We've made it here to the 4th continent on the list and Australia is so looooovely. Just everything about it: you can drink water out of the taps, everyone speaks fluent english, the food comes in portions that fill you up... so nice. Only bad point is knives and forks. I can no longer eat with a knife and fork, it feels so clumsy in my hands and I'm not really cutting anymore, just tearing at things. Spoon and fork is a much better way of eating.
So last day in Singapore I didn't do much. I had all of this hassle with my uni place to worry about so sat about on the internet most of the day. We went back to our lovely Moroccan restaurant for lunch and then at about 5pm we headed down to the MRT station to get to the airport. Changi airport is amazing. There is free internet, free phone chargers, free massive comfy armchairs to watch tv in. Unfortunatley the food was very expensive but didn't mind that really. We flew with Quantas which was pretty good although I don't think anything will ever beat Emirates. Food was a bit grim. Had a good flight though, got my gin and tonic and watched 'He's Just Not That Into You' (mike mocked me for my shallowness) and 'Yes Man'. Didn't manage to get that much sleep though and when we landed I was so so tired, felt like I was going to collapse. We took a very long winded bus to our hostel (Prince Consort Backpackers - very nice but a bit pricey, or maybe I'm still thinking in Asian terms) but when we checked in they said our room wouldn't be ready for 3 hours. So we slept on their sofas until they were and then spent most of the day sleeping in our beds. When we felt a bit more alive we went on a little explore and discovered that we really like Brisbane. I've heard from so many people that it's rubbish and boring and ugly and we shouldn't even bother going there. But it seems lovely, we're staying in Chinatown and it seems like there's a really good live music scene and loads of little quirky art shops and boutiques. Tuesday we went down to the centre and went around lots of the museums and art galleries (all free) around the river and it was really pretty and a nice temperature and just really lovely. I like Brisbane lots, although apparently it gets up to 40 degrees in summer so I probably wouldn't like it then. Oh yeh and it's cold here! It's so wierd, apart from a few rainy days and the time we spent in Hong Kong, we have been in places that are constantly over 25 degrees, often more like 30-35 every day for the past 5 months. And here it's like English spring. I have to wear socks! Mental I'm still getting used to having to remember to take a cardi out with me.
So yeh Tuesday we had a lovely day walking around the centre and saw some good art shows and the Museum of Modern Art. Came back here and had an amazing $3 curry and later we went to a pizza place and mike and i shared a pizza for $5. Everything is either really expensive or really cheap here, there doesn't seem to be a middle ground. We've spent the past 2 nights sitting in our dorm with a big irish group that we've met drinking goon (wine in a box, I don't know why it's called that), and I think we're planning on going out somewhere tonight.
Today we got up really late and caught a bus up to Kount Kootha, which is a big lookout over the whole city, with Amy and Denise. Was really pretty. Then we went to the Panetarium and the Botanical Gardens which were also cool but we were so tired for some reason I don't think we really appreciated them. Came back here and slept for about 3 hours. So now I'm just about to go out for dinner and tomorrow we pick up the camper van!
Drive carefully!
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