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My Travels to Australia

I travelled to Australia for a week in the Fall of 2009. I got to explore the beautiful city of Melbourne and drove on the Great Ocean Road. During my vacation, I went to a conservatory where I saw many interesting Australian animals. My favourite animal that I saw would have to be the Wombat because of its bear and koala characteristics. At the conservatory I got to feed kangaroos. It was such a great experience! They would put their claws on my hands and they would eat the corn. I will never forget that! While in Australia I saw March of the penguins at sunset. It was amazing to see the penguins waddling to their nesting grounds. I saw the 12 apostles which are rock formations carved by the tides. When I was in Melbourne, they were having the championship for their Aussie Rules Football League which is huge in Australia. There were lots of people there excited about the big game. The Aussie Rules Football is a game that is a cross between rugby and football. Unfortunately we couldn’t go to the game but we did get to watch it on TV. I also got to see a rugby game between the Australians and the New Zealand All Blacks on TV. I could tell that rugby is a very important sport in Australia and New Zealand. I did visit New Zealand for a week after I left Australia.

Here is a video that shows how intense Aussie Rules Football really is... media type="youtube" key="X_hqosNvv5E" height="390" width="480"



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