Posts in the category 'australia'
Posts earlier than 2 March 2003
New Photos
I've uploaded some more photos from Perth and our trip down to the south-west coast. We're writing up our next posting later on today... until then, enjoy the…
Live from the Glory Ground
Weekend 1st/2nd February During the previous week, Tina mentioned that they were going to a footy match. (as I've missed most of the season I thought it would be interesting to watch an Aussie game - Lucy). So Lucy being Lucy dragged me along to the second football match that I'd ever been to! It was Perth Glory (the favourites) verses Northern Spirit (yokals from up-north). (not quite Premiership standard - Lucy). Our seats were right…
New Year Review - Part 2
We've finally got round to part two of the "New Year" update, (to be honest its now a January update - Lee). So bare with us while we look back on the past month... New Year's Eve First sober New Year for a long time, after getting back from New Norcia we stayed in till about 11:30 when we took a romantic walk down to the river and watched the fireworks over the Perth skyline. Got…
Quick Update
We haven't got round to writing up part 2 of our New Year yet, you'll have to be patient... We've been busy earning some cash for the rest of our trip. I've scored pretty well, getting a web development job. Unfortunately school doesn't start until Feburary, so Lucy has opted to do some door-to-door charity work. I've put a few more photos on the site, check them out in the "Perth" section. We'll try and do another…
New Year Review - Part 1
We know that our postings have slowed down since we arrived in Perth, so here's a brief review of our Christmas & New Year. Christmas day down under is a very different experience from home, this is due to the weather, I realised this when on phoning home at 8 am, to catch people before they went to midnight-mass, and I was sweating buckets. It was a stinking 30-something degrees C! Prezzie opening was a…
Carols at Candle-lightning
Thanks to everyone who has sent us Christmas messages, for those who haven't... bar-humbug to you too :P We've only eight hours till Christmas, where as you have about 16 hours to go! hehehe - we open prezzies before you! Carols at Candlelight was an interesting experience. It had a of a Glastonbury feel to it, hundreds (possibly thousands) of people all sitting in a field with picnics, ready for a sing-song. We tried lighting our candles,…