The land area of Australia is 7 times of India and population is 2.5 crores roughly India produces Australian population every year. This country is in the Southern Hemisphere so weathers are just reverse, So we make it a point to visit our son in Australia during extreme summer months of India when it is deep winter there, thus for the last 12 years we are enjoying 2 winters every year.
The entry restriction in this country are many, we can not carry wood,plants,seeds, milk products etc...even soil stuck to the sole of an old shoe is barred.
Once you are in you are safe because people are disciplined and law abiding. Very rarely one comes across cheat or thieves. All malls having CCTVs and all movements are on record. We have seen them nabbing shop lifters through camera. All products are RIFD tagged so gets registered while taken unauthorized.
We go to our son who is in Gold Coast and for that we take flight to Brisbane. Gold Coast is among the top beaches of the world.
Being so near to sea we make it a point to visit the sea beach by the side of South Pacific Ocean as frequently as possible.
The Australians are very much outdoorish and they love to bike,surf , head for family picnic etc. One has to be physically fit if one wants to keep pace with them. I have not seen any Indian adopting this life style though they have got citizenship. I love biking so i was merrily cycling around the suburb where my son stays, my 8 years old grandson was the motivator, he is a great biker.
During our stay we made couple of trip to Brisban which is the nearest biggest city and Gaba stadium of Brisbane is the venue for international cricket matches. The river front of Brisbane was spruced up during 1988 World Expo to make it look like the river front of Thames in London. Yes it has it's own Brisbane eye...a giant Ferris Wheel. One can take river cruise in Catamarans on river Brisbane.
We sampled international cuisine here as the authentic brand restaurant of those countries have opened shop.
Now i will let the pictures speak for itself.
South Pacific Ocean...Surfer's Paradise
South Pacific Ocean ...Point Danger
Brisbane River front and Catamaran cruise..
The forest and mountain range of Mount Tamborine..
Sports and biking..
International cuisine...Italian,Mexican,Chinese,Thai etc...scientific toy shops, vintage cars
We spent more than 100 days in Australia and i set a routine of every day biking and going to the community centre library where books,internet,DVDs,Wifi,newspapers everything is free..
We used to walk down 1 km to that library....also i had the fortune of watching full blown rainbow 3 times..
I have many sweet memories but will keep that for some other day..
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