Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie.....Oi Oi Oi.
We touched down in Sydney to a hot sunny day! This was too set the trend for our time in Aus.
We booked into our posh luxury city apartments in Sydney. We decided we had to spoil ourselves after months of backpacking (dodge showers, kitchens and communal areas were definitely last season). So we check in, settle in and decide to hit Manly beach to catch up with Ester (a Dutch gal we had befriended in South America who did a very similar route to us. One of those people you keep on bumping into) and a few of her mates. Had a great day on the beach and went for a few drinks at the famous ''Side Bar'' below ''Wake Up'' Hostel! So Sydney and our Aus trip got off to a great start beside one small dampener!
Dampener......When we decided to book this accommodation in Sydney we knew that we were leaving LA on the 26th December. We, as you could have guessed by now, weren't always 100 100% on the ball when it came it being organised. We booked apartments online for the first three nights, the 27th, 28th, 29th. We paid online by credit card and the deal was done! When we arrived in Sydney we quickly realised it was the 28th of December. In flying from LA to Sydney we obviously crossed the date line and lost the 27th in travel! So we had paid for a night (a fairly expense night on a backpackers budget) that we didn't use! Dope!
Catching up with friends was pretty much what Oz was to be all about. We spent a lot of time on the beach around Bondi/Coogee seeing old London friends.
New Year we went to a relaxed balcony party in Bondi with Brewer and Dano (old London acquaintances), and a few of Brewers close mates! That was a really good night......very small but as good as being in the thick of it by the harbour we reckon!
A couple of days after New Year we treated ourselves to a day at the cricket! Seano, a couple of Julians cousin and team Roadtrippin hit the SCG for the 1st day of the final test! It was a cracker of day, one of the best days we had on world tour! Idle banter with all the Ozzies around us, entertaining cricket, beer, more beer, more cricket, more banter, zinc painted faces, ''snakes'', Ozzies getting kicked out all around us, runs and wickets, burgers, more beer, catches, good catch up sessions, jokes, jokes about how bad the Ozzie cricket team was, beer.......all that a day at the cricket should be!
After a good few days of beaching in Sydney it was time for the Melbourne experience! Our first few days in Melbourne we were very kindly put up by a travel buddy we met in Rio called Christie! Spent our time beaching on Brighton beach, going down to Phillip Island, taking in a couple of movies and of course doing a little shopping.
Next stop in Melbourne was the Kyle Black residence. Like all of Blackers's homes it was a mad party destination! Blackers lives with 3 other awesome party dudes.....Woolsey, Pauly Ryan and Campo. The boys showed us a really good time: from beach cricket days on St Kilder beach to poker evenings; from awesome night spots like Baroq Bar and Madame Brussels to serious Play Station sessions (''Guitar Hero'' and ''Mario Carts'') at their place! They really knew how to put a couple of 20 something boys up for a few nights. Thanks Blackers and co for a wicked time!
After a whirlwind tour in Melbourne it was time to do that thing we hate so much......pack up the backpack, lug it around and get on some train/bus/plane!
Melbourne passed by in a blink of an eye and before we knew it we were sitting on a balcony overlooking Sydney with Tristan and Bianca Elder. Over dinner and a few glasses of wine we contemplated our last night in Sydney! Where does the time go hey? It goes quick when you having fun and Oz, we can say for certain, was fun!
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