Batching it at Bondi

I purchased a "day tripper" at the Woolooware station and rode to Bondi Junction. The day trip ticket was $20 and it allowed to me to use the train, bus, and ferry all day and as many times as I wanted until 4 a.m. The blue line train begins at Cronulla goes all the way to Bondi Junction which is a bus station. I got on the 381 bus to Bondi Beach. It was about a 10 min ride. I noticed Bondi was much busier than Cronulla with more people around walking and driving. Rowdy said it is very touristy and a lot of Americans live there.
I can see why because the beach was beautiful. I was lucky to have such a warm sunny day. I love the smell of the ocean water and to hear the sound of waves rolling in. There were so many surfers in the water trying to catch a wave; I could count at least 50.

I thought the pool by the water was so cool. I have never seen anything like that. I would have loved to go swimming. 

The beach was crescent shaped and very rocky on the south side near the pool.

There is a walk you can do along the water ~ walking relaxed me so much.

 Bars and cafes lined the promenade past the street and bus stops. Surfers and tourists were getting on and off the buses like every 10 minutes.

The water is such a yummy aqua color, it makes me thirsty for something sweet. 

Shopping. I bought a pair of brown ankle boots from Rubi in Bondi CBD

If you are today, then I am tomorrow, But I am today, therefore you are yesterday ;)

Saturday,  22^nd 10:15 a.m.

It is fucking cold. Abby and I started to watch the movie (finally, lol) on my computer laying in her bed. She still is not feeling well and fell asleep twenty minutes into the film. It is a good movie, I like it so far, I paused it after 56 minutes to eat some fruit. I left Abby to rest. For brekky Abby made a delicious scramble with onion, tomato and a dash of milk. We spread Nando’s Perinaise on tortilla wraps for a delicious egg wrap. The perinaise is hot, on the bottle it says Peri-Peri Mayonnaise and it is an orangish color, much like cheese whiz.

 It is made in South Africa, imported by Australia. I prepared some brekky potatoes. I thinly sliced red potato with chopped white onion and red bell pepper- seasoned with salt, black and white pepper.

I am now munching on a fruit bowl I made. I have been craving fruit every day since I got here. I can say that the fruit tastes the same but I swear it is juicier.

After writing a bit I went to take a nap about 11:30 and woke up 2 hours later. I made a delicious yummy wrap, similar to the one I made yesterday.

Been working on school for the most of the day and watching AFL, it is so cool.

Sunday 5/23/10

Went around had fun with Abby, then her friend Joe called and said he would be at Northies.

 I read much of the morning and then about noon we went and met Joe and his friends. They had already been drinking. We got a bottle of wine and began to have to much fun. These boys are silly and fun. They were betting on horses and dog races. I asked them questions about Australia. We spent hours there and before dinner had appetizers. We ordered some wedges (French fry wedges) that were served with sour cream and some sweet chili sauce on top. So weird. They were better plain but Pasquale and Abby seemed to like it. Abby ordered Bruschetta and it was not very good at all. Quite bland. Pasquale kept correcting us on how to say it- pronounced Brus-ketta, not brush-etta. Okay. Got it. But I kept forgetting Pasquale’s name and was calling him Pedigree for the whole night. But it was fun. After we had another bottle of wine we had dinner at Buddha Beach. 

YUM YUM YUM For realz. 

A bit of Day 3

Day 3

went grocery shopping after brekky at Kafenilo. I had a delicious Egg Benedict thing topped with smoked salmon and instead of an English muffin it was on a toasted delicious bread. Abby had some kind of veggie wrap thing.

 We went to Woolworths for items like orange juice, flour (Abby insisted), chips, paper goods and shelf items like that. Then we went to the Cronulla fruit stand for our fruits and veggies. At Franklins we got bread, eggs, and a few other small things. When we were walking out of Franklins to Nando’s the bag Abby was carrying broke and the salsa she got busted all over the inside so we had to do a quick switcharoo. After Abby got her Nando Peri sauce thing we traded the movie in for another one that hopefully does not skip. 

Unedited Aussie Day 2

Day 2

We were suppose to go somewhere for Abby to get laser and she also had class. But when the alarm went off about 8:30 we hit snooze. Abby called to cancel her laser appointment and fell back asleep. I barley moved but was aware of what was going on, pleased, I fell back asleep. We woke up a little after noon, showered and got ready. We took both of our laptops hopefully We walked to the mall (Cronulla CBD) and had lunch at Good To Go. The mall is an outdoor strip laiden with pebbles and shops on both sides of the walk way about 40ft wide. We sat outside again in the cute little outdoor café, again enclosed by an outdoor tent like structure but the thick plastic was not rolled down because it was such a beautiful day. The weather was about 66. We both had a yummy wrap of a veggie patty, similar to a falafel, less spice, and shaped like a patty. Also in the wrap was carrot, iceberg lettuce, and sweet chili sauce. Yum. Abby had a flat white, although I wanted one SO bad, I am on a huge budget and have already spent ¼ of my money and it is only the second day. WTF.

After lunch we walked around a bit and Abby decided she felt like shit and was not going to school. She called her doctor and he said he could see her right away. We took a cab, thank god Abby covered it, and she was in and out of the doctors office in like 15 minutes. We then walked to the Woolooware (or something) train station and bought a round trip ticket to Miranda. It was 2 stops away. Miranda is 3km  more inland and more city like. We walked into the mall and walked around a bit. I bought a small fruit cup for $4.80 and it was delicious! It had red grapes, kiwi, strawberries, cantaloupes, red apples, watermelon, and pineapple. Abby went to the chemist, got her meds and then got her computer fixed for internet at Optus. By this time I am in so much pain from carrying our laptops around in my backpack but I didn’t complain. We walked around some more and walked into shops, Forever New was a fabulous shop we went into and I wanted EVERYTHING. They had the most fabulous tights, leggings, hats, skirts, shirts, jackets, necklaces, dresses, shoes, and purses. I wanted it all. Abby bought a pair of pants for work; I think she said they were $70. We walked into a few shoe stores and they were all fabulous, reminded me of Aldo, but I am looking for practical. We walked into a shoe store with super cute shoes all at reasonable prices. I was SO tempted to buy a pair, but they cute, and IDK if they were comfortable. BTW, while walking I saw an Aldi Grocery, I thought that was pretty funny. About 4:30 p.m. we caught the train back to Cronulla.

We watched some tele and Abby made another yummy salad with even more cheese than the last time. It was so good. We watched tv for very little before passing out on the couch and made it to the bed about 11pm

I got so rugged up last night!

Sorry to all of my 7 readers, I will only be able to post sparatically due to Australia's lack of WiFi hot spots.



But I do love you, dearly.

:)


I am in Cronulla Beach, located outside Sydney. Abfab.

To rug up means to put on your jackets and scarf.


Thanks for reading.

An extra 6 bucks!

So I returned the shoes this morning. It was hard thing to do, but I know it was the right thing to do. Because I bought them on sale I was only eligible for an exchange or store credit. I have been wanting an across the body purse that would be easy for crusin' and walkin' around leaving my hands and arms to be able to move about freely and unrestrained by awkward purse handles. I did some research online and decided on the KAVU Sydney purse. It is named Sydney and I am flying to Sydney May 17th! How perfect is that? I chose the black purse because I can not take myself seriously with the wild patterns KAVU produces, however pretty, just not for me.  The purse was 34.99 from Mountain High in Cahaba Heights near Whole Foods on 280. 

I also bought this wallet for 19.99. I do not know if I really needed it, but it will  be nice to have. 

"Mid-sized wallet with complete zip closure, external strap to clutch, exterior patch work construction, internal zip coin pocket, credit card and ID holders, pen slot, and mesh stash pocket that's perfect for a passport or other important documents" 

KAVU

Bags at Mountain High

I have a problem

I am not in denial, I know I have a problem. But how can I help my problem!? I needed these shoes!!!!

I purchased these Vegan Red Wrap Boots from Mountain High Outfitters, (formally known as High Country) on Sale for $56. (They were $98!) I saw them and knew I had to have them! I really hope they are as comfortable to walk in as they look. 

When I got home and displayed my new purchase to my mom and step-dad he laughed and said it looked like a foot brace. He joked it looked like the shoe they gave him when he had ankle surgery. 

I am a little nervous about the canvas wearing thin. They were as expensive as leather shoes from Clarks. I hope I made a good choice. 

I have a few days to think about it. They only draw back is Mountain High will only give credit or exchanges. They have a Kavu purse I kinda want but it is $30 and they have a cute jacket but its over $100 and I don't know if I really need it. I don't want it. If I need a jacket in NZ I will buy one in NZ. 

Any advice?

My L.A. Times

My Favorite Place- If you have time you MUST go to LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art- Neighborhood: Mid-City West
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036

(323) 857-6000

www.lacma.org

A nice place to visit during the day or night to do some walking/shopping/eating is

The Grove Neighborhood: Mid-City West
189 The Grove Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90036

(888) 315-8883

www.thegrovela.com

Munchies are all over L.A. – fun candy stores –

Neighborhood: West Los Angeles
8859 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035

(310) 777-0221

www.lamunchies.com

West L.A. is a place to find good shopping, interesting people, and great places to eat

Avenue of The Stars is fun thing to do.

Santa Monica Pier

Venice Beach (DURING THE DAY ONLY)

Malibu (about 45 min- 1.5h drive)

The Getty Museum (takes a few hours)

Hollywood and Vine- you can park at Barnes and Noble and walk Hollywood Blvd Day or Night

Doing a Studio Tour or Going to see a show : http://www.tvtix.com/ , http://www.hollywoodtickets.com/ , http://www.latourist.com/index.php?page=tv-show-tickets , www.hollywoodtickets.com, http://golosangeles.about.com/od/thingstodoinlosangeles/ss/TV-Tickets.htm

My friend works at The Farm, if you want to go there let me know so I can arrange for VIP treatment ;)

 LA Live- Neighborhood: Downtown
Staples Center
11th St and Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90189

(866) 548-3452

www.lalive.com

The Farm has 3 Locations

The Farm- Neighborhood: Downtown
800 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

(213) 747-4555

www.thefarmofbeverlyhills.com/

More Places to Eat in L.A.

Romantic Place for Dinner with FABULOUS food

I went to the one in Culver City but there is a new one in Santa Monica

 Fraiche - Neighborhood: Culver City
9411 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

(310) 839-6800

www.fraicherestaurantla.com

Great Places for Breakfast or Lunch to sit outside and people watch

Toast Bakery Café - Neighborhood: Mid-City West
8221 W 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90048

(323) 655-5018

www.toastbakerycafe.net

Aroma Bakery and Café - Neighborhood: Hollywood
7373 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046

(323) 850-8120