... must have been a filthy rich man, otherwise he wouldn't have survived in his country. My time in OZ went in a blur, and the 10 days down under left a lasting impression - a deep hole in my budget. I'd have never thought that I'd return to London one day, exclaiming: "Oh my God, everything is so cheap here!" No offence, I liked SYD, I liked MEL even more, but the money slid through my fingers. Not funny. Okay, here are my likes and dislikes regarding OZ (which is not really OZ but a city tour of the east coast):
I liked ... in Sydney: Shelly Beach, Manly, and the incredibly smooth water of the Pacific; Harbour Bridge and the view from it; Darling Harbour and its Chinese Garden; the mad bunch in my hostel; the fact that the city feels like a small version of NYC; Pie Face (yummy pies); Blue Mountains (and the tour) ... and Alister who sold me my Magic Bus ticket for NZ :o).
I liked ... in Melbourne: the tram (could have sat on it for hours); Yarra river; Acland St. = I thought I'd died and gone to heaven, cake heaven to be precise (5 cake shops in a row); the pier in St. Kilda; the Great Ocean Road (Wowee!!); Queen Victoria Market & Fitzroy ... and the Green Bean Salad (including the waiter who served it) on my last night.
What I didn't like was the price I, literally, had to pay for all this. And the fact that I was in Australia, the other end of the world, down under, which should have felt like amazing but felt more like an overpriced city trip because I didn't see anything of the country itself. Only 10 days in OZ? Who came up with that stupid idea? xxx
Thank you for these inspiring comments. I wish I could be there with you to share these special moments. Keep having fun my lovely. xxxx
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