Wow, the gap between spending in time in Australia and writing about it is starting to show. I’ll have to try and get myself in the same frame of mind to recall what happened.
First evening and next morning spent recovering from the long and mildly stressful journey. Got down to looking into a few IT based problems, and then meeting a couple of Alex and Mat’s friends.
More lovely cooking from Mat on the balcony, kangaroo steaks, and ameal or two out.
With Mat’s work schedule, I wasn’t going to have a lot of time in Brisbane (we had originally planned a chilled out road trip to get up to Brisbane, where the majority of our friends live), so I booked a flight for the Friday of next week, and then wandered around Alex’s local area, meeting more friends and popping down to a beach and a couple of beauty spots.
Sydney (Somewhere) Rocks
We also decided I should try and fit in the stereotypical tourist sights in Sydney, so caught a ferry from Manly to Sydney proper. Along the way, we saw Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. Being so close, and not wanting to miss out on the iconic building, we walked on over and took a few photos, before moving on into the city. After grabbing a few souvenirs for people in Astana, we grabbed a drink and headed home.
Someone Else’s (Much Better) Photo Of Sydney Harbour Bridge – WikiMedia
Alex Comes Out Of Her Shell
Sydney Opera House
Self Administered Vulcan Mind Meld Fails To Engage
It didn’t take long for me to see why Alex was happy staying in Australia, but Irina had already warned me that any attempts to see Australia as a “compromise” between staying in Astana and moving back to Britain would fall on deaf ears. Whilst enjoying my time in Sydney, I was also looking forward to Brisbane, where the rest of the British friends lived. To be continued…
April 23rd, 2013 5:40 am
The first pic is a waterfall next to the McCarrs Creek Road somewhere between Terrey Hills and Church Point. It probably has a name but I don’t know it.
Meh, servers are down at work – can’t do a thing except access external sites – yours is first on my list 🙂
Re. Self Administered Vulcan Mind Meld – it so did work, it just wasn’t you I was melding with, it was that woman to the right of my wrist!!!
April 23rd, 2013 4:01 pm
The first photo title was vague for two reasons… 1) You’re right, I had no recollection of the name, but also 2) Sydney Rocks! As in Sydney is cool 🙂
Nice to see you on here again, and only six weeks after the post was published :-p Hope we can all catch up on skype sometime
Re Vulcan mind meld, everyone knows you have to have physical contact in all but exceptional circumstances, which is why I assumed you were attempting to add your consciousness and soul to your own 🙂