, if it were Melbourne, I'd recommend museums, music gigs and cafes. (I've not been there either, but have heard a touch more about it, and is somewhere I want to go.)

What about architecture? Do you like old buildings? Wasn't Sydney one of the first Australian cities?

See a football game?

Okay, I'm all out of ideas.

Oh, and I just remembered: Sis went on a haunted house type tour in Sydney. Not sure where, I could probably ask her if you want, but it was sort of an old dungeon/prison type atmosphere (though I think it may have actually been an old house?) and she got a few photos that she swore had ghosts in them. Apparently the tour guide was quite entertaining, too.

Oh wow, thanks for all the ideas Cliff Face!

My only Sydney experience is also a brief childhood memory; my primary school took us on a camp to the Paralympics in 2000 (I'm a Melbournian ). However, we spent all our time attending the Games and didn't get to explore Sydney itself.

I'm seriously considering the bridge climb, having enjoyed quite a few adventure activities in NZ last November. I was thinking of Taronga Zoo as well, except I visited Melbourne Zoo a couple of weeks ago and now I think I'm all zoo-ed out…

The haunted house tour sounds like fun; I'd quite like to try some quirky things beyond the obvious Bondi, opera house, bridge etc.

Thanks again for your help; I really appreciate it!

No worries.

Wow. Just watching the news. Hoping everyone in Brisbane city stays safe.

Haha, yep. We just had a record heatwave in Melbourne (nine consecutive days in the 30s) and this cool change is very, very welcome. Mind you, in a couple of weeks I'll probably be cursing autumn and wishing for a bit of sunshine...

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French Maiden said:

My sister took her fam to sydney last year. They did the bridge climb with my 12 yo nephew - He still raves about it.

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Thanks for the info! I'm definitely keeping the bridge climb in mind.

SkyeOhWhy said:

Haha, yep. We just had a record heatwave in Melbourne (nine consecutive days in the 30s) and this cool change is very, very welcome. Mind you, in a couple of weeks I'll probably be cursing autumn and wishing for a bit of sunshine...

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Thanks for the info! I'm definitely keeping the bridge climb in mind.

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Been awful, hasn't it? I much prefer having a few hot days then cooling down for a few days. But yesterday I actually put a jumper on. It was magical

Yeah, we had about 8 or 9 days in the mid-high 30s, then went down to 24 yesterday. I was still wearing a T-shirt and shorts, because I LOVE the cold weather.

I considered wearing long pants today, as it started out cool again, but then it warmed up before I headed off to Uni. Glad I wore shorts - it was rather warm again.

Autumn's my favourite season. Love all the colours and it's generally good temperatures. Plus I can legitimately wear maroon again, yay!

It's pre-Spring here and lovely - but I'm leaving in ten days. My agent just emailed me with

you're coming home to a dazzling autumn.

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Keep it like that for me, ok? Because it's hard enough to say goodbye to France...

I'm being very good about catching up with Aussie news, so I don't come over all ignorant and un-Austrayan when I return. Loved this Max Easton article on the drugs-in-football crisis

The seed for the shit-fight was planted in 2011 when a Cronulla player asked his team-mates, unprompted, what the word ‘equine’ meant. This is a fair question, because if someone gave me a vial of goo emblazoned with a ‘For Equine Use Only’ sticker, I would also want to know if I was an equine or not before I took it.

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Nice.

It's been ages since I've been at the Water Cooler but I found a few threads I had commented in in Google and realised I missed it So here I am! And yep, I'm an Aussie. I'm also a Brit (was born there). I wouldn't say I'm particularly proud to be Aussie compared with any other country but I know I'm lucky to live here. Despite how much I hate summer (thank gosh it's almost over!!!) and resent the stupidly high cost of living here in Western Australia (yep, I live in this massive state too ).

Summer's already over where I am, I think... Well, yesterday it was 34C, but today it was in the 20s and WINDY and raining periodically.

I just can't win with Adelaide weather. I hate the long Summer and heat, but then as soon as it's cooler, it's windy and raining. Ack!

Well, if we were like Dr. Zoidberg we could be more naked.

*recalls scene where he sheds his clothes, followed by shedding his shell*

But we're not alien lobsters, so... Yeah. Summer nights suck. (And yes, beginning of March is end of Summer. But in Adelaide we usually have about 5 months of Summer weather. )