HP fans from Sydney, Australia

[Lisa Armstrong <renitentraven@hotmail.com>]

 Any Sydney fans?
 Yep here I am.
 I'm sure there's more of us, but Autralian HP fans are by the large 
a quiet lot. (You should see our very silent home page, but I'm 
working on it. ;) )
 I'm not sure what exactly your interests are regarding of the beaten 
track, you seem to have the tourist things covered.
 The zoo's great, have your photo taken with a koala (watch out, they 
smell), the Warner Brothers store in the Queen Victoria Building will 
have all your HP merchandise needs, but I'll confess to not having 
seen much I havn't seen on the American sites.
 If you like different the Rocks markets on weekends have alot of 
craft wares on display, (some is tourist trappy so beware) but while 
you're there look for the Puppet Shop. The sign is inconspicuous, so 
ask, you should be directed you down the flight of stairs of an 
original convict built home, you will find a host of wooden hand-
crafted marionettes that haven't failed to amaze anyone I've taken 
there.
You will literally be walking amongst hundreds suspended from the 
cave-like ceilings. Some of them over a hundred years old.
They have Tin-tins and a few modern characters so *maybe* they'll do 
up a HP on request. (I have no idea, I just love this shop.)
So there is *something* different that's free, unless you fall for a 
puppet. (Likely to happen.)
 If you fancy spending money I'd climb the Bridge, but pick the climb 
that leaves on dusk. That way you see the harbour nicely going up, 
and all the lights nicely going down. Everyone that's done it says 
this is the best option. (Just don't look down, the steps are 
industrial mesh.)
 If you want to have a Survivor type experience there are a ton of 
day trips that specialise in taking tourists out for bush-tucker 
day-trips etc.
We are in the middle of some pretty wild bush-fires at the moment, so 
while Sydney itself is fine, I can't say what the surrounding areas 
will be like come Febuary.
 
I'm not sure what your *thing* is so feel free to email me if you had 
something specific in mind.

 Cheers, Lisa