So here's the final Melbourne blog entry. Since the last entry we've been to several concerts, had plenty more nights out, and had a few little getaways. So here's how it went...
As soon as March arrived, it also brought all those concerts we had booked so long ago now. Some or all of us went to Coldplay, Kings of Leon, The Fray, Snow Patrol, and V Festival. To top that off, we also went to some comedy shows during the comedy festival in April; Neil Delamare and Jason Byrne. And Marie and Emma also went to see Russell Brandt. They were all great, particularly Snow Patrol. Mine and Emma's friend from school, Cathy, was also over for a few days visiting her sister Suzanne so we got to meet up with her. She went to the V Festival with Emma and Marie, and I got to meet her and do the Ice Bar with them. It's so cool, it's a bar made purely out of ice. Even the glasses you drink out of are ice! But you're not allowed in there for more than 30 minutes at a time. We also did a trip to the Old Melbourne Gaol.
March also brought Paddy's Day, and the Australian F1 Grand Prix. The Grand Prix was unreal, it was so unbelievably loud. The roads around Albert Park are converted into a race track for the weekend, which is on the edge of St Kilda. So we could even hear them practicing from our appartment! The race was great, but you just have no idea of whats going on and who's winning, because it's just too fast! Paddy's Day was also great, we headed to a pub in the north of the city called The Quiet Man. They had bands both inside and outside, and all the usual people were out.
After Gillian came back from her 2 weeks in Ireland, she had no job, so decided it was a great time to do the east coast. So after Paddy's Day she headed up to Cairns, and made her way down to Brisbane with a girl she had worked with. Once they reached Brisbane, they flew over to Vanuatu for a relaxing weeks holiday, and Emma met them over there. Judging by their photos, it looks like paradise over there! And they also got to dive down to the world's only underwater post office!
Then last week I headed off to Alice Springs, this time with the other group - Kelly, Declan, Dee and Finbarr. Because the Vanuatu trip was only a few weeks ago, Emma and Marie decided to do Alice Springs on our last week in Melbourne. So Emma's now finished her job, and they're currently up in Alice Springs. Gillian is also planning on doing Alice Springs, but not until we're doing the East Coast.
So our plan now is as follows. Myself and Gillian will finish up working this week, and in our last few days here, we're going to do the Restaurant Tram, and go to an AFL match (St Kilda v Collingwood) Well we can't leave without going to a game, and St Kilda have won every game so far this season, so it should be a good one. Then next Tuesday our appartment lease is up, so myself and Gillian will fly to Adelaide while Emma and Marie will fly to Sydney, just for a few days. Myself and Gillian got to see most of Sydney at New Years, so decided to go check out somewhere new, while the others have plenty sites to keep them busy in Sydney. And then we'll all meet up in Byron Bay 4 days or so later, to begin our trek up the East Coast.
Here's where we'll visit over the next few weeks...
Adelaide/Sydney
Byron Bay
Surfers Paradise
Brisbane
Noosa
Rainbow Beach
Fraser Island
Airlie Beach
Whitsundays
Magnetic Island
Cairns
Cape Tribulation
Catch ya later,
Cathy x x
The Fray
The Ice Bar
Old Melbourne Gaol
Mugshot!
We've decided to join Ned Kelly's Gang
Coldplay
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