Bittersweet Symphony

It's over.

My summer romance with an English chap has come to an end. It wasn't disastrous, quite the opposite, but it's definitely a bittersweet moment. Bitter cuz we had such a good time together, sweet because we're both moving on to do great things with ourselves.

Sww-heet!


We spent our last night together in Sydney at the Observatory. It was something I had been wanting to do, so we did it.

Here's the breakdown of the night...

I picked up my camera after it got fixed, went to buy a battery charger (not gonna lie. Would've cost me the same to get a brand spankin new camera in the end. I digress.) and then we met up at Ship Inn located at Circular Quay. We had a glass of wine and then moved on to The Rocks where we went to a Bavarian restaurant called Lowenbrau Keller.

I had this mango beer which was...interesting.

We decided...okay, I decided to listen to some music on my ipod while drinking.

The best part of this pic is the menu behind us. Malty, Nutty and Dry. OW!

We were then off to find food -- or so we thought. We both thought the other one was hungry, only to find out we were both...thirsty. We ended up going to a bar called Argyle. Had the perfect atmosphere with tons of couches and sitting areas for two people to have delightful conversation.

After downing our drinks, we visited the Sydney Observatory. We walked around the museum and then entered the amazing planetarium. Okay. Not really. Since it was cloudy and rainy all day, they had to do a presentation of the sky rather than the actual sky. The guy "hosting" the show was so monotone, I literally fall asleep on the beanbags provided. Although, I did learn a lot about the stars by osmosis.

We then saw two HUGE telescopes and got to check out:
A. A clock
B. A flag

Wow.

Moving on. We went into a tiny room where we got to watch two 3-D movies. It was...probably the best part because the guy stopped talking. And I didn't fall asleep this time around.

We left the Observatory and took in the gorgeous sights of the Sydney skyscrapers -- rather cool.
Then we went back to Argyle for another drink. Then, since we were in The Rocks, I took Ross to Pancakes on the Rocks which we savored delicious pancakes. At 1 in the morning. My kind of eating! Haha.

He is drinking house red wine -- similar to drinking at Denny's...not the greatest.

Ross looks like a monkey here.

So that's about it. He left today to do his 10 day meditation in the Blue Mountains and I'm off to Melbourne on Friday. Moving on.

Here are a few phrases I picked up from my adventures with Ross:

"That is totally naff." -- basically meaning cheesy.

"Are you having a giraffe?"

"Excusé?"


Summer Lovin' -- Had me a blast. But. Bring on the next adventure. I. is. ready.

Blue Mountains

Hey There!
This is my post all about the Blue Mountains. Turns out we really could've done a day trip here, but alas, we booked our room and stayed the night. I'm not going to lie, I really am glad we stayed the night. You'll see why later on. But here we go -- Picture Blog Time!

Here we are on the train to the Blue Mountains! Coffee in hand!

Mel on the train with...coffee in hand!

View from the train -- in motion

Village on the hill

Moutains!

Trees!

House on the Hill

Ah. We have arrived at the Blue Mountains -- Mel poses quite well.

I got silly..but not quite the picture I wanted.

Apparently in the Blue Mountains they dance naked.

Oh. Here's the real sign!This is what we travelled across to get to the "other side"

Me on the Skyway!

The glass is transparent as you cross the "canyon"

Waterfall from the skyway

More of the waterfall!

Look! People! Looking!

The sun was in my eyes, but these, ladies and gentlemen, are the Blue Mountains!

Glorious Pictures in 3...2...

Now, you may be asking -- how was the journey to all these beautiful spots?

Well let's start with stairs....And more stairs...
Oh. And more stairs....

YAY! We're here! The Three Sisters!
Closer View.
Me and the ladies!
Then we came to an awesome waterfall...

King of the Waterfall!

This is the amazing railway we got to travel down...it was effin steep.

See?

Although it looks like I'm trying to "pop-a-squat" -- I'm actually drinking this "drinking water" that comes straight from the Mountain. Totally purified.

This was a walkway...that went on forever. Really, to nowhere.

Oh here we go! This is why I was glad we stayed the night. We went walking around looking to stop to eat dinner and ended up at a pub. It was a small pub, only a few people in there, but after deciding whether or not we were going to eat there, I decided, "Damnit. I'm having a drink."
After purchasing a nice, strong beer, we sat down and I immediately engaged a conversation with 2 Australian boys. Say hello to:

HughAnd Luke

Yeah. They turned out to be pretty funny and we just exchanged stories about all of our travels -- especially ones from America. It was a lot of fun. Although, Melanie wasn't drinking (because she hates beer) and started to text....who else?

Me.

Pretty nice shot, eh? Boobs and beers. Nothing like it!

As she was texting me, the boys decided we just HAD to see the Three Sisters at night. Which. No lie. Was amazing.Looks pretty nice, huh? Yeah, my camera wasn't about to take a night shot.

They took us on an adventure down to the actual "rocks" -- it was cold. Cold. Cold. Cold. Did I mention that these boys were climbers? Ah, yes. Hugh found a hat that must've blown off someone's head (that sounds wrong) and landed just out of reach.

What does Hugh think? Free hat. So he hops the railing and starts climbing his way down the side to fetch the hat. What's his reward? A free hat. I thought he was going to die.

What's my reward? Looking like an idiot.

We came back the following day with a good story and, in my book, that makes it totally worth it.

For a good time, call 555-1234 and ask for The Blue Mountains.

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