October 1, 2009
First I need to report that I believe my kangaroo sighting was actually a wallaby & I don’t know enough about them to explain the difference, but I’ll let you know!
Whoa, 2 earthquakes in less than 24 hours and 1 tsunami -- it's all over the Australian news. It's really different to see the news from another's perspective. I don't know how to verbalize it, but just enough to make me notice it. Maybe it's because I have to listen harder to understand because of the accent and figures of speech? Or the fact that we are living in 1 room and the TV is always there?
We're really settled in now at The Victoria Hotel! One of John's colleagues has bought us a microwave and a toaster oven that he will put in his office after we leave. We will now have a wider variety of food than before. Since we've arrived in Melbourne, we've really made an effort to eat mostly fruits, salads, cheese and whole grain breads... to lose weight and be healthy. Since food is so much more expensive here, we are trying not to eat out as much either. But we could go to a different place every noon & night and still not get to all of them just surrounding the hotel. There are small narrow alleys that are packed full with stores of all kinds and a huge variety of cafes. Chinatown is just a couple blocks away as is a Greek area. Apparently there are MANY Greeks living here in Melbourne.
We took the Tourist 'City Circle' Tram (trolley car) around the city center yesterday to see the 'highlights'. Most of them we had seen in the guidebooks, but some are new. It's good to see where these places are ahead of time, so then we don't have to have our maps out, like some tourists! ;-)
On Sunday, The Royal Melbourne Show (their state fair) was a lot of fun despite the wind and rain! I really enjoyed the many varieties of cattle and sheep that are different than ours. We also saw cavies (guinea pigs), rabbits, alpacas, chickens, dogs, cats, goats & horses. Since I have never been to the State Fair in Puyallup, WA, I don't have much to compare it to. But, most of the buildings appeared to be fairly new, the craft, cooking and other displays were all behing glass and a lot more areas selling things. Also, I didn't see any political type booths which was great, but never found an elephant ear :-(.
First I need to report that I believe my kangaroo sighting was actually a wallaby & I don’t know enough about them to explain the difference, but I’ll let you know!
Whoa, 2 earthquakes in less than 24 hours and 1 tsunami -- it's all over the Australian news. It's really different to see the news from another's perspective. I don't know how to verbalize it, but just enough to make me notice it. Maybe it's because I have to listen harder to understand because of the accent and figures of speech? Or the fact that we are living in 1 room and the TV is always there?
We're really settled in now at The Victoria Hotel! One of John's colleagues has bought us a microwave and a toaster oven that he will put in his office after we leave. We will now have a wider variety of food than before. Since we've arrived in Melbourne, we've really made an effort to eat mostly fruits, salads, cheese and whole grain breads... to lose weight and be healthy. Since food is so much more expensive here, we are trying not to eat out as much either. But we could go to a different place every noon & night and still not get to all of them just surrounding the hotel. There are small narrow alleys that are packed full with stores of all kinds and a huge variety of cafes. Chinatown is just a couple blocks away as is a Greek area. Apparently there are MANY Greeks living here in Melbourne.
We took the Tourist 'City Circle' Tram (trolley car) around the city center yesterday to see the 'highlights'. Most of them we had seen in the guidebooks, but some are new. It's good to see where these places are ahead of time, so then we don't have to have our maps out, like some tourists! ;-)
On Sunday, The Royal Melbourne Show (their state fair) was a lot of fun despite the wind and rain! I really enjoyed the many varieties of cattle and sheep that are different than ours. We also saw cavies (guinea pigs), rabbits, alpacas, chickens, dogs, cats, goats & horses. Since I have never been to the State Fair in Puyallup, WA, I don't have much to compare it to. But, most of the buildings appeared to be fairly new, the craft, cooking and other displays were all behing glass and a lot more areas selling things. Also, I didn't see any political type booths which was great, but never found an elephant ear :-(.
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