We'll we are in the middle if a fun, but not so restful weekend here in Australia. Having time and internet access to blog is still a challenge. Yesterday we went up to the Blue Mountains, which look blue because the eucalyptus trees give off a blue haze. We went up the mountain and then took a cable car down into the rain forest. Who knew they had rainforest??? Everyone lives on the coasts of Australia, and its very moist and GREEN. After travelling back to the Sydney area, we went to a Rugby game, AND celebrated Robb's Birthday. The rugby game was awesome, but we learned afterward that cabbies dont want to deal with wheelies...it took a while to find someone willing to bring us back.
So, as we've previously mentioned...the language here is a bit different...but fun! Everyone does use "G'Day"and "mate". "No worries" is very common also. They are always heckling each other which is funny to see. The shuttle drivers taught us the meaning of "wanker", which can be sort of a term of endearment or an insult, depending on who you're directing it at. Men are bloaks. I have a new name...My name is Jennie now... Alot of words are shortened and -ie added to the end. A cold beer is a "coldie", etc. "right-o" is used like we use OK or alright. Those are some of the more common ones. There are tons more, which I will write about later.
G'Day Mates!
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I'm glad to see you are doing well. I'll write more later.
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