fetherdale wildlife park

I'm standing in front of the koalas. They're just so cute and soft as a baby's bottom.
The smell of the eukalyptus stings my nose. These small crackheads. No wonder why they're always so sleepy-eyed. They're high!
Most of them are sleeping, which is pretty normal. They sleep about 20 hours a day.
Do you know why?  

Because they're dumb! Their brain has the size of a walnut and because of the reason that they just eat eukalyptus, which is low in nutrients, they sleep to save energy.

I wish we were allowed to hold and cuddle them, but Queensland is unfortunately the only state that allows holding them. But still, am I not lucky that this little fella is looking directly into my camera?

We also spot some dingos, wombats, kangeroos of course, tasmanian devils, flying foxes, a blue-headed strange-looking bird it's name I already forgot, penguins and one lazy crocodile.

Blacktown, where the park is located, is about a 30 minutes train-trip away from Sydney CBD, but it's definitely worth it.

While sitting in the train back to Sydney I recognize that the bench seat is adjustable. Isn't that cool?
If you're sitting with your back to the engine and want to sit facing it, you just need to turn down the bench. Maybe I'm just crazy, but I think that's pretty cool.

Germany should take a page out of Australias book.

So, weekend is over, but next one is just 7 days away! Hugs and Kisses

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northern beaches

saturday. dee why beach. collaroy beach. north and south curl curl beach. freshwater beach. home.

 

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champagne made me do this!

It is one of these days I'll never forget!

 

After working 9 hours non-stop, my hostparents, my hostmums parents, who just arrived this day, the kids and I went into the wirlpool, they call it spa here.

It started with one bottle of delicious french champagne. After the fourth glass everybody became a bit loosey-goosey.

Fairly quickly all the boys had enough of all the giggeling, chattering and gossiping, so that just us three girls were left in the amazing warm and heated spa.

Pop - the second bottle was uncaped. The kids were somewhere upstairs, probably playing computer, the husbands started preparing the barbie, we didn't really care.

We lost ourselfes in old stories about bygone days and amours and wordly wisdoms.

I enjoyed to just sit there, feel the bubbles running along my shoulders and listen to them.

After every story my hostmum said 'give me your glass, it will be fine', so that in next to no time we got to the 3rd bottle. Pop!

My fingers were wrinkled.The sun was going down and the sky turned orange.

'Ladies, dinner is ready!' called my hostdad. We were looking at each other, wondering what time it was. By the time we got in, it was 8 o'clock. We sat in the spa for four hours. Unbelievable.

In these 5 months I have been in this amazing family, we never ever had dinner that late!

After dinner, everybody did their own thing, my hostmum and her mum put the children to bed and the boys and I tidied up.

Afer we were done, I briefly checked my mails and felt the need to buy something.

This is why I am going to the Snoop Dog and Mac Miller concert on Sat 25 January 2014!

 

Champagne made me do this!

 

But after a good 10 hour sleep I still don't regret it, so cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

chinatown

sometimes pictures are worth a thousand words.

 

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rainy days

Saturday and Sunday were rainy days. So what to do on these shit days?
Of course: (in my case) museum!

Whoever is reading my blog and living in Sydney I can really entrust you to see the ‚Yoko Ono: War is over! (if you want it)‘ exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Arts.

Her art is impressive and also thought-provoking.

‚Play it by trust‘ was one of my favourite installations. The chessboard and the chess pieces are all white. ,Once the game commences and the pieces intermingle, it becomes difficult to know who controls which piece.‘ ‚Ideally, Ono has said, this leads to a shared understanding of […] mutual concerns and a new relationship based on emphathy rather then opposition. Peace is then attained on a small scale.‘ (War Is Over! (if you want it) Yoko Ono 15 Nov 2013 – 23 Feb 2014 flyer). It took my friend leon and I not longer then 5 minutes to get confused haha

On Sunday my friend Kira and I went to the Museum of Sydney. Its about the history of sydney, like the first fleet ships and aborigines. Not really my cup of tea, but a must do I’d say.

The coming weekend two swedish friends of mine and I are going to a stripclub. I’m soo excited!

 

Keep you posted,

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