Happy New Year!

Here are a few pictures from New Year's Eve in Sydney. As you can see, we had a decent view of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which is the focal point of the fireworks extravaganza at midnight. I wanted post a short video of the midnight countdown and the beginning of the fireworks, but the computer I'm on right now isn't allowing me to upload videos. Oh well, I'm guessing the footage you might have seen on CNN is better than what I captured.

Here's a picture I'm posting purely for Pallavi's benefit.......it makes her really happy when her brother and I hug. As you can see, it makes Parth really happy too.
Joining us in Sydney for New Year's Eve was Paris Hilton, who apparently received $100,000 to attend a party. Pallavi and I didn't receive quite as much. Here is a picture of her after she got into her car outside her hotel (photo courtesy of Parth Sharma Photography, New York, NY). The big question on everybody's mind -- why was Paris HILTON staying at the Sydney SHERATON??

Bright Lights, Big Sydney

Greetings from our final stop in Australia. We arrived in Sydney a few days ago and were joined here by Pallavi's parents and brother, Parth, yesterday. Here are some of the pictoral highlights thus far -- a bunch of pictures of us with the main tourist attractions, Pallavi settling in as we were about to watch an outdoor movie at night in a bat-infested park, and Pallavi's father getting interviewed by the local ABC station for a story about folks visiting Sydney for New Year's......from New Jersey, USA to New South Wales, Australia, the man's a celebrity! In addition to what's pictured below, the highlights have been Pallavi and I trying to keep up with the speed-walking antics of her mom & dad, a cruise around Sydney Harbor, and Parth just being Parth. Good times.