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Friday, January 27, 2006

Happy Australia Day


26th of January 1788, the first fleet of british colonies arrived at the shores of Australia, in a place where later was called Sydney. Aussies celebrate this day every year as the Australia's National Day or Australia Day, and of course they celebrate it in their own way; going out, having BBQs, partying all night and going to concerts. It is also in this day, when new Australian citizens recieve their citizenship certificates and become Australian citizens officially!
But not all australians are happy in this day; some Aboriginals burn the australian flag in this day and call it the "Invasion Day"!
anyway, happy Australia day everybody.

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Bicentennial Conservatory



The bicentennial conservatory is actually a rainforest museum. With help of 12 sensors, a thousand nozzles, a weather station and computers inside the building, they try to simulate a tropical climate by creating clouds, rains and winds! In addition to tropical plants, you can even see a few tropical birds inside too! for additional information about this huge landmark of Adelaide city, which is a part of the Botanic Gardens and the biggest bicentennial conservatory in the southern hemisphere follow this link.

Friday, January 13, 2006

More Botanic Gardens!


I'm sorry! Actually, I totally forgot that i had promised to post some more botanic gardens pictures. anyway here they are!

Monday, January 09, 2006

Adelaide churches


Adelaide is called the city of churches, but not because there are almost 500 churches in the city, but because most of them are historical monuments dating back to 100 years ago. and almost all of them are in good conditions and still working. the pictures above are taken from outside of St. Francis Xavier and St. Peter's Cathedral. for more info see Adelaide churches and cathedrals. just to let you know, there are only 2 mosques and 2 synagouges in adelaide!

Sunday, January 01, 2006

Happy New Year everybody!



I think australia is one the first countries to celebrate the new year. Among the mostly young and almost always joyful Australians, it was really fun to celebrate our first christian new year in Adelaide, Glenelg beach. we missed all of you! and let me say somthing: NOTHING COMPARES TO OUR HISTORICAL, MYSTERIOUS AND SCIENTIFICLY ENORMOUS NOROOZ! believe me!