Melbourne is a nice little city. I'm not actually in Melbourne though. I'm in St. Kilda, which is connected to Melbourne and about a 20 minute tram ride from to Melbourne downtown (they have trams here! How quaint!). My guide book described it as "casual and atmospheric", which I later found out meant "grubby and full of whores". And not the good kind of whores. Actual whores.
But I actual do like this area. It's full of backpackers and is more casual than Melbourne Proper. I went downtown today, to explore and see what it was all about. The first thing I noticed was, and I say this with no intended effront to my bi- and homo-sexual friends, urban Aussie men dress super, super, really gay. You don't need gaydar in Melbourne, you need gaygoogles, to block out the plunging metrosexual necklines and bright retro lines. Chris, you'd love it! But I gotta admit, I did buy a new shirt so I could blend in a bit better. And it was on sale! Aw shit, I might be going gay. Again.... no offense.
Other than that.... my first night here I got into the hostel and 15 minutes later was picked up and whisked off to a night out with this girl I met in Fiji and her husband and friends. We didn't get to do a pub quiz as planned, but the husband and I did engage in a Aussie beer tasting, which turned out very well, with my sleeping in their spare room and him showing up to work an hour late and unshowered.
Yesterday I just recovered from the night before and the night before that (Never, never go drink for drink with random Aussies you meet in the pub. How many more times before I figure that out? Actually, I think I surpassed them at one point. Man. Oh... and there's more to this segway. I had to be woken up by housekeeping the next morning at 11:30, to be told that checkout time is 10:00 and people need my bed. Then a mad, painful, painful, oh so painful rush ensued to get to the airport for my 1:15 flight.).
Now I have extended my stay in Melbourne at a hostel down the road which is a bit nicer. And for some reason I just don't mesh well with the people here. A bit too loud and drunken for me. Jesus. Gay AND old.....
Anyhow, I hope to go see some tiny penguins on an island south of here before I leave and go on a budget winery tour (they exist! I'm taking one!). I'll let y'all know how that goes.
PS - Saw Juno today too. Really good! Jason Bateman is unexpectedly creepy.
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you really do have to share what your fave beers were. mine:
~Coopers Sparkling Ale
~Boags
~actually, anything by Coopers, really...
dev
I love loved Juno! And have been singing all the quirky songs a bunch.
"I am a vampire I am a vampire I am a vampire...."
The soundtrack is very odd at first but definitely grew on me after a couple listens.
Weee budget wine tours and penguins!
~Lauren
Have you ever seen "The Ex"? Prior evidence that Jason Bateman can be very, very creepy indeed.
I wish I had the Juno soundtrack! Dannnnng.....
I like Boags, as well as Coopers pale ale. I drink a lot of Tooeys, mainly because I'm naught but a poor backpacker and hostel bars always have it on special.
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