Sydney!!
8/25/00 Friday
7:20 AM
Touched down @ 6:15. On a bus, in traffic, heading to town. Too overwhelming to describe now. and I’m not even out of the airport yet!
11:03 AM
Sydney Harbor at Mrs Macquaries Point
When I felt the wheels of the plane touch down, I said, “I’m in Australia.” As I walked down Pitt Street, watching the people, seeing the Olympic hype gearing up, dodging left-side driving cars, I said, “I’m in Australia!” Strolling into the Royal Botanical Gardens, seeing birds I’ve never seen before, I said, “I’m in Australia!” but as I sit here now at Mrs Macquaries Point, the Opera House and Bridge glistening in a beautiful, clear day before me, now I can tell you:
I – AM – IN – AUSTRALIA.