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星期三, 10月 03, 2012

Brisbane wrap-up

Everyday is like work, play, look for work, and kick back. Since I have less than one month left before I go to Sydney, I figured why not make the most of my time and started searching for volunteer jobs. Originally I aimed for a non-profit organization called RSPCA(Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), but unfortunately it takes one month to train and minimum 3 months commitment so for now it is out of the questions. Luckily I managed to find another facility, which is a dog daycare/grooming store. Not a NPO as I hope it would be, but then again, the thought of getting close to dogs is as good enough for me.

Named as "Hollywood Dogs"(yeah I know), but there is nothing glamorous about it, simply a small open space for dogs to move around. Basically what I did was bathe the dogs, blow-dry them, cut their nails and take them for a 15 mins walk. Dogs are actually easier to handle when you bathe them because they are not scared of water like cats are. As for the dog walking, initially I was a bit hesitant about walking the Rottweiler, fearing I might not be able to contain him if he suddenly wants to make a dash. But I decided to give a go cause Alki said he has always been a good boy during the walk.

The cool thing about walking a Rottweiler is that it makes you look kinda like a badass, and he did behave well after I unleashed him in the park. Except for there is no stopping him sniffing at every tree he passed by while marking his territory with you-know-what. lol.

Here are the dogs I met today. Too bad my phone battery died so I have to substitute for web pictures.

杜賓Doberman

洛威拿Rottweiler

短毛獵狐梗Smooth Fox Terrier

貴賓狗Poodle

馬爾濟斯Maltese

邊境牧羊犬Border Collie

北京犬Pekingese(Lion dog)


At the end of the day I left there covered with dog fur, saliva and dog poop. But it was a BLAST. I enjoyed every moment with these cuties and my heart melted when I gave Monty the Doberman a bear hug. It's like being a kid again.

Thanks for lighting up my day, sweethearts.

星期六, 6月 09, 2012

Melbourne cont.

墨爾本下半場的那幾天不消說還是很冷
真的是冷到腹肌都要出來風一吹人都要生氣的程度
衣服晾了老半天也乾不了
整體而言的心情就跟天氣一樣可以用一個字來形容:gloomy

但好處是此行有擴展了一些景點
要排名的話我想my fav spots in MEL would be:
1. Queen Victoria Garden-國外的市場向來就是五花八門很好逛,各式生鮮食品到熟食攤販還有周邊店家,很符合台灣人喜歡吃吃喝喝的逛街型態
2. Royal Botanic Garden-因為是植物園,所以植栽景觀比Fitzroy更豐富有變化,我上回來的時候在遊客中心前還有創意市集可逛
3. St. Kilda-為了假日市集而來,實際到了現場雖然攤位不少,不過由於天候不佳所以逛的人也是三三兩兩,少了些熱鬧感覺,話雖如此仍有第三名的原因在於周邊可逛的小店滿多,想吃好料也不用愁(我們就在旁邊的餐廳吃了AUD 12的超大份brunch)
這天下午路過St. Kilda區的一家小店意外看到有現場的jazz表演
雖然只是在窗外駐足短短1分鐘
卻成為我此行在墨爾本最喜歡的風景


最後一天去Docklands晃晃
outlet很多所以價格也比市中心好入手很多
手滑買了一件長踢也不過才AUD 7
所以想來的人衣服真的不用帶多
雖說來澳洲不免俗要被一堆made in china的製品(和人)包圍
很多粗製濫造的衣服也是要價台灣三倍
但打折的時候還是容易撿到AUD 20 or 10以下單品的 就看妳行李箱夠不夠放而已

星期五, 5月 25, 2012

Melbourne

WH第一站是墨爾本
墨爾本號稱是球最適合居住的城市
但我個人覺得調查員應該是沒有在冬天來過墨爾本
墨爾本的天氣向來就是一日四季
太陽直射強烈
曬不到太陽的地方又冷得要死
真的很不適合我這種渴望恆溫的人
而且要說市區街景我恐怕喜歡雪梨多一些

這次是第二次來到墨爾本
時間很不幸地就是冬天
一下飛機就是寒風刺骨
但也怨不得人畢竟地方是自己選的
前三天每天光是從住的地方小步行到車站然後在市區晃蕩就累趴趴了
所以奉勸大家想自助還是趁年輕的時候比較好

今天5/25禮拜五身體終於開始比較適應了步調
肌肉的酸痛感下降
但氣溫也降至10度以下了
雖然早知道外國人的皮厚
但每當自己裹緊大衣皮皮挫的時候
看到外國人一派輕鬆地穿無袖背心逛大街還是很想上去揪住他們衣領說"不要太過分啊!!"

這天10:10am就準時抵達St. Paul大教堂參加Wildlife Tour的Penguin Parade one day tour
說天公不作美是含蓄了
等遊覽車小巴來的期間雨一直下
正式出發之後也完全沒有要減弱的意思
甚至中途還一度路面淹水導致司機要先跟交警溝通之後才能讓遊覽車勉強涉水而過
去到Seal Rocks之後的氣溫我想只有8度
即便還不到小便會結冰的地步
但感覺也不遠了
而且那強風
實際比喻的話約莫就是走起路來右腳打左腳    雨傘拿出來吹30秒就會傘骨斷裂的程度
光是在室內聽風聲就有種撼動天地的感覺
以下有影片有真相

傍晚來到重頭戲Penguin Parade
據說這群世界上最小的企鵝每天17:45就會從海裡上岸
因此即便下半身全濕還冒著相機淋雨的風險我們還是在8度的低溫中淋雨等了半小時




不過一隻也沒看到。




這時候很想要大唱"說好的企鵝呢???"
但我想應該也無可奈何
只好悻悻然地走回車上
而且經過這一整天更加可以確定
忍受強風下雨和飢餓真的不是我的強項
本身在這方面也沒有要成為鐵錚錚男子漢的意圖

簡單來說今天台幣三千元的one day tour
吹風淋雨了一整天
但是海豹和企鵝都沒看到半隻
真要命。


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好吧至少我摸到了袋鼠
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