my father was born in Australia
Wow, the land down under. I spent a little time there and also in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia to the north.
He was born in Sydney, in a cab on the way to the hospital..lol
Was he named after the cab driver? Dose he speak any of the 250 native languages? 
no he wasent, unless the cab drivers name was Sydney also. He only speaks English
I find it strange that Sydney is the largest urban area but not the Capital. 
So true, I have actually never been able to visit Australia sadly
It's time to go. I went a few years ago. I went to Melbourne  which is the 2nd biggest city.
Is that where the Zoo is? The one that Steve Irwin ran?
No thats up in Brisbane. His parents actually opened it and called it Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park.