Loved it. Was a bit sad to get back here, but have had a fab day visiting Arrowtown today. It's a little gold mining town in the mountains. Amazing is the word.
Flying home tomorrow. See you!!
fredag 17 april 2009
Almost there!
Back in Queenstown after four days in the wild. Fantastic. Sorry, but the superlatives are just flowing here. It was so amazing. The solo-tramping (kiwi for hiking by yourself) went magnificent, really no problem at all. I walked for 4-6 hours per days through amazing alpine landscapes. I am not overly religious but when the sun appeared in a mountain pass in the far distance, after 2 hours of pouring rain, I was convinced that there must be a higher creator. It was painstakingly beautiful. Had nice chats with people in the huts in the evening too, really nice people these trampers. Many solo-trampers too, so I didn't feel like billy-no-mates either.
måndag 13 april 2009
Un communicado
Am in Milford Sound, Fiordlands, a National Park in South West New Zealand. Am checked in to a not-so-glamorous Lodge on the Fiord. Clean and full of people, no worries at all. Tomorrow I am off to the Routeburn track for hiking for three days. All by myself but with loads of stops along the way with people on track and staff in the huts. No worries at all. The only thing that I am slightly at ease about is lack of mobile network. Not because anything would happen or I would need emergency help or anything. It's just so ... unusual ... to not be in touch with the world. To not get morning texts from a cute guy or funny updates from pals or a sweet and perfectly spelled formal text from my parents. Me knows, it's only for four days. I suspect this will be my greatest challenge so far.
By the way -- Milford Sound is MAGNIFICENT. It's a dream world this place, never ever seen anything like this.
By the way -- Milford Sound is MAGNIFICENT. It's a dream world this place, never ever seen anything like this.
Global reflections
One thing I come to think of when I am out travelling like this is, not very original, how small our planet has become. I remember when I was little, my grandparents and other adults, parents also, used to sit and talk about people from other parts of Sweden as very foreign and of a different breed almost.
'Those Skane-people, they are a bit loud aren't they' or 'Norrlanningar are a bit silent and difficult, after all, don't you think'? And my grandparents more or less talked about people from other parts of Dalarna (my home-county) like they were a bit of a different species too.
Ok, admittedly, my relatives may not have been the most wordly travelled, even for their generation, but I still think it's such a difference today. When I am out travelling like this, I am instantly drawn to and connected to any other Swedes, or even English people (although there are HEAPS of them) and other nationalities are doing the same. Who knows, perhaps our world is becoming so globalised that our children will be totally mixed with all sorts of nationalities and regard their own as one big group.
Perhaps this is just because I live in London, one of the most cosmopolitan towns on this planet, maybe people in my hometown of Borlange still think that their world is confined to Dalarna?
'Those Skane-people, they are a bit loud aren't they' or 'Norrlanningar are a bit silent and difficult, after all, don't you think'? And my grandparents more or less talked about people from other parts of Dalarna (my home-county) like they were a bit of a different species too.
Ok, admittedly, my relatives may not have been the most wordly travelled, even for their generation, but I still think it's such a difference today. When I am out travelling like this, I am instantly drawn to and connected to any other Swedes, or even English people (although there are HEAPS of them) and other nationalities are doing the same. Who knows, perhaps our world is becoming so globalised that our children will be totally mixed with all sorts of nationalities and regard their own as one big group.
Perhaps this is just because I live in London, one of the most cosmopolitan towns on this planet, maybe people in my hometown of Borlange still think that their world is confined to Dalarna?
söndag 12 april 2009
time passes quickly!
oy! it's sunday night and in a week's time I will be on my way home. how weird is that?! well, at least I have 7 lovely days to go here in kiwiland. many things have happened in 50 hours, since I last blogged.
I have
1. learned that I need to be more unfriendly and more harsh if and when I venture out on my own. went out on friday night to see some climbing pals, but was chatted up by a little geeky mountain goat with his mates cheering in the background. not fun at all actually. ok, sometimes it can be flattering to be approached by young men, but not this time. it just didn't feel right. he asked all sorts of questions and it was just so obvious that he was only interested in getting into my pants. and that's fine. not to get into them of course, but to be open about it. what I really didn't like what that if felt as if he thought that was my ambition too, just because I was out on my own. terrible feeling. I went to bed early but scared that he was following me to my little dodge motel. bah.
2. driven 390 km from franz josef to queenstown in pouring rain. not that it was any less pretty though, amazing nature this place. at one point I was in a forest with enormous tall trees that really looked like the trees in lord of the rings. totally totally amazing.
3. arrived in queenstown which seems to be a heaven for outdoorsy touristic stuff. i would imagine the place to be unbearably filled with tiresome tourists in the summer, but now in autumn, it's just perfect.
4. jetboated! sooo much fun. http://www.shotoverjet.com/queenstown/main/. speedboats whizzing through the waters and doing 360 whirrls, sooo cool. don't think it's too organic, but still, sooo much fun.
5. had dinner at a FAB resto in Queenstown. really good wine and seafood, had table just by the shore. looovely.
6. bought some tacky souvenirs to friends and folks. terrible stuff, but sort of fun.
7. got miself organised for the big hike, starting on tuesday. can't wait. but it's a lot of stuff to get in place. bah.
8. discovered that the wine- and food tour I went to have displayed shitloads of photos of me! I really have to do sumfinx with that silly hairdo. ASAP!http://www.wineexposed.co.nz/tourgallery/wm08.04.09.aspx
9. have booked a WHITE WATER RAFTING tour tomorrow including a helicopter tour! how cool is this? heavily touristic of course, but should be loads of FUN!
now back to my laundry mission. need clean stuff for the hike.
adios amigos.
xx
I have
1. learned that I need to be more unfriendly and more harsh if and when I venture out on my own. went out on friday night to see some climbing pals, but was chatted up by a little geeky mountain goat with his mates cheering in the background. not fun at all actually. ok, sometimes it can be flattering to be approached by young men, but not this time. it just didn't feel right. he asked all sorts of questions and it was just so obvious that he was only interested in getting into my pants. and that's fine. not to get into them of course, but to be open about it. what I really didn't like what that if felt as if he thought that was my ambition too, just because I was out on my own. terrible feeling. I went to bed early but scared that he was following me to my little dodge motel. bah.
2. driven 390 km from franz josef to queenstown in pouring rain. not that it was any less pretty though, amazing nature this place. at one point I was in a forest with enormous tall trees that really looked like the trees in lord of the rings. totally totally amazing.
3. arrived in queenstown which seems to be a heaven for outdoorsy touristic stuff. i would imagine the place to be unbearably filled with tiresome tourists in the summer, but now in autumn, it's just perfect.
4. jetboated! sooo much fun. http://www.shotoverjet.com/queenstown/main/. speedboats whizzing through the waters and doing 360 whirrls, sooo cool. don't think it's too organic, but still, sooo much fun.
5. had dinner at a FAB resto in Queenstown. really good wine and seafood, had table just by the shore. looovely.
6. bought some tacky souvenirs to friends and folks. terrible stuff, but sort of fun.
7. got miself organised for the big hike, starting on tuesday. can't wait. but it's a lot of stuff to get in place. bah.
8. discovered that the wine- and food tour I went to have displayed shitloads of photos of me! I really have to do sumfinx with that silly hairdo. ASAP!http://www.wineexposed.co.nz/tourgallery/wm08.04.09.aspx
9. have booked a WHITE WATER RAFTING tour tomorrow including a helicopter tour! how cool is this? heavily touristic of course, but should be loads of FUN!
now back to my laundry mission. need clean stuff for the hike.
adios amigos.
xx
fredag 10 april 2009
A very GOOD FRIDAY
The days are clearly trying to beat eachother in perfectness for the moment. Today I have been iceclimbing on the glacier in sparkling sun and clear blue skies, been in a hot pools www.glacierhotpools.com in rainforest and am now off for a drink. And I am sleeping like a log at night! All jet lag is balanced now! Tomorrow I am off to Queenstown. I don't really know what to expect from this place. Some people say it's a tourist trap from hell, other love it.
We shall see, we shall see.
xx
We shall see, we shall see.
xx
torsdag 9 april 2009
"You can spit backwards also..."
That's what he said, the funny guy at the wine tour. Went on an amazing wine- and food tour around the Marlborough district yesterday. FANTASTIC. It was only me and a guy from the hotel with the guide and we had very exclusive service. Went to 6-7 vineyards, had lunch at a fab restaurant, lovely snacks here and a visit at a choclate factory. I was rather wobbly when I was transported home to my great hotel after around 10 hours tour. I asked Noel, our guide, if we weren't supposed to spit out when we were trying out 4-6 wines at each place. He just answered that there are 2 ways of spitting -- forwards and backwards. We spitted very much backwards, I can tell you...
Today i have been on the road for 500 km! Great long drive down south and out at the coast. Excellent all. Totally fabulous views and sceneries. Just like a dream land. . Have now arrived in Frans Josef. It's fun here, a bit odd village. And I have booked a motel that they recommended in my guide book. Not too sure about it. The room/studio is excellent but the door is just a glasdoor with a simple lock that goes straight out on the veranda. I am not totally superstitious but it doesn't feel all too safe? I arrived a bit late and didn't want to hassle with changing, perhaps I should have. Anyways. Better stop thinking about it. i will speak to my neighbours and the receptionist and perhaps they can provide me with some extra locks or something...
Tomorrow ICECLIMBING. How weird is that? I'm a bit nervous about this too. I think a sleeping pill will be a good idea for the ME tonight. She is getting a bit silly.
puzzz
Today i have been on the road for 500 km! Great long drive down south and out at the coast. Excellent all. Totally fabulous views and sceneries. Just like a dream land. . Have now arrived in Frans Josef. It's fun here, a bit odd village. And I have booked a motel that they recommended in my guide book. Not too sure about it. The room/studio is excellent but the door is just a glasdoor with a simple lock that goes straight out on the veranda. I am not totally superstitious but it doesn't feel all too safe? I arrived a bit late and didn't want to hassle with changing, perhaps I should have. Anyways. Better stop thinking about it. i will speak to my neighbours and the receptionist and perhaps they can provide me with some extra locks or something...
Tomorrow ICECLIMBING. How weird is that? I'm a bit nervous about this too. I think a sleeping pill will be a good idea for the ME tonight. She is getting a bit silly.
puzzz
måndag 6 april 2009
NZ reflections
People are -- curious, friendly, a bit less world-wise and more modest and interested, not at all blase. The country is very very different to anything I have ever seen -- so clean, well organised, functional and so polynesian and integrated. It's just amazing. When I was little there was a TV programme about a flying doctor on the coast somewhere in NZ, but I can't remember its name -- does anyone know??
Wellington now, off for some foodie. Laters.
puzz
Wellington now, off for some foodie. Laters.
puzz
söndag 5 april 2009
picture perfect morning
auckland april 6th: perfect blue skies, light breeze, high and very clear air, around 22 degrees. perfect. absolutely perfect. and moi am off to the lovely America's Cup boat! Yeahaaaaaa.
flying out to Wellington tonight, for a very speedy stop and then over to the south island. it's an amazing trip this, it's like christmas is happening every day, new exciting thing all the time.
perhaps that's why I don't sleep much too? sorry to be going on about this, but my insomnia is a bit.. tiresome...! I feel like people with small children, they constantly worry about their sleep -- are they getting enough, will they be grumpy, how will they sleep tomorrow night if they sleep too much during the day? except it's only me, myself and I. so I am reasoning about this ME person that I have to drag along everywhere. but on a postive note, the ME got at least 6 hours continous last night, and felt rather fresh this morning! very good. plus 2 hours before those 6 hours, but then had a 1.5 hours break to talk to HSBC Fraud Protection (best pals now) and plan vineyard trips. all good though, it doesn't worry me.
The ME person is rather ok otherwise, very energtic and in a great mood and curious, so all good. she has been a little bit impatient with people (airport, receptionist), due to lack of sleep no doubt! she is also a bit indecisive about how to plan her vineyard trips -- Nelson seems to be cute town to have as a base, but the vineyards around Blenheim (which seems to be a rather dull town) are a lot more famous (Marlborough region). hmm... It veers towards Nelson right now.
au revoir mes amis.
flying out to Wellington tonight, for a very speedy stop and then over to the south island. it's an amazing trip this, it's like christmas is happening every day, new exciting thing all the time.
perhaps that's why I don't sleep much too? sorry to be going on about this, but my insomnia is a bit.. tiresome...! I feel like people with small children, they constantly worry about their sleep -- are they getting enough, will they be grumpy, how will they sleep tomorrow night if they sleep too much during the day? except it's only me, myself and I. so I am reasoning about this ME person that I have to drag along everywhere. but on a postive note, the ME got at least 6 hours continous last night, and felt rather fresh this morning! very good. plus 2 hours before those 6 hours, but then had a 1.5 hours break to talk to HSBC Fraud Protection (best pals now) and plan vineyard trips. all good though, it doesn't worry me.
The ME person is rather ok otherwise, very energtic and in a great mood and curious, so all good. she has been a little bit impatient with people (airport, receptionist), due to lack of sleep no doubt! she is also a bit indecisive about how to plan her vineyard trips -- Nelson seems to be cute town to have as a base, but the vineyards around Blenheim (which seems to be a rather dull town) are a lot more famous (Marlborough region). hmm... It veers towards Nelson right now.
au revoir mes amis.
am here now!
and dead tired, of course. man -- am up until almost 9 tonight. ok, I did sleep a good three hours on the flight, but still. I haven't been able to stay awake any of the other nights. jet lag is improving. also, I had to add another two hours when I arrived here i NZ too. so doing well me think.
NZ, so far absolutely gorgeous. not sure what it is, certainly not auckland, but it's just an atmosphere. people are super nice, the place is clean and the colours are amazing. tomorrow I am off to sail on one of the americas cup boats. can't wait! and the weather is great too so I will so enjoy it. had a great seafood platter at HARBOURSIDE too, which is one of their best ones here. perfectly ok, great view of the harbour, but not amazing food. getting into the nice white NZ wines tho, looovely.
am right now planning this week a bit. when I arrive in Queenstown on Friday I have full agenda, but it's a bit loose up until then. picking up a car on tuesday pm after having spent a night in Wellington. will be cool. would love to stay in an old 19th century resort in mt cook, but it seems difficult to drive there. it's been refurbished and looks AMAZING. it might be that I need to get to Queenstown one day later than planned. which is no biggie at all.
god I am so tired now. thought I would detail plan my trip, but hey, I will plunge into the duvet instead!!
europeland and everywhere else, have a great sunday and speak soon.
puzz
NZ, so far absolutely gorgeous. not sure what it is, certainly not auckland, but it's just an atmosphere. people are super nice, the place is clean and the colours are amazing. tomorrow I am off to sail on one of the americas cup boats. can't wait! and the weather is great too so I will so enjoy it. had a great seafood platter at HARBOURSIDE too, which is one of their best ones here. perfectly ok, great view of the harbour, but not amazing food. getting into the nice white NZ wines tho, looovely.
am right now planning this week a bit. when I arrive in Queenstown on Friday I have full agenda, but it's a bit loose up until then. picking up a car on tuesday pm after having spent a night in Wellington. will be cool. would love to stay in an old 19th century resort in mt cook, but it seems difficult to drive there. it's been refurbished and looks AMAZING. it might be that I need to get to Queenstown one day later than planned. which is no biggie at all.
god I am so tired now. thought I would detail plan my trip, but hey, I will plunge into the duvet instead!!
europeland and everywhere else, have a great sunday and speak soon.
puzz
lördag 4 april 2009
now boarding -- AUCKLAND!
am leaving, on a jetplane now. to go to NEW ZEALAND. how weird is that? nothing else to report. had a fab dindin last night at ONDE in Darlinghurst. what a great place! contemporary australian, great service, wine, all super. recommends strongly. and went for a jog this morning. very slow and heavy it was. could be the three excellent wineglasses I downed last night. or that I didn't sleep at all between 2 and 5. me knows not. jet-lag is keeping a tight grip, but it's ok. I just read the entire super pretentious magazine Intelligent Life. great reading actually. so now I am supersmart. or smartER, of course.
kisses to all.
fredag 3 april 2009
goss
have been shopping today. hehehehhe. ohhh lovely shopping. now I will have to starve for the next 2 weeks. looovely jewellry and bag and some other ditt and datt. I fell in love with a Sydney designer called melissa harris http://www.melissaharrisjewellery.com/ and I bought three small rings from her, stack rings. lovely. just because I am on a 3 weeks holiday AND will work part time for the rest of this year -- thought I had room to treat myself to something extra. NOT. but I don't regret it. AT ALL!.
had lunch at this hemisphere's best sushi place, jackie's cafe in paddington. they don't have a website what I can see anyway, but google the name and you will find location. opposite to melissa harris' shop to. very convenient. star spotted there too. met therese alshammar -- swedish swimming star-- there. we were both bending over the magazine/newspaper rack and I commented to her in swedish that the latest vanity fair had great articles. she looked slighly shocked, so I felt stupid and snuck away and didn't look at her anymore. she looked great in her horsey kind of way and very rock and roll with her black hair http://www.picsearch.com/pictures/athletes,%20female/classic%20sports/swimming/therese%20alshammar.html. AND she was accompanied by a just gorgeous scandi fellow. that kind of man that you think that perhaps Sweden isn't such a bad idea after all. tall, extremely big (swimmer too, no doubt) broad cheekbones with a very cute boyish smile. to die for. lucky her.
at times like this I get a bit sweden proud. also when the king (knugen) has his official speeches and always starts with "dear swedes -- home and abroad", which I think is sort of nice of him, to remember us who have left the mother planet. well done him.
now I am off to pick up my adjusted gorgeous rings and my laundry to get ready for my NZ adventure.
have a lovely saturday europe.
xx
had lunch at this hemisphere's best sushi place, jackie's cafe in paddington. they don't have a website what I can see anyway, but google the name and you will find location. opposite to melissa harris' shop to. very convenient. star spotted there too. met therese alshammar -- swedish swimming star-- there. we were both bending over the magazine/newspaper rack and I commented to her in swedish that the latest vanity fair had great articles. she looked slighly shocked, so I felt stupid and snuck away and didn't look at her anymore. she looked great in her horsey kind of way and very rock and roll with her black hair http://www.picsearch.com/pictures/athletes,%20female/classic%20sports/swimming/therese%20alshammar.html. AND she was accompanied by a just gorgeous scandi fellow. that kind of man that you think that perhaps Sweden isn't such a bad idea after all. tall, extremely big (swimmer too, no doubt) broad cheekbones with a very cute boyish smile. to die for. lucky her.
at times like this I get a bit sweden proud. also when the king (knugen) has his official speeches and always starts with "dear swedes -- home and abroad", which I think is sort of nice of him, to remember us who have left the mother planet. well done him.
now I am off to pick up my adjusted gorgeous rings and my laundry to get ready for my NZ adventure.
have a lovely saturday europe.
xx
a couple of important reflections
1. time passes silly quickly when on the webbie thingie. I always think it is more than enough with 30 min worth of credit and I end up always staying an hour!
2. people's time check in sydney is rather poor. everything ends up being 20 min; taxi rides from airport (40 min), bustrip to Bondi (40 min), time to walk to the harbour from Central Station (35 min). it's probably because they are such free agents and loose and hippyish and non-worried here. not sure me likes it -- time fascism is good too. I will from now on always double all estimations.
3. I like the autumn here. even if Bondi resembles Hastings (a little bit) in July, it's lovely and dramatic with the high waves and the gray skies. it gets a bit less tanned and a bit more... interesting. yeps, this will be a reflection of my ingmar bergman infested swedish melancholy soul that pops up every now and then. am generally a big autumn fan too, wherever in the world.
4. I need a wee, and "have less than 5 min of credits remaining" apparently.
hasta la vista.
2. people's time check in sydney is rather poor. everything ends up being 20 min; taxi rides from airport (40 min), bustrip to Bondi (40 min), time to walk to the harbour from Central Station (35 min). it's probably because they are such free agents and loose and hippyish and non-worried here. not sure me likes it -- time fascism is good too. I will from now on always double all estimations.
3. I like the autumn here. even if Bondi resembles Hastings (a little bit) in July, it's lovely and dramatic with the high waves and the gray skies. it gets a bit less tanned and a bit more... interesting. yeps, this will be a reflection of my ingmar bergman infested swedish melancholy soul that pops up every now and then. am generally a big autumn fan too, wherever in the world.
4. I need a wee, and "have less than 5 min of credits remaining" apparently.
hasta la vista.
Jet laggedy lag
good morning. it's 10.44 and moi has already been up since 7, had breakkie, done yoga at icebergs and been on the webbie for 30 min. excellent. I need sleep badly. it's getting to my nerves now. I am dead tired in the evenings and last night I died in bed around 8 and tried hard to get up and out to see another friend of a friend, but it was impossible to move a limb. regained consciousness around 11 but then it was too late to go out! very disappointed and claustrophic in my super designed but match box sized hotel room with no window so had slight anxiety attack and had to be egotistical and needy and call my lovely friends. which worked very well and I calmed down and fell a sleep around 1. woke up again at 0630 though, but thought whattheheck, no point in pretend sleeping. so I went to yoga. which was excellent, I feel great now!
a bit bored of being alone now (especially when I am jetlagged and in low energy), plus my schedule in Sydney is rather loose. will be better once I get to NZ with my heavy agenda of activities. it is a bit wierd to travel alone though. no doubt carachter building and Roller Coaster -- many thanks for comment (invitations to wedding being processed ;-)) -- good point in enjoying complete selfishness, who know what the future has in store.
if anyone was wondering WHO is the lucky one for my Sydney wedding --it' sorted. no worries. started dating a crazy man before I left. on our third date he proposed FOUR times, no less. as long as I bring back some maouri artifact he says he will keep to his promise and is ok with the Opera House setting. (nb. this is IRONY -- but he did propose four times that night, and claims he at least remembers 3 of them, hehe).
now I am off to perhaps a run on the beach here in bondi before heading back to hotel for a fresh up, change of rooms (have got a bigger one with window now. pheww) and a lovely sushi lunch in paddington. then an exhibition in the harbour and a stroll in Glebe. keeping busy.
cheerios, next time you hear from me, I may be in NZ!!
a bit bored of being alone now (especially when I am jetlagged and in low energy), plus my schedule in Sydney is rather loose. will be better once I get to NZ with my heavy agenda of activities. it is a bit wierd to travel alone though. no doubt carachter building and Roller Coaster -- many thanks for comment (invitations to wedding being processed ;-)) -- good point in enjoying complete selfishness, who know what the future has in store.
if anyone was wondering WHO is the lucky one for my Sydney wedding --it' sorted. no worries. started dating a crazy man before I left. on our third date he proposed FOUR times, no less. as long as I bring back some maouri artifact he says he will keep to his promise and is ok with the Opera House setting. (nb. this is IRONY -- but he did propose four times that night, and claims he at least remembers 3 of them, hehe).
now I am off to perhaps a run on the beach here in bondi before heading back to hotel for a fresh up, change of rooms (have got a bigger one with window now. pheww) and a lovely sushi lunch in paddington. then an exhibition in the harbour and a stroll in Glebe. keeping busy.
cheerios, next time you hear from me, I may be in NZ!!
torsdag 2 april 2009
And we had fun fun fun in the sun sun sun
today sydney has given us excellent weather. after a bit of grim drizzle yesterday (which was entirely cosy and all good), today has been blue skies, 27 degrees and a light breeze. me has been at ICEBERGS all day which is an outdoor swimmingpool/gym at the south side of bondi. excellent.
I started the day very early (struggled to sleep at all after 5am) with a superb breakfast of home made granola and yogurt, fruit and freshly squeezed orange juice. found this excellent little cafe around the corner from my hotel, typically sydneyish, with very healthy and fresh food. very cutely overlooking the central parts of the town as well as the slopes down towards paddington (pretty and expensive part of sydney consisting of made up victorian terraced houses). I then caught the bus to north bondi and had a lovely ride through the area woollahra. the driver was a woman of my age and we had a great chat about bondi, sydney and the area. very nice. then I had a session of yoga at icebergs, which went ok. apart from the fact that I had yoga in a bikini. not entirely flattering. I did put on a pair of shorts to hide the worst catastrohphe, but it still was a bit wierd. continuing tomorrow morning though, just for the heck of it.
after this I had lunch with a friend of a friend who is just lovely and lives in one of the eastern suburbs too. we had a great chat about most things and then I went back to icebergs for a snooze and some swimming. all in all a very good day, I will feel the yoga and swimming in my limbs, for sure. check out icebergs at : http://www.icebergs.com.au/. it's a saltwater swimmingpool that is constantly over washed by the sea. amazing place.
now I am not really sure what to do. I probably just go down to the great restaurant North Bondi and have a glass of chilled wine. yes, that sounds like a great idea. easy to make plans with myself actually, nothing to compromise about. good one. otherwise a teeny bit feeling of loneliness today. I think it's a "friday effect" -- would be nice to go out with some friends to eat tonight. but whattheheck - I will eat something nice and go to bed. am hysterically tired actually.
I was meant to go to bed early last night but ended up at the Opera House! Fancy eh? I had a long stroll that ended up at the Opera Bar where I had an afterwork drink with my imaginary colleagues and just enjoyed a spectacular sunset in the half sunny, half raining evening. it was gorgeous. then I decided to check out the Opera House and ended up at the Ballet! Excellent performance of the Australian Ballet Company. They did a perfomance of three snippets of classics. http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/firebirdandotherlegends.aspx. the sydney audience were dressed to their nines and the performance was SO GOOD. unfortunaly I struggled with keeping awake so I had to pinch myself all the time. it was fabulous though, and the building is to DIE FOR. getting married there, just so you know. you will be invited provided you send comments to my blog. thanksing you.
have to be off now. have a great FRIDAY in europeland.
puzzz
I started the day very early (struggled to sleep at all after 5am) with a superb breakfast of home made granola and yogurt, fruit and freshly squeezed orange juice. found this excellent little cafe around the corner from my hotel, typically sydneyish, with very healthy and fresh food. very cutely overlooking the central parts of the town as well as the slopes down towards paddington (pretty and expensive part of sydney consisting of made up victorian terraced houses). I then caught the bus to north bondi and had a lovely ride through the area woollahra. the driver was a woman of my age and we had a great chat about bondi, sydney and the area. very nice. then I had a session of yoga at icebergs, which went ok. apart from the fact that I had yoga in a bikini. not entirely flattering. I did put on a pair of shorts to hide the worst catastrohphe, but it still was a bit wierd. continuing tomorrow morning though, just for the heck of it.
after this I had lunch with a friend of a friend who is just lovely and lives in one of the eastern suburbs too. we had a great chat about most things and then I went back to icebergs for a snooze and some swimming. all in all a very good day, I will feel the yoga and swimming in my limbs, for sure. check out icebergs at : http://www.icebergs.com.au/. it's a saltwater swimmingpool that is constantly over washed by the sea. amazing place.
now I am not really sure what to do. I probably just go down to the great restaurant North Bondi and have a glass of chilled wine. yes, that sounds like a great idea. easy to make plans with myself actually, nothing to compromise about. good one. otherwise a teeny bit feeling of loneliness today. I think it's a "friday effect" -- would be nice to go out with some friends to eat tonight. but whattheheck - I will eat something nice and go to bed. am hysterically tired actually.
I was meant to go to bed early last night but ended up at the Opera House! Fancy eh? I had a long stroll that ended up at the Opera Bar where I had an afterwork drink with my imaginary colleagues and just enjoyed a spectacular sunset in the half sunny, half raining evening. it was gorgeous. then I decided to check out the Opera House and ended up at the Ballet! Excellent performance of the Australian Ballet Company. They did a perfomance of three snippets of classics. http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/firebirdandotherlegends.aspx. the sydney audience were dressed to their nines and the performance was SO GOOD. unfortunaly I struggled with keeping awake so I had to pinch myself all the time. it was fabulous though, and the building is to DIE FOR. getting married there, just so you know. you will be invited provided you send comments to my blog. thanksing you.
have to be off now. have a great FRIDAY in europeland.
puzzz
onsdag 1 april 2009
Spaning
Is it just me, the fall-season or has there been a very big style change in Sydney since I was here last? The place is just so ROCK AND ROLL. Everywhere I look are people looking like Pete D or Angyess Dwynn (spelling is wrong, I know, the model I wrote about last year).
In the mood for love
hoohoooo, back in sydney now. how I just love this town. strange, but it feels a bit like coming home? bizarro. arrived here this morning and went straight to a 4 hours spa session including full body massage, facial and pedicure and manicure. my therapist was FRENCH. ended up with me speaking to her in French as her English was apalling. after this I went to the very quaint and quirky French cafe next door. same story there. well, good thing I am such a language virutose that I can communicate where ever in whatever tongue. I am so good. And modest.
checked in at the Kirketon which is a quirky and trendy boutique hotel in cool darlinghurst. I like it but again with these kind of hotels -- the quality is always at expense of design. my room is tiny with a non-existent window facing a wall. and the tiles in the bathroom don't look fresh. but it doesn't matter. the bed is gorgeous and the design is good, and it's not expensive AND the location is FABBBB.
have been for a walk now. feel perfectly ok given lack of sleep and jetlag. have so far avoided plunging into the lovely local wines, keeping in mind Miss Prada's and my start last time; a boozy seafood lunch with ended up with moi on the bathroom floor. am exploring a bit but have decided to end up in the harbour, as a good ol' tourist sipping some chilled white in the sunset.
tomorrow early start for YOGA at Icebergs at Bondi. As Sydney as it gets ;-)
In the mood for love? Well I love this city, fact. Something about this place that makes want to live here forever and have a colonial dream flat in paddington, whizzling around in linen clothes looking artisan and occasionally popping down to an elegant and quirky bondi restaurant after a refreshing couple of hours of outdoor yoga. And write my life story.
yeah.
speak soon.
xxx
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