b'Sydneys waterfront districts are popular with locals and tourists.The Sydney Opera House took over thirty years to complete.Australia(continued from page 47) pub in the country. The village is a tourist spot, complete withA visit to the Australian war memorial was very moving. its quaint general store and many interesting shops, and wellAustralia has participated in nine wars, since colonial troops worth the visit. were first sent to New Zealand in 1850, to put down the Maori Canberra received its name from an Aboriginal word forWars. Australians have given their lives in faraway places meeting place. Walter Burley Griffin developed the plannedsuch as Sudan, South Africa and South Vietnam.city, and its geometrical design can best be appreciated fromAfter visiting Canberra, I returned to Sydney and drove atop one of the three hilltop lookouts, which surround the city.to the airport for the journey to my next destination, Cairns, One of the most prominent features of Griffins design is nowlocated in FNQ or Far North Queensland. I will cover this the sight of the parliamentary triangle, with the new Parlia- fantastic area in next months edition of Focus Magazine, as ment House as its apex. this continent country is far too vast to explore in one article.Sydney Harbour.Jonathan van Bilsens photosNtravel TV show can be watched on RogersTV and YouTube. To follow Jonathans travel adventures visit photosNtravel.commTM TICO #4577532Blink and you miss the opportunity!!Book your family TMManny & ella a escape today ella & Manny2007158 Casimir Street, Port Perry905.985.2268 2022www.marlintravel.ca/123448FOCUS - JUNE 2022'