Thursday, February 12th, 2009:
Today we woke up at 6:30, left at 7 am, walked an hour to this AMAZING café in the Rocks, where I got a ham and cheese croissant for pretty cheap. It was really yummy. J Then we went to the Opera House, and took our tour, which was INCREDIBLE! The dude who designed actually had no idea had they were going to build the sails. It was built in 1956, so that was pretty incredible for the time. You can also see a lot of the architecture. It was awesome. Afterward, Laura met up with us (she actually came to find me at the Opera House—I felt so special), and she walked with Brooke and I for a bit to the Royal Botanical Gardens. At the end, there’s the Government House, which is pretty much like a palace. Brooke and I are hoping to go there again tomorrow morning and take a guided tour on the inside. We didn’t go too in depth into the gardens, because our feet were killing us, so we cut it short and stopped by a souvenir shop in the Rocks (they sell authentic stuff, like kangaroo scrotums and crocodile jerky. Oh, and Lisa, I almost bought you a man… but then I didn’t) before getting a bite to eat. So… we were starving and wanted something cheap, so we decided to go to McDonald’s (after I bought a chocolate milkshake—definitely worth 4 bucks, tasted pretty much like chocolate milk). I bought a double decker bacon cheeseburger (or something like that) for $1. 95, so I was pretty happy. We went outside, and sat down (again, to rest our feet). I inspected it for pickles (which there were none of, God bless Australia) before I commenced eating. I took a bite and savored the incredible deliciousness of such an unhealthy food produced by a conglomerate company I do not support. As I lifted my burger back up for another bite, a freaking seagull suddenly swooped down, pretty much divebombing my face, and snatched my hamburger right out of my hands… and then proceeded to drop it on me, where it fell to the ground and was gone in about 5 seconds. There was ketchup and mustard on my leg, and on my khaki shorts I had planned (and am still planning) on wearing to Mass tomorrow at St. Mary’s Cathedral (no, it’s not Sunday, we just wanted to experience Mass there). I recall involuntarily screaming, but the whole event is kind of a blur. Yeah, you’re laughing (and apparently some lady walking by did too), but that’s just ‘cause it didn’t happen to you. So then, I had to go back inside (about a minute after I had just gotten my burger) and order another one. That I ate inside. It was then that Brooke and I just decided to go back to the hostel and chill for the rest of the afternoon. Which was really nice. I got on the internet (which is why you can read this), and talked to the padres and abuelos on skype. We had originally bought pizza for dinner, but then we realized that there was no oven for us to cook it in. The owners of the hostel bought it from us, which was really nice, and then we just got Dominos instead (and there were some delicious goods in there, and I’m not just talking about the pizza). ;) We watched some comedy (Jeff Dunham) and I think I’m about to call it a night pretty soon, after I arrange with the other girls to meet up tomorrow night for dinner. Anyways, that’s about it. Hope y’all are doing well, and I’ll try to put up some pictures when we have faster internet (probably in Freo). Take care!
Today we woke up at 6:30, left at 7 am, walked an hour to this AMAZING café in the Rocks, where I got a ham and cheese croissant for pretty cheap. It was really yummy. J Then we went to the Opera House, and took our tour, which was INCREDIBLE! The dude who designed actually had no idea had they were going to build the sails. It was built in 1956, so that was pretty incredible for the time. You can also see a lot of the architecture. It was awesome. Afterward, Laura met up with us (she actually came to find me at the Opera House—I felt so special), and she walked with Brooke and I for a bit to the Royal Botanical Gardens. At the end, there’s the Government House, which is pretty much like a palace. Brooke and I are hoping to go there again tomorrow morning and take a guided tour on the inside. We didn’t go too in depth into the gardens, because our feet were killing us, so we cut it short and stopped by a souvenir shop in the Rocks (they sell authentic stuff, like kangaroo scrotums and crocodile jerky. Oh, and Lisa, I almost bought you a man… but then I didn’t) before getting a bite to eat. So… we were starving and wanted something cheap, so we decided to go to McDonald’s (after I bought a chocolate milkshake—definitely worth 4 bucks, tasted pretty much like chocolate milk). I bought a double decker bacon cheeseburger (or something like that) for $1. 95, so I was pretty happy. We went outside, and sat down (again, to rest our feet). I inspected it for pickles (which there were none of, God bless Australia) before I commenced eating. I took a bite and savored the incredible deliciousness of such an unhealthy food produced by a conglomerate company I do not support. As I lifted my burger back up for another bite, a freaking seagull suddenly swooped down, pretty much divebombing my face, and snatched my hamburger right out of my hands… and then proceeded to drop it on me, where it fell to the ground and was gone in about 5 seconds. There was ketchup and mustard on my leg, and on my khaki shorts I had planned (and am still planning) on wearing to Mass tomorrow at St. Mary’s Cathedral (no, it’s not Sunday, we just wanted to experience Mass there). I recall involuntarily screaming, but the whole event is kind of a blur. Yeah, you’re laughing (and apparently some lady walking by did too), but that’s just ‘cause it didn’t happen to you. So then, I had to go back inside (about a minute after I had just gotten my burger) and order another one. That I ate inside. It was then that Brooke and I just decided to go back to the hostel and chill for the rest of the afternoon. Which was really nice. I got on the internet (which is why you can read this), and talked to the padres and abuelos on skype. We had originally bought pizza for dinner, but then we realized that there was no oven for us to cook it in. The owners of the hostel bought it from us, which was really nice, and then we just got Dominos instead (and there were some delicious goods in there, and I’m not just talking about the pizza). ;) We watched some comedy (Jeff Dunham) and I think I’m about to call it a night pretty soon, after I arrange with the other girls to meet up tomorrow night for dinner. Anyways, that’s about it. Hope y’all are doing well, and I’ll try to put up some pictures when we have faster internet (probably in Freo). Take care!
Yay for updating your blog, good job! :) I love your stories, especially the one about the seagull. And yay for pictures, that's so exciting! :) I'm glad you're having fun!
ReplyDeleteIf you keep this up I won't have to give you hell. Sounds like you are having fun.
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