25/6/05 - A good advert for wine dont you think?
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Christmas - British style (Sian)
It is cold here. Not freezing, but cold enough to warrant the English, Irish and Canadians to sing Christmas Carols! I am expecting Christmas lights to be strung across the wide Melbourne streets here. The feeling is most bizare considering England is in the midst of a heat wave.
It was half way to Christmas yesterday and Steve and I threw a Christmas party at our place. I spent hours cooking a Turkey Roast and all the trimmings for 9 of us! The roast came with beautiful Mulled wine, delicious! We had a great time with secret santa, Santa hats, and of course Steve dressing up as Father Christmas!
One of our Australian Friends said it was much like the bizare cold christmas he'd had in London, 6 months ago!
It has really been a Boxing day today too, with cold turkey sandwiches!
Check out our floaties for our Christmas antics.
It was half way to Christmas yesterday and Steve and I threw a Christmas party at our place. I spent hours cooking a Turkey Roast and all the trimmings for 9 of us! The roast came with beautiful Mulled wine, delicious! We had a great time with secret santa, Santa hats, and of course Steve dressing up as Father Christmas!
One of our Australian Friends said it was much like the bizare cold christmas he'd had in London, 6 months ago!
It has really been a Boxing day today too, with cold turkey sandwiches!
Check out our floaties for our Christmas antics.
Saturday, June 11, 2005
wonderful weekend, and scary movies (Sian)
Last weekend we hired a car and Steve drove me around for the day - it was great! We drove though the wonderful Yarra valley stopping off on the way to but some lovely wine from one of the vineyards. The view was amazing and it was an enjoyable day for the both us!
Sunday morning was spent drinking bucks fizz and then the afternoon a stroll in the park with our friends dogs to walk off all th booze!
On Tuesday our flatmate decided to move to Sydney as she had no luck finding work here and the promise of a good job up there. By Wednesday Kate was gone! I will miss her loads!
On Wednesday night we saw the scariest movie ever - The original japanese version of the Grudge . I was so scared that I screamed out loud! I have never seen anything like it! Steve kept on making me jump by stroking my arm too! Our friend Emma was so scared afterwards she had to stay with us in Kate's old room!
Last night we went to see a Bollywood movie that we are in - just a glimpse! It's called Bunty aur Bably and is really good! It's made me want to go to India again!
All this plus the gym and a few drinks with friends! It has been a great week!
Sunday morning was spent drinking bucks fizz and then the afternoon a stroll in the park with our friends dogs to walk off all th booze!
On Tuesday our flatmate decided to move to Sydney as she had no luck finding work here and the promise of a good job up there. By Wednesday Kate was gone! I will miss her loads!
On Wednesday night we saw the scariest movie ever - The original japanese version of the Grudge . I was so scared that I screamed out loud! I have never seen anything like it! Steve kept on making me jump by stroking my arm too! Our friend Emma was so scared afterwards she had to stay with us in Kate's old room!
Last night we went to see a Bollywood movie that we are in - just a glimpse! It's called Bunty aur Bably and is really good! It's made me want to go to India again!
All this plus the gym and a few drinks with friends! It has been a great week!
Saturday, May 28, 2005
You know you're in Australia when... (Sian)
A possum wee's on your boyfriends head!
The other night as we were walking down the road we were showing our friend Emma all the local possums who live down our street, we watched a very brave possum tight rope walk along a telephone cable, then stop to wee on Steve's head! Luckily we were just off to the local swimming pool so he didn't smell to much like wee for very long!
We have had a great week here! It started by finding a local Cinema that plays old retro films. We went to see Ferris Buelers Day off. I am going to see Fame their on Monday. Tuesday was spent in a local bar sitting by their log fire sipping red wine. Wednesday after the possum weeing session we went to the sea baths, a salty warm swimming pool - interesting, only all my silver jewelry went black! Thursday I went out with Kate for a girlie theatre night and watched an amazing show of Gothic Fairy Tales. It was part art installation and mostly performance but was excellent. Friday night was spent having a few drinks, then a few more and more... It was good fun!
We have also joined a gym, so will try and get fit and healthy before our return to the UK next year!
The other night as we were walking down the road we were showing our friend Emma all the local possums who live down our street, we watched a very brave possum tight rope walk along a telephone cable, then stop to wee on Steve's head! Luckily we were just off to the local swimming pool so he didn't smell to much like wee for very long!
We have had a great week here! It started by finding a local Cinema that plays old retro films. We went to see Ferris Buelers Day off. I am going to see Fame their on Monday. Tuesday was spent in a local bar sitting by their log fire sipping red wine. Wednesday after the possum weeing session we went to the sea baths, a salty warm swimming pool - interesting, only all my silver jewelry went black! Thursday I went out with Kate for a girlie theatre night and watched an amazing show of Gothic Fairy Tales. It was part art installation and mostly performance but was excellent. Friday night was spent having a few drinks, then a few more and more... It was good fun!
We have also joined a gym, so will try and get fit and healthy before our return to the UK next year!
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Road trips are cool!! So is Australia.....(Steve)
As our last post was sometime ago and not the most positive one we've done, its really nice to be able to say that we have settled in much more now, and despite the fact that we have returned to reality, yes, we have jobs, and guess where? A Bank!! Who would've guessed???
This weekend was one of the best so far in Oz, and no alcohol involved. We decided a break from the city was in order, the famous Great Ocean Road is only 120kms from Melbourne so we hired a car and headed off on Saturday morning. The road stretches from Torquay all the way to Wannaburra (I think) some 300 kms towards Adelaide. It is without doubt the most exilerating road I have ever driven along (sadly in an automatic Mitsubishi Lancer) with shockingly stunning scenery, the pictures below dont really do any of it justice.
The sea off Southern Australia is very strong and has the best surfing in Oz, apparently. But as we cant do that we stared at the 'swells' and marvelled at the power of the sea, along with some very rugged coastline. The 12 Apostles were a wonderful sight, although you cant actually see all 12 unless you charter a helicopter nearby, a rather expensive option sadly.
Another stunning sight was the Bay of Martyrs another 100k's along, amazing in the dark!! We rented a log cabin in a trailer park (classy!!) and then found a pub in Boggy Creek, interestingly called Boggy Creek Pub, in the middle of nowhere, and I mean nowhere. Shame I had to drive really, as it would have been funny getting plastered with the locals who were staring at the 'strangers' in their watering hole, but never mind. Sunday morning and we start the long trek back to Melbourne, but not without stopping at a small wildlife park where we met and fed the inhabitants, who included: Parrots, Deer, Emus, Wallabies, Kangaroos, more Deer, more Kangaroos, a Koala (sleeping), Donkeys, Peacocks, Goats, a Dingo and a cute sleepy Possum!! Oh, and they did lovely Devonshire Tea and Scones as well-the owners that is. Never having hand fed a Kangaroo, a Fallow Deer or any of the others it was a cool way to finish the trip for 3 of us. Back to work tomorrow for another dose of 'real world', but its money isnt it??
Love to everyone who reads this, and get yer ass's down under, it cool!!
This weekend was one of the best so far in Oz, and no alcohol involved. We decided a break from the city was in order, the famous Great Ocean Road is only 120kms from Melbourne so we hired a car and headed off on Saturday morning. The road stretches from Torquay all the way to Wannaburra (I think) some 300 kms towards Adelaide. It is without doubt the most exilerating road I have ever driven along (sadly in an automatic Mitsubishi Lancer) with shockingly stunning scenery, the pictures below dont really do any of it justice.
The sea off Southern Australia is very strong and has the best surfing in Oz, apparently. But as we cant do that we stared at the 'swells' and marvelled at the power of the sea, along with some very rugged coastline. The 12 Apostles were a wonderful sight, although you cant actually see all 12 unless you charter a helicopter nearby, a rather expensive option sadly.
Another stunning sight was the Bay of Martyrs another 100k's along, amazing in the dark!! We rented a log cabin in a trailer park (classy!!) and then found a pub in Boggy Creek, interestingly called Boggy Creek Pub, in the middle of nowhere, and I mean nowhere. Shame I had to drive really, as it would have been funny getting plastered with the locals who were staring at the 'strangers' in their watering hole, but never mind. Sunday morning and we start the long trek back to Melbourne, but not without stopping at a small wildlife park where we met and fed the inhabitants, who included: Parrots, Deer, Emus, Wallabies, Kangaroos, more Deer, more Kangaroos, a Koala (sleeping), Donkeys, Peacocks, Goats, a Dingo and a cute sleepy Possum!! Oh, and they did lovely Devonshire Tea and Scones as well-the owners that is. Never having hand fed a Kangaroo, a Fallow Deer or any of the others it was a cool way to finish the trip for 3 of us. Back to work tomorrow for another dose of 'real world', but its money isnt it??
Love to everyone who reads this, and get yer ass's down under, it cool!!
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