![[Imagemap (see below for textual links)]](img/2004.gif "Map of Australia")
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June 22 – 23, 2004 – Going there
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![[Picture]](qld/brisbane/2004/thumb/jun23.jpg "Qantas Jumbo Jet")
Travelling to Brisbane took more than 24 hours – quite an exhausting start into my holidays!
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June 24 – 30, 2004 – IYPT in Brisbane
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![[Picture]](qld/brisbane/2004/thumb/jun26.jpg "Downtown Brisbane")
Between June 24, and June 30, 2004, the International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT) was held in Brisbane, where my father was a jury member. I was registered as a guest, and could therefore take part in most of the activities. In my freetime, I explored Brisbane on my own.
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July 1 – 10, 2004 – Coast of Queensland
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In a rental car, we went from Brisbane to Cairns along the Eastern coast of the continent. Within this week, we saw quite a few beautiful regions, for example ...
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![[Picture]](qld/coast/2004/thumb/jul02.jpg "Fraser Island")
... Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, ...
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![[Picture]](qld/tropics/2004/thumb/jul07.jpg "Atherton Tableland")
... Atherton Tableland in the North of Queensland, ...
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![[Picture]](qld/reef/2004/thumb/jul08.jpg "Great Barrier Reef")
... the Great Barrier Reef, ...
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![[Picture]](qld/tropics/2004/thumb/jul09.jpg "Daintree National Park")
... and the rain forest in Tropical North Queensland.
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July 11 – 17, 2004 – Red Centre
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In a camper van, we explored the Red Centre, visiting all the famous tourist destinations:
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![[Picture]](nt/redcntr/2004/thumb/jul12.jpg "Kata Tjuta")
Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), ...
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![[Picture]](nt/redcntr/2004/thumb/jul13.jpg "Uluru")
... Uluru (Ayers Rock), ...
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![[Picture]](nt/redcntr/2004/thumb/jul14.jpg "Kings Canyon")
... Kings Canyon, ...
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![[Picture]](nt/redcntr/2004/thumb/jul15c.jpg "Glen Helen Gorge")
... and the MacDonnell Ranges.
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July 18 – 19, 2004 – Through the Outback
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![[Picture]](nt/thru/2004/thumb/jul18.jpg "Devils Marbles")
Within just two days, we went from Alice Springs to Mataranka – meaning 1100 kilometers or ten hours in the car, right through the outback!
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July 20 – 25, 2004 – Top End
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In the northernmost part of the Northern Territory, the Top End, we visited the three large national parks:
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![[Picture]](nt/topend/2004/thumb/jul20.jpg "Kathrine Gorge")
Nitmiluk National Park (with Katherine Gorge and Edith Falls), ...
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![[Picture]](nt/topend/2004/thumb/jul22b.jpg "Nourlangie Rock (Kakadu National Park)")
... Kakadu National Park (with the rock paintings of the Aborigines), ...
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![[Picture]](nt/topend/2004/thumb/jul25.jpg "Litchfield National Park")
... and Litchfield National Park.
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July 26 – 27, 2004 – Going back
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![[Picture]](nt/topend/2004/thumb/jul26.jpg "Qantas Jumbo Jet")
If it took more than 24 hours to get to Australia, going home is of course not any shorter – unfortunately ...
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