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Oz Day in the city

an experience of holidays

Australia Day in Sydney, as in just about every Australian city and town, is a day to get out and about, wonder, discover, explore and reconnect with the feeling of being Australian.
 
This year on 26 January, I wandered down to Macquarie Street and Hyde Park to check on what was happening. Live music, vintage cars and fire-truck displays, unbelievable quantities of delicious exotic foods. It was a carnival. And all around me strolled curious citizens, visitors and travellers alike wandering care-free in the sun, soaking up the spirit of antipodean freedom and adventure that is very much Australian.

 
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Doug Kirkpatrick
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Other Experiences of Doug Kirkpatrick

Those ticking street posts, Frequent flyers??, Max the dog, Flag on a dumpster, My backyard clotheslines, Clever street art, Australia Day in Port Hedland, Passing road trains, Lawn in the Pilbara, Big Australian Sky, Flying art, Lunchtime for 'Wombat', Hand of Friendship, Dodging busted Telecom pits, Tuned in to the nation, Hanging out to dry, Swimming Pool for One, broken flags, Genuine Aussie gladiators..., Shark Wrestling in South Australia, The Sydney-to-Hobart, Fantales - things of beauty, Street Junk, Dining IN, tradie's bit for the nation, Clean-up Day, ANZAC biscuits help keep peace in Kashmir, Cops on the beat, Spiders lurking, Eating Violet Crumbles, Coastal sandstone, Living among the gum trees, Feeling of wool, Outdoor shower, Regarding the 'Coathanger', Pausing to honour the 'Diggers', The rural gatepost where yarns are had, Celebrating Australia Day in Port Hedland, P-Plate, Kirribilli commute, Dancing with the Stars - in Milson's Point, Sydney, Weekday oasis of calm, Bondi Beach - historic more than bohemian, Riding into history on a vintage train in Tasmania, Plunging escarpments ain't always pretty, Feeding wild lorikeets on the verandah at home, Walking the streets of Sydney, When you're driving in Australia..., Melbourne Cup in Martin Place, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 1 of 2, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 2 of 2, Cyclone Tracy revisited, Hot date with a Maytag washer in Darwin, The Port Hedland detention centre, Not ice, nor 'Ice', nor snow. Just Pilbara salt, Railmotor from Werris Creek, Camping with wild pigs, Telephone sockets in Australia, Werris Creek Station, Leaving their mark in stone, Being Australian on Christmas Day (Bondi Beach pt1), Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt2), Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt3), Camping holiday - best way to see Australia

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The farm retreat by Apph, Somewhere in neverland by frankie1, My Holiday by mortisha, Riding into history on a vintage train in Tasmania by Doug, Best place to go (Australia) by james, Just 21 Hours Away by Matty, Camping holiday - best way to see Australia by Douglas, Honesty and crocodiles in Port Douglas by gwen

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local help by wp7713, Boys fishing trip on the Murray by potsy, Our Trip And The Aussie Flag by roofus, Clean-up Day by Doug, My back says it all by petbarn, Australian drought by larnza, Foggy Moments by shazzy, Aussies of All Colours by sharjoza, Anzac Appreciation by Dacapotiddi, Keeping it in the Family by Jammer86, Cyclone Tracy revisited by Douglas, Farmers march on the big smoke by Jimbo, Mateship in the aftermath of disaster by Gry, Discovering my family history by Ray

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