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Last day in Australia
... for your medicine. Watch out if you try to pay at the wrong counter (angry argument will follow!)
- When consuming coffee at a café you must never cross the imaginary line outside that separates restaurant tables from the café tables – even if there are plenty of free spaces. One waiter nearly completely lost it with us because we were 30 centimetres within the“café ...
Je voulais du beau temps ... c'est la canicule!
... Cet édifice, construit en 1871-72 par J.J. Clark (le même que celui qui fut chargé de la construction du Treasury House), fut en opération de 1872 à 1968. C’est ici que l’on transformait l’or des mines de Victoria. Seul un des bâtiments est demeuré intact, ceux des opérations (où l’on analysait les pépites, les réduisait en paillette, les faisaient fondre puis les transformaient en pièces) ont été démolis en 1969.
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'twas the night before leaving
... to France, heading south down the coast to do a loop of Spain, back into France up to Paris. By mid April I cross the channel into the UK, after a month in England I cross back to meet Jackie in Amsterdam (mid May). We have two months to get to Greece before I head back towards Germany, possible via Eastern Europe but all plans get fairly sketchy at ...
Melbourne, familiar faces, tennis, beaches + more
... older couple running it. Finally a decent Australian hostel! We had our dinner out on the deck then went for a wander by the beach for sunset. We have been told that the most amount of shark attacks happen at dawn and dusk and so you would wonder why people would be in the water at that time but it is a nice time to be on the beach and so I understand a bit more. However the furthest I went in was my ankles.
Moving on the next day, our first stop is ...
Being rescued from the rain
... throwing up!
Yes, wine before beer and you'll be queer! I was. In a sink. Oh well. God when will I ever learn? I may be able to down pints (not a bad talent to have if you ask me ... hehehe!) but really do I have to prove it? And in a race?
I have a beer injury and some great memories. Melbourne sure rocks! Oh and my ozzie companions are great hosts. Their generosity is amazing. Thank you. Oh and thanks for also looking after me ... a ...

