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#1 2013-05-29 22:54:29
- phrontister
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Vivid Sydney
Has anyone seen seen this? I've just been watching it.
An incredibly spectacular, eye-catching display on the buildings of the Opera House by the Sydney Harbour! 
You can get control of the video cam yourself and use the controls to pan, tilt and zoom the camera...to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge if you pan left, and Circular Quay to the right.
I didn't know about this festival, but I do know it would be terrific to be there right now. I've been on the ferries that you can see going past, and loved it!
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#2 2013-05-30 00:10:00
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Re: Vivid Sydney
Wow that's really cool! I'd love to be there, also!
I don't like being outdoors, Simmons.
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#3 2013-05-30 00:12:31
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Re: Vivid Sydney
wow, the video is cool, as emily316 said: even I'd love to be there!!!
Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
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#4 2013-05-30 00:13:37
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Re: Vivid Sydney
I've always wanted to go to Australia, and this just backs that up! 
I don't like being outdoors, Simmons.
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#5 2013-05-30 00:15:15
- barbie19022002
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Re: Vivid Sydney
Well, I never dream of going Australia...but I think for my higher studies it is a nice place..
Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...
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#6 2013-05-30 00:18:16
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Re: Vivid Sydney
hi phro,
That's brilliant!!! Just had my 75 secs worth. Then it's off to the travel agent to book my trip!
Bob
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#7 2013-05-30 01:26:56
- bobbym
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Re: Vivid Sydney
Hi phrontister;
It is night there so my view is limited.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#8 2013-05-30 01:36:43
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Re: Vivid Sydney
Hi Bob,
Anyway, I will soon be making a trip to the Pacific. There I will board a whaling schooner. Like the great Humphrey Van Weyden I shall make my way to ancient and foreign lands, clubbing seals as I go. The "Land of Tomorrow," will be my final port of call.
Then I will trek across the great continent known as Australia, asking everyone I meet if they know the legendary phrontister. Thusly, I shall track down my cousin m.
You could try to coincide your trip with bobbym's and Emily316's, and we could all take the ferry and sail past the Opera House one balmy evening and grab some of the atmosphere!
I stayed near Sydney Harbour for a week once and took the ferry every day to a different spot around the harbour, where there are terrific walks and views. You can buy a multi-trip ticket that lasts about a week for any (I think) public transport, and I just about lived on those great old ferries.
Sydney seems like a good holiday spot, but I wouldn't like to live there. I'm a bit of a country boy, and Sydney is just too busy and big for me.
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#9 2013-05-30 01:39:20
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Re: Vivid Sydney
Hi Bobby,
I think the best viewing time would be around 8pm Sydney time, as the night is pitch black then and the city is still well and truly alive.
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#10 2013-05-30 01:39:48
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Re: Vivid Sydney
I figured you are more at home in the country and so am I. It is a beautiful continent.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#11 2013-05-30 01:54:42
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Re: Vivid Sydney
I'm planning on going to Australia with some friends after we graduate!
I don't like being outdoors, Simmons.
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#12 2013-05-30 01:56:01
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Re: Vivid Sydney
cool...happy journey in advance...emily316...
Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...
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#13 2013-05-30 01:58:16
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Re: Vivid Sydney
It's still a year away, but thanks!
I don't like being outdoors, Simmons.
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#14 2013-05-30 02:02:39
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Re: Vivid Sydney
well...it takes almost one year to plan nicely..where to live...where to go...etc...
Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...
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#15 2013-05-30 02:03:29
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Re: Vivid Sydney
Well, we're not going to be living there. Just staying for a little while. We're definitely going to be playing tourist.
I don't like being outdoors, Simmons.
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#16 2013-05-30 02:05:18
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Re: Vivid Sydney
ya...I am talking about that only...as a tourist would always like to live in a nice place...visit a nice place....etc..
Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...
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#17 2013-05-30 02:07:29
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Re: Vivid Sydney
Yeah, we'll definitely need the money for a hotel...but we're saving slowly.
I don't like being outdoors, Simmons.
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#18 2013-05-30 02:11:06
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Re: Vivid Sydney
good...and best of luck also..
Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...
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