I miss Australia! I want to go back!
I got to spend a week in Adelaide. It is a beautiful city. Very friendly people. The summer weather was so enjoyable. Each night after we got done with work, I got to walk around the city and poke around in the shops and restuarants. On Saturday, the day before I left, I took a bus tour of the area, and then went to the beach. I did not want to leave.
Some observations:
- Australians are much more relaxed then the NJers who rush all the time, even when it is not necessary. I very easily adapted to the relaxed atmosphere.
- Taxi drivers in Australia like you to sit up front with them and talk to them. Much different from the drivers around here.
- I like the taste of kangaroo steak. Much more than I expected to.
- I miss American pizza when I have to go a week without it. This was my big craving, which was not what I thought it would have been.
- When you sit in a room all day with Australian sailors looking sharp in their dress whites, talking with their sexy accents, it is very hard to concentrate on work.
- Australians like to get really, really drunk on Australia Day. And many were still sitting in the bars on Sunday morning as I headed to the airport.
- I do not understand the game of cricket. I watched it for about an hour, and still have no clue what I was watching.
- If you get invited to an Australian barbeque, and they serve you sausage, be afraid. Be very afraid. I don't know what it is, but it is not like any sausage I ever tasted.
- The plane ride(s) from Philly to Adelaide is very long. And I get cranky when I am stuck on an airplane that long.
- Australian paper money makes so much more sense than the U.S.'s. The various bills are color coded and sized according to their value, and they are made out of a material that lasts a long time. The coins on the other hand make no sense and are a pain in the neck to deal with.
- Driving in a car with an American trying to drive on the other side of the road is taking your life into your hands.
- After a week, you start hearing yourself say G'Day Mate and No Worries.
The plan is for me to return in May. I am going to try to visit another area of Australia on the trip home. I just have to figure out if I want to go touristy or more native-like.
I got to spend a week in Adelaide. It is a beautiful city. Very friendly people. The summer weather was so enjoyable. Each night after we got done with work, I got to walk around the city and poke around in the shops and restuarants. On Saturday, the day before I left, I took a bus tour of the area, and then went to the beach. I did not want to leave.
Some observations:
- Australians are much more relaxed then the NJers who rush all the time, even when it is not necessary. I very easily adapted to the relaxed atmosphere.
- Taxi drivers in Australia like you to sit up front with them and talk to them. Much different from the drivers around here.
- I like the taste of kangaroo steak. Much more than I expected to.
- I miss American pizza when I have to go a week without it. This was my big craving, which was not what I thought it would have been.
- When you sit in a room all day with Australian sailors looking sharp in their dress whites, talking with their sexy accents, it is very hard to concentrate on work.
- Australians like to get really, really drunk on Australia Day. And many were still sitting in the bars on Sunday morning as I headed to the airport.
- I do not understand the game of cricket. I watched it for about an hour, and still have no clue what I was watching.
- If you get invited to an Australian barbeque, and they serve you sausage, be afraid. Be very afraid. I don't know what it is, but it is not like any sausage I ever tasted.
- The plane ride(s) from Philly to Adelaide is very long. And I get cranky when I am stuck on an airplane that long.
- Australian paper money makes so much more sense than the U.S.'s. The various bills are color coded and sized according to their value, and they are made out of a material that lasts a long time. The coins on the other hand make no sense and are a pain in the neck to deal with.
- Driving in a car with an American trying to drive on the other side of the road is taking your life into your hands.
- After a week, you start hearing yourself say G'Day Mate and No Worries.
The plan is for me to return in May. I am going to try to visit another area of Australia on the trip home. I just have to figure out if I want to go touristy or more native-like.
