Australia Day!!

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Well It started off as any other normal day in the land of Oz! Went down to the local fish market to eat a bowl of fresh fruit with a fruity yoghurt topping, and sat looking out over the harbour, trying to figure out how it can be so bloody hot at 8 in the morning!! then off into town to hand out some resume's (trying not to look desperate...give us a job! we're really good honest!) and then the sun got the better of us and we had to go sunbathe on the roof of our hostel with a couple of toohey's, (local beer...Mmmm)! some fresh fish for a light lunch (yeah, might have been a tuna sandwich but hey, were budgeting here!) then back to the room for a siesta! Thank God for air conditioning! luckily we woke up in time to get down to darling Harbour to join in the festivities for the tail end of "Australia day" the one day of the year all of australia gets together to celebrate being great! (you'd never get this in England!) the day itself represents the day the first settlers landed on this sacred land. "Australia day" or "invasion day" as the Aboriginals call it, also signifying the slow but systematic genocide of the Aboriginal people. But hey! lets not dwell on the down side! the general atmosphere was one of unity and a diversity of cultures all coming together to celebrate some sort of promised land! and my god did they come!! 150,000 piled into the harbour for what we can only describe as the finest fireworks display you could ever imagine!! And they did it to ACDC!! THUNDERSTRUCK, (made lloyd very happy)!!

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Photos

Spangly!
Happy Australia day!

Sydney fish market
a little cloudy this morn, but this is the harbour we've been eating breakfast at!

Bliss
The Girls a fucking lizard! I was sat chilin in the shade listnin to Bob Marley...God I felt cheezy!

The View!
This is What we can see from our hostel, look closely, thats Sydney harbour bridge!

Byee!
Wish you guys were here! its not quite right!

Comments

[Kim]

me again
just wanna say that ozzy day looks amazing and i wish i was there, i love u loads and loads xxxxxxx love ur lil sis xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[stoney]

Rock on.
Fireworks to ACDC? You fucking knows it.

[Jonny]

I never liked you any way
Worcester seems very quiet recently but i just think that's because you guys have gone and therefore left me wondering what i should be doing with myself. I wouldn't mind being elsewhere. These feelings aren't due to me ever liking you or because of the fact that i miss you! Only joking! Hope it's all super duper over there! A little message for you both; Grace, please remember that you burnt in Ibiza and i didn't! Ha, i'm a ginge too! Just watch your 'gettin pissed and having a kip in the heat' routines. God, i sound like a parent! LLoyd, quit wearing horrible shirts! Just coz your in Oz don't mean that you can get away with wearing ming! I love you. Jonny

[Kimberlina]

Hiya!!
Spangly indeed!! You both look amazingly happy and well, it makes me sick!! Only joking brilliant to hear from you both, keep sending the pictures they make me smile really!! Especially those shirts!! What will we see next. Anyway keep us updated. Miss you both heaps and Grace it doesn't even need to be said!! xxx

[Aaron]

No one wants to see that
For gods sake grace put some clothes on. No one wants to see that on a Friday afternoon after a long week at work. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Lyns]

hello!
Awwww...everything looks so sparkly and lovely! I miss you guys....... xxx

[charli farli]

HIIIY YA!
Ive just read your journal for the first time! WOW what lovely fireworks! I was almost there with the sound of ooohhs and aaaahhs, BUT for the sound of 'crazy joe' singing comical rock rhapsody's in the background. Ahh nowt changes do it?! You look blissfully happy on your adventures .....but lloyd, y'kno you still shouldn't be wearing THAT shirt! Although granted the cheese factor seems to suit the aussey fashion much more. And so do you obviously! Something to do with the sun...(and scenary and bikini's and sea) and all the other lovely things that you're seeing! thanks for sharing it . have fun XX XX Love charli

[dave]

acdc, how fucking great
gotta love thunder struck, wot a tune. wld of made me well happy. big smiles. love to you both.