Today was a very full day! We got out early and headed to the Aboriginal Heritage Museum in Northbridge, where we saw a number of artifacts and sat in on a presentation. David is of Aboriginal decent, and gave us a unique perspective on the issue of Aboriginal rights. He showed us a documentary that put together a group of white Australians so they could try to formulate a plan for reconciliation with the natives. It was interesting that by the end of the study, the group had really not made any progress, but made a pact to continue meeting to track their individual progress.
From the Heritage Museum, we headed to Manly Beach. The boys needed an update on the Celtics game, so Kathe called her husband, who was there. Either the connection was bad or the game was really loud, which made for an entertaining conversation to overhear. "Do you know who this is?! It's your wife! Are you at the game? What's the score?" Turns out the Heat won, so the series is tied 3-3. I don't follow basketball that much, but I do love my Heat. Then, on the bus ride, Sam was the star of the show for three little kids. They were just enthralled, and it was adorable! I wonder whether they'd ever heard an American accent...
When we arrived, Lianne and I got hot pies on our quick lunch break. We met back up with the group and headed to the Manly Art Gallery and Museum. On the way there, an adorable bare-bottomed little boy was running along the beach and away from the waves as they came in. It was pretty cute. My favorite part of the museum was definitely the swimwear collections from throughout the 20th century. In the 1910s, people wore wool bathing suits! Could you imagine?! But the bathing suits were all really cute, and the museum had a box of dress-up clothes for the little ones. They also had a display of swim caps, which I've always adored but have never had any reason to wear.
Afterwards, Lianne and I walked along a short strip of beach and gathered a couple shells, and then did a bit of shopping along the promenade. I got a beautiful piece of authentic Aboriginal art, and I am so happy with my purchase. I got it from a legit art gallery, where everything was handpainted or sculpted by Aborigines. We looked around at the clothing and trinkets in other stores, and spent a couple hours meandering the streets. Along the water, we ran into the first Ben & Jerry's store to open in Australia! We'd stopped in a couple ice cream parlors already, but hadn't seen any flavors that seemed quite right. As much as I'd love to say that I tried something from one of the small independent parlors, the Ben & Jerry's was delicious and we had a nice chat with the guy behind the counter. We also wandered into an adorable store that reminded me of Pier 1 Imports, and I debated buying some Australian soaps, but I couldn't justify spending twenty dollars.. it was a fun stop, though! We also passed two physiotherapy clinics and decided that if we ever did want to move here, the job prospects looked pretty good.
We rode the ferry back at the perfect time, and saw the bridge silhouetted against the setting sun (ooh!) - this city is so pretty! It was pretty funny though... the water was really choppy, and when we looked out the front of the boat, we just saw the mountains in the back tip baaack and forrrth and back again and it felt like we were falling into some sort of abyss. It was really weird. Needless to say, we don't like choppy tides. It did make for a pretty good laugh though! For us and the couple next to us... who were laughing at us, not with us. Good to know we can entertain other people as well haha!
I hope everyone's doing well! I can't believe that this trip is already more than half over! I'll be home in a short 12 days, but I can't wait to see you when I return!
From the Heritage Museum, we headed to Manly Beach. The boys needed an update on the Celtics game, so Kathe called her husband, who was there. Either the connection was bad or the game was really loud, which made for an entertaining conversation to overhear. "Do you know who this is?! It's your wife! Are you at the game? What's the score?" Turns out the Heat won, so the series is tied 3-3. I don't follow basketball that much, but I do love my Heat. Then, on the bus ride, Sam was the star of the show for three little kids. They were just enthralled, and it was adorable! I wonder whether they'd ever heard an American accent...
When we arrived, Lianne and I got hot pies on our quick lunch break. We met back up with the group and headed to the Manly Art Gallery and Museum. On the way there, an adorable bare-bottomed little boy was running along the beach and away from the waves as they came in. It was pretty cute. My favorite part of the museum was definitely the swimwear collections from throughout the 20th century. In the 1910s, people wore wool bathing suits! Could you imagine?! But the bathing suits were all really cute, and the museum had a box of dress-up clothes for the little ones. They also had a display of swim caps, which I've always adored but have never had any reason to wear.
Afterwards, Lianne and I walked along a short strip of beach and gathered a couple shells, and then did a bit of shopping along the promenade. I got a beautiful piece of authentic Aboriginal art, and I am so happy with my purchase. I got it from a legit art gallery, where everything was handpainted or sculpted by Aborigines. We looked around at the clothing and trinkets in other stores, and spent a couple hours meandering the streets. Along the water, we ran into the first Ben & Jerry's store to open in Australia! We'd stopped in a couple ice cream parlors already, but hadn't seen any flavors that seemed quite right. As much as I'd love to say that I tried something from one of the small independent parlors, the Ben & Jerry's was delicious and we had a nice chat with the guy behind the counter. We also wandered into an adorable store that reminded me of Pier 1 Imports, and I debated buying some Australian soaps, but I couldn't justify spending twenty dollars.. it was a fun stop, though! We also passed two physiotherapy clinics and decided that if we ever did want to move here, the job prospects looked pretty good.
We rode the ferry back at the perfect time, and saw the bridge silhouetted against the setting sun (ooh!) - this city is so pretty! It was pretty funny though... the water was really choppy, and when we looked out the front of the boat, we just saw the mountains in the back tip baaack and forrrth and back again and it felt like we were falling into some sort of abyss. It was really weird. Needless to say, we don't like choppy tides. It did make for a pretty good laugh though! For us and the couple next to us... who were laughing at us, not with us. Good to know we can entertain other people as well haha!
I hope everyone's doing well! I can't believe that this trip is already more than half over! I'll be home in a short 12 days, but I can't wait to see you when I return!
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