Blogs from Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 10

Ah! The sun! My friend we are re-united at last. You may have guessed but here in Oz in December its bloody hot. But apparently according to the weather forecast its mild at the mo! My arse. I am perspiring from every pore in my body! Yesterday was a crash and burn day. We were still on China time so went to bed late and got up late. But once up we wandered for a good five hours. We didn't get lost, we just were unsure of where we were at times, but thats the whole point! Some people will disagree but sometimes not knowing where you are is quite refreshing. We then thought "lets do something." So we did. We caught the city sightseeing tour around the city, saw the key places we wanted to ... read more

So! We are here, but it took alot it must be said. Our last dinner with the group was great. Lots of chatting and laughing but we all said goodbye, had a group photo and then realised that we would be seeing each other again so said goodbye to Melicia and Travis again later that night. Mauro kindly offered to take us to the market in the Old Town the next morning so we went. It was amazing. The meat and fish couldn't have been fresher, mainly because it was living until you purchased it and they would then butcher it in front of you. There were all kinds of weird and wonderful fish, eels, meat, dog, vegetables. And yet again it didn't matter that we were visitors to the country, for all intent and purpose ... read more

Back in business. Bloggen alltså. Denna gång ska det bli av till ännu mera "andra sidan jorden", nämligen Australien. Skulle åka tillsammans med min morbror Pär så idag, den 26e, tog vi oss ut till Arlanda med min morfar som chaufför. Som alltid var det enormt svårt att bara för ta med sig 20kg. Slutade på 19.5kg vilket dock inte bådar gott eftersom jag har en del inköp planerade i Sydney. Aja, det löser sig nog. På tax-freen gick vi runt och letade efter en present till Debbie - Peters mamma (Peter, från Japan-bloggen tidigare) som vi ska träffa på nyår. Såg även lite Mackmyra-whiskey som jag blev rätt sugen på då den är rätt sällsynt. Hittade Kosta Boda och Höganäs-affärerna och var faktiskt väldigt imponerad. Enormt mycket snygga glas-saker fanns det där. Om dom var ... read more

23/12/08 = Is Christmas Ruined? Had a great sleep and woke up nice and early ready to be naughty girls and escape without paying. Our v.last campsite experience and leaving it as fellons...well not fellons...just lowly travellers. Had shower, made some amazing egg 'n' soldiers for breakfast (I do make a mean dippy egg!), then left campsite, driving at a slow/quiet pace, with heads a little bowed. Hope they didn't get our license plate! Couldn't resist going to library first - is one of first places that camera has worked, so needed to take full advantage of it! Had an hour, but when came out was raining = plans for day ruined! Did our last bit of christmas shopping, then had to go back to van. Only spitting rain, but still no good for beach, so ... read more

Charlie rose early a went for a run. She now has the bragging rights to say "I've ran around the Sydney Opera House"! Today turned into a very long day, with many miles covered. We started our grand walk at half nine after a free breakfast and finished eleven hours later! We started with following Charlies running route to the SOH around the Botanical Gardens and then on to Circular Quay where we boarded a ferry for "Taronga Zoo". We were told we couldn't miss this due to it's surrounding scenery, it certainly didn't let us down! The views of the bridge and opera house were amazing. From here our next stop was at Watsons Bay for lunch and a walk to Camp Cove, the lighthouse and back via Lady's (nudist) Beach. Where there were no ... read more