{"id":619,"date":"2023-03-24T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/?p=619"},"modified":"2023-04-21T09:16:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T09:16:37","slug":"neb-takes-me-to-sydney-harbour-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/24\/neb-takes-me-to-sydney-harbour-at-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Neb Takes Me to Sydney Harbour at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; Neb, our former exchange student from long ago, who now lives in Sydney with his delightful family, met me outside the restaurant, and we walked down to Sydney Harbour. It was, by now, dark, and a pleasant temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sydney Harbour at night is a magical place! 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