Australia was more lush and beautiful than I expected. The cost of food and lack of service were also a surprise. What struck me most was the lack of identity of the Aussie people. After Egypt and India it seemed like the one thing I missed most..of course exclusive of the aboriginal people..the locals didn't seem to have a strong cultural identity. Sydney was a city filled with life on the weekends..Cairnes and the Reef were amazing. Uluru and Kitna Tjunta at sunrise and sunset were a memory made in heaven :