Just came back from our trip to Australia (Cairns and Sydney) and here are some photos! — the more scenery-type and presentable ones of course.. as this is not exactly a personal blog.. it’s supposed to be an e-portfolio :O And the other photos with us in it are really just for documentation purposes.. though they’re quite funny and bring back all the fond memories!

Anyways. first up, the photos from Cairns, where we spent 5D4N:

A huge, tall Kauri tree in the rainforest on the way to Kuranda Village.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The trickle that’s supposed to be Barron Falls.. only in the wet season -.-

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this was at Kuranda – Aboriginal art! Oooh for some weird reason I really really love these aboriginal art, many of which i realised made use of tiny dots of paint to create the entire picture. And the way they depict animals and humans is just so adorable!!! Their art is truly unique and has its distinctive style and identity.

 

This was a merry little shophouse selling aboriginal art works.. and i daresay the shop itself is a work of art! Sort of reminds me of a barrel. xD

 

 

 

Flight of the Spoonbills! So named cos of their long, flat, spoon-shaped black beaks. This was a chance shot as this flock flew past us and landed shortly after. (Hence their outstretched feet). Haha.

 

 

‘The Creation Windows at St. Monica’s Cathedral in Cairns.. with its world’s largest collection of themed stained glass, that tells the story of.. what else? Creation of Earth and life!

 

 

Another photo of the stained glass… with its colours so vivid and vibrant!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cairns Esplanade – The Lagoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the way to Green Island for some snorkelling at the reef!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Island!

 

 

 

 

More Green Island!

 

 

 

 

And we saw a stingray in the shallow waters of the reefs surrounding Green Island! :O Better watch out!

 

 

 

The beautiful outer Barrier Reef.. taken from a semi-submarine as i obviously didnt have an underwater cam Hence the colours are bluish-tinged.. with some reflections and polarisation due to the glass windows of the semi-sub.

 

We ended the day by have a delicious seafood dinner.. a fantastic feast for all the five senses! =D Mmmm! Black mussels!

 

 

 

And Cairns – or Australia as a whole – has really diverse flora and fauna.. all around, even at the roadside. Here are a few photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the flight to Sydney:

 

 

 

 

 

Farewell to Cairns and all your treasures! <333

 

 

 

 

Yupps! that’s all for today! =) Comments welcome.