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Goodbye Sydney

I haven’t had much time to care about the blog in the last few weeks,I’m working in an apple factory from one month,if you are backpackers and you are in Victoria,close to melbourne,be aware that from monday Battunga Apples in Hoddles Creek is looking for 30 backpackers for fruit picking. After three month working in Mullumbimby in New South Wales I just would like to travel all around Australia,a backpack on my back and nothing more then that,by the way if you are looking for a good backpack Blackwolf is amazing,I bought one two weeks ago and it as everything I need,if you want to check it out here’s the site: http://bagworld.com.au If you are planning to leave your country for an experience in Oz working and studying I’ll give you some tips,I didn’t know how to do to organize,my first month here has been really a mess,but when you figure it out and you get used to overhere’s life,all become simplier. If you want to work 3 months in a farm to get a second year working holiday student visa (be aware that you won’t be paied,but you’ll have meals and a bad for free,BUT you also have to be lucky as I haven’t been,because a lot of people you’ll work for will try to take advantage of you,and they could give you cheap or expired food,but the family I’m living now with is amazing,really gentle and pleasant,as I said,you have to be lucky)just type on facebook or google “wwoofer australia”,and you’ll find their site,in which you will be able to purchase a book with all the names of the farmers in Australia and Tasmania,all divided by region (victoria,new south wales,queensland ecc)with details of the job they need,the amount of workers they need and for how log,their address,emails and telephone numbers.The farms that allow you to get a second visa will have PP written on right down corner,at the end of the description,easy. From now on I’ll start to write both in english and italian,for my parents and my lazy friends. Da ora in poi iniziero’ a scrivere sia in inglese che in italiano,sia per i miei genitori che per i miei amici che non hanno il tempo per tradurre due righe in inglese. Here some photos the day before we left Sydney,we had some amazing pieces of cake and fish and chips bought in bondi beach,close to where I used to live,then we went sitting in bondi beach park,in front of the seaside and sufers,and we started throwing food to seagulls.What a cranky bastard animal it is,it would do everithing for a little piece of food. Ecco qualche foto del giorno prima che lasciassimo Sydney,abbiamo comprato del fish & chips buonissimo a bondi beach,vicino all’appartamento dove vivevo,poi siamo andati a sederci nel parco a bondi beach,di fronte alla spiaggia e ai surfisti,e abbiamo iniziato a tirare cibo ai gabbiani.Che animale incazzato e bastardo che e’,per un pezzo di cibo farebbe di tutto.


Darling Harbour

Yesterday I have been in darling harbour,I wanted also to reach the luna park but at the end was too far walking,and the sun too hot!I have reached darling harbour by bondi beach where I’m actually living first by bus till bondi junction and then from there I took the metro till central station,and step by step (took a long long time,mostly with the sun striking in my hairless head) I got there,but if you don’t want to walk too much from central you can walk till george street and from there you can take the bus 555,it won’t go straight to darling harbour,but it will get really close.And it’s free.Easy 🙂

 

Once in darling harbour I have been in the hard rock cafe shopping centre,but the shirt costed too much for me (I have been in miami,new york,niagara falls,washington and los angeles in august and al the hard rock t-shirts costed 25 $,against the 44 of sydney)

 

I took something to eat for lunch and I went sitting right in front to the hard rock,close to the water and ships,where were a lot of angry,hungry seagulls.I drop 2 pieces of honey chicken (oriental recipe I guess,delicious,but too sweet after some bites)and a white shiver suddently moved around me,screaming and fighting like they were starving from months.Ten seconds and all the food disappeared.


Bondi beach

After three months of junkie posts Im back with something nicer to say,and better photos,also thanks to my new purchase,a canon eos 5D mark II with a 24-105 L lens,I hope you will enjoy photos as much as Im doing,here some shots:

My flat is in 86 blair street,5 minutes walk by bondi beach.With sunny days like that would be a shame not go to the beach!

The camera and the lens together are amazing,with the right timing you can take wonderful picture

This is a swimming pool really close to bondi beach,the safest way to be in water avoiding sharks and jellyfishes,when the ocean is really upset waves are so high that come straight to the pool!


Opera House

Opera House is gorgeous

The symbol of sydney stands

right close to Harbour Bridge,

one step to the sea,

and three from my heart.

And that`s the sight

from the right side of Opera!


Hyde Park Sydney

Today I turned into a kid

Today we have been in Hyde Park,

a quite big park really close to our hostel.

I have got so close to a kind of animal never seen before,

here it is

once they smell something to eat the all come in a rush

All the Ibis came close to me

seeing that I had a lot of bread!

The temptation was too much,

so I grabbed his beak for some seconds!

but then he stopped trusting me…

smaller birds are always hungry,

cause ibis and bigger animals do bullies

and always steal them food!

never seen that bird before.

Australia is a world apart!

stay tuned
Opera House incoming

Wake Up Sydney Central

The flighth has taken 23 hours,included the stop at Abu Dhabi,there was so much fog that the plane has taken almost 15 minutes  to get to the terminal.
After 4 hours stop we have taken another flight,this time towards Sydney,13.25 hours really awful!
At the arrive there was 6 o’clock,we have been embraced by an unexpected cold,given that I thought summer was arriving!
As soon as we came from the airport we took a loot to find our bus to the “wake up” hostel,an old commercial center of 7 floors,every floor corresponds to a different continent,we are at 7th,Asia!From up there we enjoy a beautiful sight!

 

Here it is the Wake up!

 

 

Here they are 3 Floors!