It’s Friday, the 28th and I really don’t know when I last made an entry. I decided that since I have internet here in Melbourne that I’d fix the problem with the blog not showing images before I post again. Unfortunately though I couldn’t fix the blog and I didn’t add a post, it appears that it’s a double loss. And now, as I’m writing this, the internet isn’t working at all.
Tonight was going to be my last night in Melbourne until I realized that my timing for everything was a little bit skewed. Because of the holiday season many of the hotels are full for this weekend. This kind of forced me to make a decision to either add a few nights on here or leave and take a chance of getting a hotel elsewhere. I decided to play it safe. I have to leave for my Jan 3 flight back to Dubai so I don’t want to get too far from Sydney, and everyone seems to think that everywhere I want to go is too far. I think the next time that I come to Australia I’ll start in Cairns, then head to Alice Springs, and then possibly back to Melbourne. Australia has been great so far, but I wasn’t prepared for the difficulty getting around to the key areas, so I’m kind of considering this as more of a scouting trip for at least a month long vacation here sometime later.
Yesterday, just like any normal vacation day for me, I’d go walking/hiking around the city trying to get a feel for the culture. It didn’t take long before I realized that I was just plain tired. Tired enough that by about 12 I had no reservations about heading back to the hotel for a nap. The nap turned out to be a day lounging around watching movies and tv. I have no regrets I think that I needed to just sit back and rest a little. In fact I’m thinking that after going for a walk this morning I may do the same thing again, head back early for some lounging around… it is after all supposed to be a vacation.
Tomorrow I’m planning on going for a tour outside of Melbourne. I haven’t decided which tour, but I’m leaning towards a ocean drive that takes about a day to complete. I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but Dubai is a cheap city to live in. Since I’ve been in Melbourne there have been so many things that have sounded like a blast to do, like take a helicopter ride or go for some acrobatic flying in a vintage airplane… the thing is, is these things are just out of my budget. To get an idea of one of the cheaper things that I wanted to do was go to the zoo. I’m not really a zoo lover, and to be honest I only wanted to go because there is an exhibit called, “I, Animal” that sounded interesting. Turns out that it cost $50 to go. It occurs to me that I must be getting old because a visit to a zoo or museum should never be more than $20…I just can’t grasp $50 per person to go to the zoo.
You know what I realized a little while ago? If you could see me from the space station I would be upside down. :)
Oh, and I have tried several times to see a toilet flush in the reverse direction. Heck, I even filled up a sink to see if I could get a whirlpool to go in the opposite direction and as of yet everything seems to be the same.
Time for me to go for a walk… I think I’ll head to the closest beach. Though from the looks of it, it will start raining soon, and I may only get close.
