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Chapter 188 In Australia

"Look, that's the Queen Victoria Building"

After putting down her luggage at the hotel, Catherine looked at a building outside the window, and then pointed it out to Elsa.

"The Queen Victoria Building, or QVB for short, was completed in 1898. The building itself is a domed Roman-style structure. It was originally used as a market and offices. However, due to its tilt since the 1960s, the government is considering demolishing this historical miracle."

Elsa looked at the introduction on the tourist map.

"It looks like there are so many people."

At the beginning, I saw many people gathered around the building.

Everyone is thinking about taking a last look at this historical site, right?

In fact, Catherine also had this idea when she went to Japan.

"Let's go take a look after lunch," Catherine suggested.

"Um."

She thought she could take another look at the ruins before it was demolished, but Catherine didn't know the history of Australia. In fact, the building would not be demolished, but would be repaired and renovated, and eventually become a department store building.

Since it was already noon, Catherine was too lazy to go out and look for a hotel.

“In Sydney, no matter which nationality you are from, you can almost find your favorite taste, from the flavors of Greek, Italian, French and other European countries, to the cuisine of Thailand, China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Indonesia and other Asian countries. The main ones

Delicious food is concentrated in China Town, The Rocks, Balmain, Leichhardt, Darlinghurst, New Town, King's Cross... Well, I've already eaten Chinese food, let's go to that one in the evening... The Rocks,

Going to Balmain and Leichhardt tomorrow…”

Catherine is making plans for her trip these days.

"By the way, after we go to the Queen Victoria Building later, we'll go see the Sydney Opera House."

"Sydney Opera House?"

Elsa was a little surprised because there was no such thing in the travel guide.

"Yes, but it hasn't been completed yet...well, the appearance should be almost finished..."

Catherine thought, it seemed that the final interior decoration had cost more than 70 million US dollars. It had to be said that some of the engineering staff were not very good at decorating, and the appearance was a bit too bad.

Lunch is a very ordinary Western meal. Catherine still likes well-cooked beef. Although it is hard, Catherine just likes the hard texture. Human teeth are originally used for chewing. If you drink porridge every meal,

So what do you need teeth for?

But Elsa was not as paranoid as Catherine. She ate beef medium rare.

After dinner, the two of them came to the street, and Kane followed faithfully.

Although Australia is vast and sparsely populated, Sydney, Australia's largest city, is still very lively.

It's already November, summer has entered in the southern hemisphere, and the streets are full of tourists dressed in cool clothes.

After taking a few photos at the Queen Victoria Building, Catherine and Elsa went to the Sydney Opera House.

But now, entry into this iconic Sydney building is still not allowed, and it will take another 6 to 7 years to complete this place.

From a distance, it seems that the Sydney Opera House already has a future style. It is no wonder that this unfinished building will become a landmark building in Sydney in the future.

Such a unique building is really impressive.

In Catherine's view, the Sydney Opera House is quite unfinished. She even suspected that the reason why the Australian government had the guts to complete this place was because the appearance of the Sydney Opera House had such a profound impact on people that

When they wanted to demolish it, they were afraid of the negative impact.

You know, people in the free world are very stingy about budgets. The reason why the United States is very cautious about high-speed rail is because if the high-speed rail is built, it will be a state-owned enterprise. If it loses money, it will be very embarrassing.

"it's beautiful."

Elsa doesn't have Catherine's dark psychology, she looks very yearning.

"Maybe, if this place is completed, we might be able to go in and have a look. Come on, let's go to the Sydney Bridge."

The Sydney Bridge is not far from the Sydney Opera House, and it can be reached quickly by walking.

“The scenery is really beautiful, but it’s a pity that we can’t climb it.”

It would not open until 1998, so the current Sydney Bridge is just for appearance. It would be interesting if you could board the Sydney Bridge.

Although there are already many tourism projects in Sydney for those who come to Sydney, as far as Catherine is concerned, she is very dissatisfied because the places that Sydney will be famous for in the future have not yet been built, or are not yet completed.

It's not open yet, so Catherine doesn't feel very good about Sydney.

In the end, Catherine came to the conclusion that "Sydney = cheating".

The only thing worth comforting is probably the Australian food.

Australian fat steak, Australian lamb chop, kangaroo meat, crocodile meat, Sydney raw oysters, Queensland drunken crab and herring, South Australian lobster, Victorian king crab and black abalone, Darwin's barramundi, Western Australian tuna, tartar

Salmon from Smania and Antarctic crab from the Southern Ocean. These dishes recorded in Catherine's notebook are Catherine's recipes in Australia.

Perhaps it was because there was no concept of environmental protection at this time, or the concept was not very strong, so basically everything she wanted to eat was available, and Catherine was a feast for the eyes.

In any case, when Catherine left Sydney for Canberra, she was extremely disappointed.

As for Canberra, there is nothing worth seeing. This big city is just very well planned.

In the end, Catherine could only look forward to Ayers Rock.

For Catherine, the only sight that counts is probably the Lake Griffin Fountain in the center of the city. This is the "Captain Cook Memorial Fountain" built to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's landing.

The fountain is 140 meters high, which still gives people a cool feeling in this hot summer.

Next, it’s time to head to Ayers Rock.

Catherine declined Kane's request to charter a car and took the tour bus instead. In Catherine's opinion, it would be more interesting if there were more people.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Catherine Edson?"

Just as Catherine got on the bus, a handsome-looking boy came over.

"Yes……"

"Oh~"

Suddenly, a sighing sound came from behind the car.

Catherine looked over strangely, and saw several boys and girls leaning their heads over with smiles.

“Awesome, I didn’t expect to see you here”

The boy was obviously very excited.

Catherine was a little confused, was she really that famous?

"Oh, it's really your God, can you sign your name for me?"

He looked very excited.

Catherine nodded confusedly.

After signing their names, everyone started chatting.

"My name is Ivan. My grandfather is British and immigrated to Australia in the last century..."

He started to chat, and the group of people behind him looked very interesting.

"I watched your "Wasteland" and it was really cool. Bruce Lee's performance was really cool."

A fan of the director?

Really rare.

"By the way, after I watched your performance in "Red Alert", I thought you were so beautiful."

If the other person was not fifteen or sixteen years old, Catherine would really suspect that there was something else in the words.

She listened quietly until the bus arrived at the gas station and stopped.

"Let's go down and take a rest."

Catherine suggested.

As soon as I got out of the car, all the people behind me rushed over.

Catherine really didn't know that his film would be so popular... Of course, he didn't know that his film was only released in Australia this year. She is relatively famous in Australia at the moment.

Before the film was released, Xbox had already entered the Australian market.

Just like in the US market, this product is also very popular in Australia.

However, because of the small population in Australia, the market is not too big, but there are also more wealthy people in Australia, so sales are pretty good.

Moreover, the social structure of Australia is more stable than that of the United States at this time, so there are many people who like to play video games during leisure time. Xbox has suddenly become the focus of discussion. In addition, there are no competitors for Xbox in Australia.

The market is expanding rapidly, and precisely because of this, Xbox is very famous.

Later, the Australian media revealed that the creator of Xbox, Catherine Edson, was the director of "Wasteland" and the actor of Victoria in "Red Alert".

The release of "Wasteland" aroused widespread attention in Australia, but obviously not as intensely as in the United States. More people remember and like Catherine.

Perhaps it was because Catherine had just gained some popularity and was not yet a big star, or perhaps the excitement of teenagers came and went quickly. Soon, everyone gradually calmed down.

After getting into the car, the car gradually entered the wilderness.

"Look, Elsa, that's a kangaroo." Catherine looked at the jumping creature outside the window and was very excited.

In her previous life, Catherine had dreamed of traveling around the world, and now, except for the Soviet Union and South America, she has gone to almost all the places she could go.

Although she complained a lot about Australia, Catherine felt that the trip was worthwhile because she could see the beautiful scenery of Australia.

After another whole day's drive, everyone finally arrived at Ayers Rock.

"Australia's Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru. The name Uluru comes from the local natives..."

After getting off the car, they listened to the introduction and walked for a while, and then they finally saw the legendary Ayers Rock.

Looking across the grassland, a red boulder stands between the sky and the earth. In the distance, there is a desert. This picture is so beautiful.

"it's beautiful."

Catherine couldn't help but sigh.

In addition to Ayers Rock, there is also the Great Barrier Reef. That is the highlight...