Oct 3
- Start at Dortmund main station
- Düsseldorf airport: flight DUS-DBX
- Dubai airport
- Arrival at hotel (midnight)
- Harbour area and Dubai creek
- Mall of the Emirates
- Burj Khalifa and Dancing Fountain
- Swimming pool hotel
- The Palm
- Burj Khalifa observation deck
- Dubai mall
- Flight DXB-HKG (at 3am)
Oct 6
- Hong Kong airport
- Arrival at hotel (early evening)
- Times Square and Causeway Bay
- Hong Kong central and Man Mo temple
- The Peak
- Ferry to Kowloon
- Kowloon Public Pier: "Symphony of Lights"
- Cable car to Po Lin monastery
- International Commerce Center ICC
- Flight HKG-SYD (midnight)
Oct 9
- Sydney airport
- Rental car
- Apartment takeover (landlady Gushiv)
- Quick shopping at Bondi
Oct 10
- Long sleep (jetlag)
- Shopping (food and more)
- Dinner at Potts Point
Oct 11
- Sydney CBD
- Coffee at Queen Victoria Building
Oct 12
- Westfield Centre at Bondi Junction
- Tamarama Beach
- Coffee at Bondi Beach
Oct 13
- Ferry: Double Bay to Circular Quay
- Westfield Centre at CBD
- Starbucks Hyde Park
Oct 14
- Watsons Bay
- Dinner at Rose Bay
Oct 15
- Jakob: first day at school (IH Bondi)
- Decathlon
- Coffee at Bondi Beach
Oct 16
- Bronte Beach
- Pizza at home
Oct 17
- Eastgate Centre at Bondi Junction
- Dinner at Bondi Beach
Oct 18
- Goethe Institut
- Darling Harbour
- Concourse at Sydney Opera
Oct 19
- Sculpture Walk (Bondi to Tamarama)
- Bronte Beach
Oct 20
- Ferry at Circular Quay
- Taronga Zoo
- Severe thunderstorm
- Westfield Sydney CBD
Oct 21
- Nielson Park
- Coffee at Shark Beach
- Dinner at Rose Bay
Oct 22
- University of Sydney
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
Oct 23
- Ferry: Watsons Bay to Manly Beach
- Manly: beach and coffee
- Ferry: Manly to Circular Quay to Watsons Bay
- Dinner at Bondi Beach
Oct 24
- Relax day at home
- Holger & Bettina: Westfield Bondi Junction
Oct 25
- Mrs Macquaries Point
- Sydney Opera House
Oct 26
- Vaucluse House
- Nielson Park
- Coffee at Shark Beach
Oct 27
- Trip to Blue Mountains
- Wentworth Falls
- Three Sisters
- Lunch at Katoomba
- Blackheath
Oct 28
- Paddy's Market
- Coffee at QVB
Oct 29
- Work and relax
- Dinner at Bondi
Oct 30
- U Sydney
- Sydney Observatory
- Night pictures of Harbour Bridge and Opera House
Oct 31
- Jakob's birthday!
- Drive to Canberra
- Dinner at Canberra Central
Nov 1
- Holger: talk at ANU
- Bettina & Jakob:
- Australian National Botanic Garden
- Lake Burley Griffin
Nov 2
- Parliament House
- Australian War Memorial
- Mount Ainslie lookout
- Canberra Centre
Nov 3
- Drive to Wollongong
- Windang beach
- Dinner at North Wollongong Beach
- Drive to Sydney
Nov 4
- Waverly Cemetery
- Clovelly Beach
- Walk to Bronte Beach and dinner
Nov 5
- Holger: meeting at USyd
- Bettina & Jakob: Westfield Bondi Junction
Nov 6
- Holger: talk at Macquarie
- Bettina: dentist
- Bettina & Jakob: walk from Hermitage Foreshore Reserve to Nielson Park
Nov 7
- Holger: coffee at CBD
- Bettina & Jakob: UGG store
- Suitcase and dinner at Paddy's Market
- Starbucks
Nov 8
- Jakob: school excursion to Museum of Contemporary Art
- Holger & Jakob: hair cut at Bondi Junction
- Chargrill Charlie's and Nielson Park
Nov 9
- Jakob: school excursion to Botanic Garden
- Nielson Park
- Blackburn Gardens
Nov 10
- "Bergfest"!
- Watsons Bay
- Dinner at Coogee Beach
Nov 11
- Jakob: Birthday party invitation at Bronte Beach
- Holger & Bettina: Tamarama Beach
- Dinner at Bronte Beach
Nov 12
- Holger: Structuralism workshop at USyd
- Bettina & Jakob: Botanic Garden and Sydney Tower Eye
Nov 13
- Holger: Structuralism workshop at USyd
- Bettina & Jakob: Sea Life
Nov 14
- Bag packing
- Send parcel to Germany
- Bring extra bag to Uni
- Dinner at Chargrill Charlie's
Nov 15
- Flight: SYD-MEL
- Rental car at Melbourne CBD
- Apartment and dinner at St. Kilda
Nov 16
- Holger: talk at Monash University
- Bettina & Jakob: Royal Botanic Garden
- Meeting and dinner at CBD with Manuela
Nov 17
- Shopping
- Stroll around and dinner at Fitzroy
Nov 18
- CBD: Polish market and Eureka Skydeck 88
- St. Kilda: sunset and little penguins
Nov 19
- Brighton Beach
- Holger and Jakob: St. Kilda Sea Bath
- St. Kilda: Dinner, walk, penguins again, armed police action
Nov 20
- CBD: Old Gaol, coffee at Block arcade, Melbourne Central
- St. Kilda Sea Bath
Nov 21
- Ballarat (Victorian gold rush boom town in the 1850s)
- Dinner and overnight at Geelong
Nov 22
- Great Ocean Road:
- Bells Beach
- Lorne
- Overnight at Apollo Bay
Nov 23
- Great Ocean Road:
- Great Otway National Park
- Cape Otway
- Twelve Apostles
- Dinner and overnight at Portland
Nov 24
- Mount Gambier: Blue Lake
- Naracoorte Caves National Park
- Late arrival at Adelaide
Nov 25
- Adelaide CBD by bus and walking
- Dinner
Nov 26
- Light's Vision
- Glenelg: beach & coffee
- Dinner at North Adelaide
Nov 27
- Adelaide CBD & coffee
- Dinner at Hahndorf
Nov 28
- Flights: ADL-BNE, BNE-MKY
- Rental car
- Late arrival at Mackay
Nov 29
- Relaxing on beach and pool
- Dinner at Mackay
Nov 30
- Relaxing on beach and pool
- Dinner at Mackay
Dec 1
- Drive: Mackay to Gladstone
- Hotel and pool at Gladstone
Dec 2
- Drive: Gladstone to River Heads
- Ferry to Fraser Island
- Pool and dinner at Kingfisher Bay Resort
Dec 3
- Offroad at Fraser Island
- S.S. Maheno
- Eli Creek
- Lake McKenzie
- Pool and dinner at Kingfisher Bay Resort
Dec 4
- Ferry to mainland
- Hervey Bay
- Noosa Heads
- Dinner and hotel at Sunshine Coast
Dec 5
- Sunshine Coast Hinterland
- Montville
- Glass House Mountains
- Redcliff: Bee Gees Way and Coffee
- Dinner and hotel at Brisbane
Dec 6
- Ferry boat tour Brisbane River
- Queen Street Mall
- Dinner at West End
Dec 7
- South Bank Parklands
- Stroll through the city
- Dinner at CBD
Dec 8
- Mt. Coot-tha
- Southbank Parklands: Street Beach Pool
- Dinner at West End
Dec 9
- Flight: BNE-AKL
- Hotel
- Dinner at CBD
Dec 10
- Stroll through the city
- Sky Tower
- Dinner at CBD
Dec 11
- Drive to Taupo
- Orakei Korako Geothermal Park
- Huka Falls
- Dinner at Taupo
Dec 12
- Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
- Rotorua
- Tauranga: beach and dinner
- Late arrival at Auckland/Parnell hotel
Dec 13
- Ferry to Waiheke
- Oneroa Beach
- Meeting Dortmund neighbors: dinner at Parnell with Weinberg family
Dec 14
- Flight: AKL-SYD
- Hotel and grocery shopping
- Holger: picking up bag at university office
- Dinner at Darlinghurst
Dec 15
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Food lounge Westfield CBD
- Bag packing
Dec 16
- Ferry boat trip to Manly Beach
- Flight: SYD-BKK
- Late arrival at Bangkok hotel (3am)
Dec 17
- First impressions via Skytrain
- Temple visits: Wat Arun and Wat Pho
- Dinner at Siam mall
Dec 18
- Long boat trip through Klongs (old canals)
- Pool, relax and dinner at hotel
Dec 19
- Flight: BKK-DBX
- Flight: DBX-DUS
- Pick-up at DUS by Niklas & Lukas
- Arrival at Dortmund around 9pm: end of journey...
