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Hello People, I thought I should update you on our goings on... before we melt! We dont see a day now below 30 degrees, whether it is sunny or not, its like stepping out into an oven! Yes what im about to say has come from me..... Its too hot, We really couldnt live in this heat!!!
Where is the perfect place which has warm temperatures all year round (25 degrees) and sun?? Answers on a postcard please.... on on the message board!!
Anyway Lukes Birthday has been and gone now... time is just passing us by, far too quickly!!!
So on Saturday 22nd, we went to the Symphony in the Domain - basically 'Opera in the Park' we only went bcause our friend Kelsey wanted to go, and it was free, and we hadnt any other plans! So off we went, this time we took blankets and a picnic, so were prepared!!! It was nice, then when we got home we went out to Darling Harbour and drank too much Vodka!
Anyway the following day was 'Lukes FAKE Birthday' - we couldnt get the time off work to have Monday off to celebrate, so we brought it forward a day... So we got up - had our 'traditional' bacon sandwiches from the BBQ, then got the ferry from Darling Harbour to Taronga Zoo!!!!!!
On route to Darling Harbour we stopped off at Fort Denison, we didnt take a look around, because it was $7 per person for the privilidge!!!! The ferry docked and we caught the cable car over the Zoo into the Zoo... Yes Taronga is just a standard Zoo, but it is so perfectly set out to make the most of its location, first stop, the Gorgeous Giraffes... their pen overlooked the opera house and the harbour bridge!
Then onto the new baby Indian Elephants... this is big news in Australia, and they are cute things, still huge, but cute, the baby looked like her skin was far to big for its body and was all saggy.... We then went to the free flight bird show.. this was entertaining, they had a tape playing with music and audio of an aboriginal guy talking, and birds flew over in cue and chickens ran across the stage choreographed perfectly! then a white pigeon was hanging around ( we thought it was messing up the routine) but it released a poster of the sponsors of the show.... impressive!!! The show lasted 20 minutes and it was very interesting and entertaining, then we visited the seal show - again really funny... the seals did what you would imagine at seal shows, but the guy who was talking told us not to clap if the seal didnt do PERFECT - Just to train it to do better.... how were we supposed to know what was perfect?? Hmmmmm... so we clapped all the same! Had a fish and chips lunch, then finished the rest of the Zoo off before retiring home.
That evening we went to see The Social Network, the film about Facebook..... yes, not just at a cinema, but an open air cinema! It was Awesome!!!!! the screen was as big as a real cinema screen and the sound was great, the only problem were the pesky bats... theyre annoying screeches were hard to tune out!! The film was average, but the night was amazing!!!!!!! loads of people sitting in a field, all wrapped up in blankets, sitting on bean bags - purrrrfect!
Im currently working for Hays recruitment, i have a contract here for my remaining time in Sydney which im really pleased about, Luke is still at the courier company, its all good!! we had a charity day last friday for the Queensland Floods, we raised $50,000.00!! Was impressed with this, I only donated $2.00 - but i am a traveller........ if anyone is wanting to donate money, then ill give you my bank details!!!
Our house is just brilliant just now, the dirty housemates have moved out and have loads of new lovely housemates, Luke & I are moving into the studio at the weekend with a 50" TV - no joke... so were very excited!!
And its Australia Day tomorrow - Public Holiday!! I heard them chatting on the news about it this morning, that theyre trying to make it a full week of public holidays!!! then it got onto - why not make it a whole month... (lots of companies in Sydney only went back to work on the 24th... seriously!) So lots of festivities going on... Not sure what though... or what we'll do!?! .... Tune in for the next update to fund out!!!!!
Catch you all later, love from 2 whithering old 26 year olds!! J&L XXXXXXXXXXX
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