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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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and downtown Sydney. Also, inside one of the Bridge's towers, is
a museum about the construction of the bridge and a lookout at the top of
the tower. As you climb up to the top, you can see pictures, and even a
video on the bridge being built, as well as other items concerning the
Bridge, Sydney, and Australia.
It was also on the Bridge where I had my first taste of what would be my
favorite drink in Australia. (Anyone who has read my reports before knows
that I get hooked on good fruit sodas). A Coke machine on the bridge had a
selection called "Deep Spring Orange/Lemon/Lime Sparkling Mineral Water." I
was hooked immediately. Throughout Australia and New Zealand, I tried to
sample all the different Deep Spring flavors (at least 8), from my favorite
(Orange-Lemon-Lime), to Orange-Mango, and Apple-Passionfruit. More than any
other drink, when I was really thirsty, this would hit the spot. Instead of
normal carbonated water, the mineral water gave it a much cleaner taste.
It's the best brand of fizzy drink there is in Australia. (People use the
word "fizzy" instead of "carbonated", so if you want a lemon soda, you'd ask
for a "fizzy lemonade").
An interesting bit of trivia is that the soda cans appear to be the same
size as U.S. cans, however, in the U.S., you get 355ml in each can of soda.
In Australia, you get 375ml. (For some reason, in New Zealand, it was a bit
less, though still more than 355ml). The price of drinks was a bit high
though. In the vending machines, the price ranged from A$1.20 - A$1.80 for
a can of soda, depending on where you were (in the outback, or at a tourist
spot, the price would be more). Typically, the range was A$1.30 - A$1.40
(US$1.04-US$1.12) for a can of soda. I guess the hardest thing to believe
was that such a great drink as Deep Spring came not from ...

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