Posting from a train
The weekend was spent in Newcastle going to Rob's 30th. It's still weird to see my little brother all grown up, it really should stop suprising me at some point. Anyway everything went mostly okay, same old issues with the parents and somehow I still turn into a sullen teenager when I'm around them for more than an hour but mostly we all got along which was nice. Also got to catch up with my Uncle and his wife which was lovely.
Beyond that the next day and a half after were spent in Sydney not really doing anything beyond catching up with the BFF but that was nice. It really was a flying trip and I didn't have time to organise catch ups with anyone else but hopefully i'll make it back to Sydney soon (with H. as well).
I did get to the Alexander the Great exhibit at the Australian Museum which was just awesome. They had a lot of statuettes that were famous from the cover of books. I think I spent about 10 minutes gaping at the Head of Achilles which was on the cover of the Illiad that was the first translation thaT I read while I was in school. So yeah, if you're in Sydney and have a free morning its well worth the price of admission. I have to say I love the Australian Museum. They have a lot of hands on stuff and are so kid friendly and its just good to see kids having fun in museums.
Beyond that, i'm currently 4 hours into an 8 hour train journey and so far its going well. My phone is losing battery and I should turn off the wifi hotspot to conserve power (I miss public transport with free Wifi) but i've read a heap and so far its quiet and without any major annoyances (touch wood).
Beyond that the next day and a half after were spent in Sydney not really doing anything beyond catching up with the BFF but that was nice. It really was a flying trip and I didn't have time to organise catch ups with anyone else but hopefully i'll make it back to Sydney soon (with H. as well).
I did get to the Alexander the Great exhibit at the Australian Museum which was just awesome. They had a lot of statuettes that were famous from the cover of books. I think I spent about 10 minutes gaping at the Head of Achilles which was on the cover of the Illiad that was the first translation thaT I read while I was in school. So yeah, if you're in Sydney and have a free morning its well worth the price of admission. I have to say I love the Australian Museum. They have a lot of hands on stuff and are so kid friendly and its just good to see kids having fun in museums.
Beyond that, i'm currently 4 hours into an 8 hour train journey and so far its going well. My phone is losing battery and I should turn off the wifi hotspot to conserve power (I miss public transport with free Wifi) but i've read a heap and so far its quiet and without any major annoyances (touch wood).