"Over-budget by more than fourteen times"

Opera House | Sydney | Australia | 1999

The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. It is one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world. The Opera House was formally completed in 1973, having cost $102 million. The original cost estimate in 1957 was $7 million.the project was completed ten years late and over-budget by more than fourteen times.

"My City to live in Down Under"

Sydney | Australia | 1999

Sydney is the largest and most populous city in Australia. It was starting line of our trip 1999 as well as in 2000. Beneath the wellknown highlights like the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, Sydney is a place to live. Even during the rush hour at Circular Quay it is less frantic than at a railway station in an average german small town.

"The sunny (east)side of Australia"

Mix | East Coast | Australia | 1999

Our trip in 1999 started in Sydney and heading north to Cairns/Queensland. We saw a lot of beautiful surroundings f.e. Fraser Island, Whitsunday Islands and Cape Tribulation. Here are some mixed pictures of these days.

"In the middle of nowhere"

Mix | Outback | Australia | 1999

Most of the visitors take the airplane to hop from the East Coast to Alice springs and Ayers Rock. We decided to drive this distance. It was a lonely drive, sometimes with only one car per half an hour at the opposite direction. One of the highlights was the visiting of the Devils Marbles, a unique landscape full of big boulders.

"Playing with Lucifer"

Devils Marbles | Outback | Australia | 1999

Nearly in the middle of Australia there are some seldom rock formations called Devils Marbles. The Devils Marbles are made of granite, which surfaces like a little geological island in the desert, surrounded by large amounts of sandstone. The granite was formed millions of years ago as a result of the hardening of magma within the Earth's crust.

"A stone called Ayers Rock"

Uluru | Northern Territory | Australia | 1999

Uluru (or Ayers Rock) is one of Australia's most recognisable natural icons. The world-renowned sandstone formation stands 348 m high with most of its bulk below the ground, and measures 9.4 km in circumference. One of the Musts to see in a lifetime is the marvellious sunset and the changing of red colours.

"Jumping Crocs and big termite mounds"

Northern Territory | Australia | 1999

Northern Territory is one of the fascinating regions in Australia. Depending on the season it´s a dry or a humide landscape. Litchfield and Kakadu National Parks are terrific. The big termite mounds are unique.

"Where Crocs life door to door"

Kakadu National Park | Northern Territory | Australia | 1999

At the end of our 1999-Trip to Australia we stayed some days in the Kakadu National Park. Some people say it should be "Kakadon´t NP" because of the huge crowds of tourists. But during our visit it was okay. We had a wonderful calm and lonely Morning Cruise and saw a lot of birds and crocs.