Happy Australia Day!

[Mainiac]

Happy Aussie day from my wife, an ex Australian, and some exiles in the photo.

[thelps]

Happy Aussie day from my wife, an ex Australian, and some exiles in the photo.

Thanks for posting some of the locals.. that must be me old mate Garry the Galah

Happy Australia day to all Aussies! Any snaps of the celebration fireworks?

Strewth, I forgot about the fireworks, but we did hear them from my house!

[ayewing]

I am in Australia visiting relatives so I joined them in the Australia Day festivities here in Bunbury WA. Not as big a place as Perth or Sydney but they put on a jolly good fireworks display. I had my GXR/P10 with me and took a few snaps - handheld as I did not have a tripod with me.

[Athena]

Thank you all very much for your kind words . Mainiac: Thank you to you and your wife - the picture is very cute .

As for the fireworks - well, I don't really do anything for Australia Day anyway, and I don't go to the fireworks here in Sydney. Crowds, transport, etc., are a bit of a nightmare, and besides, my poor dog needs me at home as he is scared of the fireworks noise. Like Tim, I can hear them from my place, even though the city is app. 40 minutes train ride away (or about 30 kms away).

Ayewing - you did a good job with the pic . Glad you had a great Aus Day with your relatives .

[quester]

Well, I'm a bit late, but - Happy Australia Day! I'm sure the Aussies know how to celebrate!
I was really awed by the Olympics opening ceremony last time they were down under - only saw it on TV, but it was amazing.

[Gab]

I'm late too! But happy Australia Day to all the Aussie friends in the forum!

[Athena]

Thanks very much quester and Gab .

Quester - yes, the opening ceremony was really amazing - I watched it on TV also. I was lucky enough to get tickets to the gymnastics finals as I live in Sydney, so I was able to afford to go. Lost interest in the Olympics nowadays though...but still, I was quite into it at the time, and will always treasure the memories of when the Olympics came to Sydney. I was glued to the TV every day during those two weeks, watching every type of sport I normally wouldn't watch before, really getting into the spirit of the whole event, even though I was (and am) not a very sporty person.