We wish you all a very happy and safe and wonderful new year - with as small a hangover as possible ;-)
Key new year's resolution:
* update blog more frequently - we've already managed to update our calendar (see link in sidebar) to be more reflective of where the heck we actually are. So if you're looking to come visit, or meet up, or want to know how best to avoid us - check the calendar.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
We've been everywhere, man
Done a spot of traveling lately - colour in your own map that shows where you've left your footprints, old socks, beer cans and general mayhem. See the appropriate song lyrics and check this:
Where have you been, man?
Where have you been, man?
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Its SNOWING!
Yay it's snowing! At least that's one good thing about winter here.
So where have we been - and where will we be going. Well tonight we're "Off to england to see the queen" - not quite but London anyways for new year. Catching up with people and drinking tooooo much. All in good spirits *wink wink*
We've been back to Australia - that was great for two weeks, soaking up some warmth and getting some colour back into our ultrawhite skins.
And also to Paris for a few days.
Not much time now so more on those two when we get back from London. And of course all the new year details too.
Hope you all have a great new year!
So where have we been - and where will we be going. Well tonight we're "Off to england to see the queen" - not quite but London anyways for new year. Catching up with people and drinking tooooo much. All in good spirits *wink wink*
We've been back to Australia - that was great for two weeks, soaking up some warmth and getting some colour back into our ultrawhite skins.
And also to Paris for a few days.
Not much time now so more on those two when we get back from London. And of course all the new year details too.
Hope you all have a great new year!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
New York or 18th to 25th November
And so after packing our less than 100mls of liquids into a 20cm x 20cm CLEAR ZIP-LOCK BAG and going through a huge bunch of unnecessary and stupid security procedures we arrived in the land of the free!
To meet us was a big american flag and a line of fellow passengers going through customs. After getting our turn in front of the very serious and bored looking customs person we were fingerprinted and photographed - a first in my life... very exciting. Especially considering the fact that my fingers happened to have very faint prints, so after pushing on my fingers harder and harder, the said security guy said "Rub the finger against your forehead!" to which my natural reaction was "Why?" which was followed by another natural reaction of "Maam, place your finger on your forehead and rub it!". Seeing as I wasn't getting an explanation, I rubbed my finger and then it scanned - finally we could see the amazing land of compulsory tipping and Krispy Kreams.
To get to our hotel in downtown we caught a hotel shuttle bus and while driving out of JFK experienced our next encounter with american law enforcement. A handcuffed guy was accompanied to a police vehicle by two officers - not something you see every day in peaceful Berlin. To give an idea of traffic
getting to downtown Manhattan - it took us close to three hours... but I s'pose it was a saturday afternoon. The shuttle driver was everything you expect - yelling "Go! Go! Go!" to the cars in front and pushing in wherever and whenever possible. Also while on our drive we came accross our first fat american - one of the ones made famous by our following photo series entitled "Fat Americans".
Arriving to our hotel and finding out that it is in fact the biggest and most expensive ($100USD a night) hole
we've ever stayed in, we had a delicious dinner at a mexican place where they prepared Guacamole (sp?) right by the side of your table - making it the freshest one we've ever tasted.
Following is a quick breakdown of (+)positives and (-)negatives in America:
+ New York subway: it is efficient, fast and runs even at nights.
+ Food: it's like Melbourne; you can get anything, anytime and unless you go somewhere very special it is pretty affordable and tasty
+ Busyness: the city is like a giant beesnest and that is kind of nice - it makes it so impersonal that it makes you feel at home.
- Homeless people: they're everywhere, making the place seem poor and dirty; as well as make you wonder about the state of the social welfare system
- Incredibly expensive hotels, which are not actually any good
- Expensive alcohol: a glass of beer is $6,50 USD
very BIG minus - Compulsory tipping: GURRRR, can't stand it
- Wherever you go, everywhere you hear that something or rather is "something or rather (eg. taller, longer, bigger, better, smellier, etc. etc.) in the world"
Something from an advertisiment in the subway from a guy named Creflo A.Dollar:
"* are you hungry for gods help?
* thirsty for his presence?
* eager for success in every aspect of your life.?"
Oh yeah, another note on security procedures in the airport prior to our flight to LA... before security point the toilet paper in the toilets is only one (1) layer... but after security you get two (2)... I s'pose it's to help you catch all those extra liquids that you took through the checkpoint *boom boom*
And now some photos (in no particular order):
and of course no post would be complete without .... baby turtles!!!
To meet us was a big american flag and a line of fellow passengers going through customs. After getting our turn in front of the very serious and bored looking customs person we were fingerprinted and photographed - a first in my life... very exciting. Especially considering the fact that my fingers happened to have very faint prints, so after pushing on my fingers harder and harder, the said security guy said "Rub the finger against your forehead!" to which my natural reaction was "Why?" which was followed by another natural reaction of "Maam, place your finger on your forehead and rub it!". Seeing as I wasn't getting an explanation, I rubbed my finger and then it scanned - finally we could see the amazing land of compulsory tipping and Krispy Kreams.
To get to our hotel in downtown we caught a hotel shuttle bus and while driving out of JFK experienced our next encounter with american law enforcement. A handcuffed guy was accompanied to a police vehicle by two officers - not something you see every day in peaceful Berlin. To give an idea of traffic
getting to downtown Manhattan - it took us close to three hours... but I s'pose it was a saturday afternoon. The shuttle driver was everything you expect - yelling "Go! Go! Go!" to the cars in front and pushing in wherever and whenever possible. Also while on our drive we came accross our first fat american - one of the ones made famous by our following photo series entitled "Fat Americans".
Arriving to our hotel and finding out that it is in fact the biggest and most expensive ($100USD a night) hole
we've ever stayed in, we had a delicious dinner at a mexican place where they prepared Guacamole (sp?) right by the side of your table - making it the freshest one we've ever tasted.Following is a quick breakdown of (+)positives and (-)negatives in America:
+ New York subway: it is efficient, fast and runs even at nights.
+ Food: it's like Melbourne; you can get anything, anytime and unless you go somewhere very special it is pretty affordable and tasty
+ Busyness: the city is like a giant beesnest and that is kind of nice - it makes it so impersonal that it makes you feel at home.
- Homeless people: they're everywhere, making the place seem poor and dirty; as well as make you wonder about the state of the social welfare system
- Incredibly expensive hotels, which are not actually any good
- Expensive alcohol: a glass of beer is $6,50 USD
very BIG minus - Compulsory tipping: GURRRR, can't stand it
- Wherever you go, everywhere you hear that something or rather is "something or rather (eg. taller, longer, bigger, better, smellier, etc. etc.) in the world"
Something from an advertisiment in the subway from a guy named Creflo A.Dollar:
"* are you hungry for gods help?
* thirsty for his presence?
* eager for success in every aspect of your life.?"
Oh yeah, another note on security procedures in the airport prior to our flight to LA... before security point the toilet paper in the toilets is only one (1) layer... but after security you get two (2)... I s'pose it's to help you catch all those extra liquids that you took through the checkpoint *boom boom*
And now some photos (in no particular order):
and of course no post would be complete without .... baby turtles!!!
Friday, December 15, 2006
Blogs, babies, marriages and pregnancies explosion!!!
Gees... four blogs in one week - that's tough to manage..
quickie from Melbourne here... last day... blog overload... bbbrrr~!&%$%#$%#
And yeah this weeks total of 2006:
Marriages = 3
Babies born = 4
Pregnancies = 1
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
quickie from Melbourne here... last day... blog overload... bbbrrr~!&%$%#$%#
And yeah this weeks total of 2006:
Marriages = 3
Babies born = 4
Pregnancies = 1
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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