Saturday, April 28, 2007
Travelling Post 27 - I'm in Melbourne
This morning I left Mildura by coach and 7-8 hours later I arrived in Melbourne by train. And I shall miss (some of) the people and the poker and.... yep that's it. If Mildura was a person who died then I surely would not be the right person to give a eulogy. It is great to not be there. My plans are to spend all that money I have saved over the next few weeks travelling to, from and around Melbourne, Adelaide, Uluru, Perth and the West Coast. I shall attempt to regularly update my blog about by exciting adventures, endeavouring to make you all jealous.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Travelling Post 26 - Easter in Australia
I'm still in Mildura, and I'm still working hard, but over Easter I had had a 3 1/2 day break and suitably both Friday and Saturday night were taken up with going out drinking. On Easter Sunday I took up my boss' invitation to Sunday lunch with his family which was a spit-roasted lamb plus a lot of Mediterranean dishes.
Now many of you know my fondness for being particular with what food I eat, otherwise known as fussiness, and have already been surprised with what I have eaten on my travels well be prepared to be shocked and shocked again. Not only did I eat lamb, I also enjoyed it, and I also tried all those various Mediterranean dishes, one of which contained spinach which I also enjoyed. There were many other dishes I tried whose names are unpronounceable and forgotten by me but they also contained foods you wouldn't see me going near my mouth on normal occasions and apart from a beetroot/onion/garlic dish I enjoyed them all. Desert was best though.
After they thoroughly stuffed me with the main buffet, a short break was held before desert where I had no choice, yes I was indeed forced, to try many Greek cakes and short breads. My favourite was, I believe, baklava, but I couldn't really tell you for sure because I'm not too positive which of the sweets was baklava- I just remembered the name so it deserved a mention.
After an enjoyable lunch, where I was given 2 plates of cakes to take home, I ended the day watching Peter Pan on DVD in one of my friends rooms (yes I have some before any smart arse decides to post something questioning this.
This was a very different experience to an Aussie Christmas with friends, but having a meal with a family was not all that different to having one with my own. Just the food and the weather was different.
Today was back to work though, oh well not long left before I can make everyone jealous again. (p.s. if there are any errors in the post it is cos I sat at a computer with a fuzzy screened monitor so cannot see what i am typing properly-and my space button isn't working very well.)
Now many of you know my fondness for being particular with what food I eat, otherwise known as fussiness, and have already been surprised with what I have eaten on my travels well be prepared to be shocked and shocked again. Not only did I eat lamb, I also enjoyed it, and I also tried all those various Mediterranean dishes, one of which contained spinach which I also enjoyed. There were many other dishes I tried whose names are unpronounceable and forgotten by me but they also contained foods you wouldn't see me going near my mouth on normal occasions and apart from a beetroot/onion/garlic dish I enjoyed them all. Desert was best though.
After they thoroughly stuffed me with the main buffet, a short break was held before desert where I had no choice, yes I was indeed forced, to try many Greek cakes and short breads. My favourite was, I believe, baklava, but I couldn't really tell you for sure because I'm not too positive which of the sweets was baklava- I just remembered the name so it deserved a mention.
After an enjoyable lunch, where I was given 2 plates of cakes to take home, I ended the day watching Peter Pan on DVD in one of my friends rooms (yes I have some before any smart arse decides to post something questioning this.
This was a very different experience to an Aussie Christmas with friends, but having a meal with a family was not all that different to having one with my own. Just the food and the weather was different.
Today was back to work though, oh well not long left before I can make everyone jealous again. (p.s. if there are any errors in the post it is cos I sat at a computer with a fuzzy screened monitor so cannot see what i am typing properly-and my space button isn't working very well.)
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