Just wanted to comment on some initial observations/differences:
1. A 24 of pop (Coke or Sprite) is about $16 in Australia and their dollar is close to par...glad I'm not a pop drinker!!
2. It's freezing cold here and damp like Vancouver in the winter - I had to buy a hat, scarf and mittens yesterday ;(
3. They have 8 or 10 digit phone numbers.
4. Tax is included in the posted price - aka a cd priced at $14.95 will actually cost $14.95...taxes included...weird but I like it!!
5. Books and toothpaste are crazy expensive....a used, yellowing book was $10 at the used bookstore and a small tube (75ml of toothpaste is $4.00). Security at Sydney airport confiscated my tube from home, BEFORE I had a chance to use it; (
6. Their vegetables taste substantially better than ours :)
7. The linguistic differences amaze me...I hadn't expected so many AND I'm having issues with the accent ;(
8. I was educated on their version of football yesterday, it's a mix between soccer, rugby, lacross and football with barely any rules!! Was fun to watch ;)
That's all for now ;)
Sarah
16 June 2007
14 June 2007
Arrival ;)
Good morning,
I promised many of you an e-mail upon arrival so that you knew that I'd arrived safely in the land downunder.
My flight from Toronto to LAX was a bit different, there was a poor, elderly Armenian gentlement who couldn't speak English. He ended up taking ill on the plane, passed out for a bit and they (a doctor and two nurses who were passengers) ended up setting him up with intraveneous, paddles at the ready, etc.. all in the aisle of the plane. I'd expected an emergency landing but we plodded on to LA. My second and quasi third flights were uneventful in comparison. (Unfortunately, I missed a sunrise in Sydney was it was overcast)
I'm jet lagged but I think I'm not overly grumpy (Ashley isn't available to confirm or deny this ;-) We drove around Melbourne and I now have a rough idea of where I'll be getting lost over the next few days/weeks ;) It looks a lot like Canada..."same, same, but different" applies the world over. I've included the address to my blog as I don't plan on sending group e-mails regularly, that said, if someone would prefer an email instead of having to check the blog, please let me know as I can do both ;) I'm figuring that I'll do an update every two weeks or so... http://slawstravels.blogspot.com/
Take care!
Sarah
I promised many of you an e-mail upon arrival so that you knew that I'd arrived safely in the land downunder.
My flight from Toronto to LAX was a bit different, there was a poor, elderly Armenian gentlement who couldn't speak English. He ended up taking ill on the plane, passed out for a bit and they (a doctor and two nurses who were passengers) ended up setting him up with intraveneous, paddles at the ready, etc.. all in the aisle of the plane. I'd expected an emergency landing but we plodded on to LA. My second and quasi third flights were uneventful in comparison. (Unfortunately, I missed a sunrise in Sydney was it was overcast)
I'm jet lagged but I think I'm not overly grumpy (Ashley isn't available to confirm or deny this ;-) We drove around Melbourne and I now have a rough idea of where I'll be getting lost over the next few days/weeks ;) It looks a lot like Canada..."same, same, but different" applies the world over. I've included the address to my blog as I don't plan on sending group e-mails regularly, that said, if someone would prefer an email instead of having to check the blog, please let me know as I can do both ;) I'm figuring that I'll do an update every two weeks or so... http://slawstravels.blogspot.com/
Take care!
Sarah
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