Closure

Hey y'all.
So this is it. I'm back in Sweden (for a little while on my own, which is a truly weird feeling after having been together for 24/7 for so long), which is considerably colder than all the previously mentioned places. But none the less is it quite beautiful even here with spring coming along nicely.
But this post is for the promised pictures from Sydney, and some more recent from our last stop in Hong Kong. Here we go:

The obligatory picture that proves we were really there. I must admit though that seeing it for real doesn't make it feel real. You look at it as something from a movie, as if it's really just a model.

And the equally obligatory cuddly bears... I never realized before that their claws are that big and scary! Nothing I want to hold anyway!

Gotta love those information signs.

We found Nemo.

How many sharks does an aquarium really need? We saw at least 20, and quite a few of the same kind. At least as far as I could tell.

After all those animal encounters we needed to take it a bit easy in Darling Harbour.

After Sydney it was time to leave everything relaxed behind and head for the buzz of Hong Kong. It was like getting smacked in the face by 5 million people at the same time. So much information to take in, and you can't believe how hard it is to take it in when it's all in cantonese!

Loved the street markets where they sold everything and anything at any price. Made it a bit hard to choose though.

Our lovely new old friends and hosts took us to this wonderful place, the largest floating restaurant in the world we were told (and really: to try to build anything bigger would be a bit silly) where we had quite extraordinary dim sum (thanks!).

It was quite hazy, but as we've said before it gives a special beauty. We can always hope that the sun will shine next time :)

Now this trip is officially over, and life will go back in some old and some new tracks. Risking to sound kitchy I dare say it's been an experience to remember for life. Almost everything has been wonderful in one way or another, and we didn't even have any near-death-experiences (much appreciated).

Coming back it's been real fun to hear that so many people (some expected, some very much not :) ) have been checking out this blog: much appreciated aswell! I hope we've been giving you a good taste of our adventures and of the beauty of NZ, maybe even inspired someone, who knows.

I look forward to see all of you that are now in my ore immediate surrounding and I hope to hear from the rest of you. If not soon so we'll let you know when the next trip is coming up.

Lots of love to all. Take care.

Last days in the southern hemisphere

Hey mates.
We are in Sydney since forever (about 10 days in reality) and we're spending our time on the beach, in front of movies, on the beach with books, in cafes and bars, on the beach, and with some obligatory sightseeing:
Opera house - check
Aquarium - check
Wildlife, including scary spiders, platypuses and kangaroos - check
Holding koalas - no check 'cause it's against the law to hold them
Streets of Sydney - check
3 or more beaches - check (Bondi, where we're staying, Tamarama, and Bronte)

It's getting fall here and even a bit chilly at night, and we figured that since some people have already picked flowers at home it would be a good time to come back to Scandinavia. We'll try to bring some sun with us, but I don't know what the airport regulations are on stars in the carry on luggage.

There really isn't much to say since we're not really doing anything anymore, I really want to show you pictures. I suppose only writing fails to extract that jealousy we're after. But the Sydney computers aren't the most cooperative in the world so you won't get any for now. I promise we'll put them up as soon as the opportunity shows itself.

So. One day left and then we're off to the far east. (Jenny: what's going on with our planned date there btw?!? Any news?)

And then I hope to see y'all as soon as possible.