17th Biennale of Sydney!

The Biennale is a contemporary art festival that takes place every two years (hence the name) in Sydney. Several of the pieces were located on Cockatoo Island so we took our first ferry ride in Sydney to get there (we did not see cockatoos, but did see many aggressive gulls). Many of the art pieces were located in old buildings and military structures. We went with our friend Mark who humored me as I tried to impress him with my knowledge of Australia. Below are some of our favorite photos from the day.

Here is Adam in front of the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art before we got on the ferry.

For all the psychologists out there, here is a giant neuron, one of the pieces in the Biennale.

You can see the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House in the background.

More wildlife favorites...

On our second day in Sydney we were walking through the Botanic Gardens near the Opera House and saw an entire flock of white cockatoos, at which point we made ogling fools out of ourselves in front of our Australian friends.

This is another shot of one of the kangaroos we saw munching grass in a clearing at Blue Mountain National Park.

Kookaburras sit in the old gum tree... that Australian nursery rhyme came from somewhere.

Cityside, Countryside, and Beachside

This was our first look at the famous Sydney Opera House. It was only our second day in Sydney and seeing this beauty was the perfect antidote to jet lag.

The Three Sisters are on the left, in the middle of the Blue Mountains.

This was one of the views at Blue Mountain National Park.

Ah, Mollymook Beach... it's just a few hours south of Sydney.

Wildlife in Australia

Kangaroos

Lorikeets

Kookaburras

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