So, our plan before the trip was to have basically an endless summer. Start out in Europe during the summer, have India during the fall (when its not summer just feels like it), a little splash during Thailand dry season (warm again) and then finish it up with later spring early summer down under. Well that got shot down as soon as we got to Melbourne. Its downright chilly here…..and rainy. Quite annoying, hopefully Sydney (where we go tomorrow) is warmer.
We really didn’t do that much today except check out two museums. The first was on Australian art. The facilities were quite nice, however outside the aboriginal art, the art was lackluster. The second was the international art museum. It had both nice facilities and art, but we lacked the time to explore it fully.
Other musings…..
– Our total travel time from our hotel in Thailand to our Hotel in Sydney was 31 1/2 hrs. It didn’t feel that bad due to a combination of nice airport lounges and Xanax.
– Our budget will feel the pinch in Australia. Our accommodation willl take up over 50% of our budget, which won’t leave that much money for food or sights. We handled it well in europe, and I think we can do it here. Plus, we banked up a solid reserve in Thailand.
– Its nice to hear people speak English.
– Ashley and I were looking forward to western food, but all we have had in Australia so far is Indian fare. HA!
yes, hostels. we stayed over a pub in melbourne and are in a hostel in sydney right now. its quite a comedown, but what can you do?
What kind of accomodations do you expect to find in Australia? Hostels? Quite a comedown after private cottages on deserted beaches…