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Charlie · 10-01-2003, 04:41 AM

Yep after the shittiest year of my entire life I decided to take a holiday to the country I've always dreamt of visiting.

Sydney...beautiful and warm.....NOPE. Been pissing down or pretty cold since we got here. A big shock to learn that London in autumn is warmer and drier than Sydney in spring. So far we can't do any of the things we dreamt of doing, can't walk across the harbour bridge, can't take the plane trip we planned, the beaches we planned to sunbathe on are no go areas, the pubs shut early (compared to where we drink in London), no nightclubs/nightlife, so far on weekdays it's been near impossible to find a pub open after 2AM, infact the whole affair is totally tits up. It really is just be my luck, apparently September was very warm, figures it should piss down when I got here.

Sydney itself and its inhabitants are awesome, Sydney really is beautiful....or at least where we are. We got a beautiful terraced cottage right near the opera house. So far the only real highlight was walking in the pouring rain through the botanical gardens....rain forecast for the next few days so I figure that's just about all we're gonna manage in Sydney.....money well spent there then.

Not all Sydney is beautiful btw. I just returned from Kings Cross after going there to make comparisons. Londons Kings Cross is far more dirty, dangerous and sleazy than the Australian one but the pubs are in a better state of repair. The pub I just left has water pouring through the roof, through the ceiling and directly onto a table below spattering all those nearby....wtf? Go figure. The name of the pub is the Kings X Hotel (but it's not a hotel, just a bar). Oddly enough there are many hotels in Sydney that aren't, they are just bars, the "hotel" tag is pretty confusing on that point.

Oh.... I have a girl here in this net cafe that's just asked me a few questions. She's from Vermont USA, she's badly dissillusioned with Sydney too...or not Sydney itself, just the weather. She's cutting her Sydney stay and moving up north to find some sun, she has no intention of returning. I understand where she's coming from....no sun no fun. She, like me has nothing better to do than sit in a bar or a net cafe and kill the hours.

Anyway, bitching over. I guess we're just letting off steam after paying out so much money and spending so many hours getting here. We'll be moving onto Melbourne next week, then Darwin, then Cairns. I refuse to believe the weather can be any worse there than it has been here.

Hopefully the weather people have got things wrong and we'll actually be able to leave the house in just a T shirt before the week's out, it doesn't seem right wearing a heavy coat in Sydney.

It's just so typical of my poor luck this year that the week I decide to spend here is the week it decides to piss down.

The luck continues.....

10-01-2003, 04:41 AM	#1
Charlie Lord Ao Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 31 Posts: 2,023	Yep after the shittiest year of my entire life I decided to take a holiday to the country I've always dreamt of visiting. Sydney...beautiful and warm.....NOPE. Been pissing down or pretty cold since we got here. A big shock to learn that London in autumn is warmer and drier than Sydney in spring. So far we can't do any of the things we dreamt of doing, can't walk across the harbour bridge, can't take the plane trip we planned, the beaches we planned to sunbathe on are no go areas, the pubs shut early (compared to where we drink in London), no nightclubs/nightlife, so far on weekdays it's been near impossible to find a pub open after 2AM, infact the whole affair is totally tits up. It really is just be my luck, apparently September was very warm, figures it should piss down when I got here. Sydney itself and its inhabitants are awesome, Sydney really is beautiful....or at least where we are. We got a beautiful terraced cottage right near the opera house. So far the only real highlight was walking in the pouring rain through the botanical gardens....rain forecast for the next few days so I figure that's just about all we're gonna manage in Sydney.....money well spent there then. Not all Sydney is beautiful btw. I just returned from Kings Cross after going there to make comparisons. Londons Kings Cross is far more dirty, dangerous and sleazy than the Australian one but the pubs are in a better state of repair. The pub I just left has water pouring through the roof, through the ceiling and directly onto a table below spattering all those nearby....wtf? Go figure. The name of the pub is the Kings X Hotel (but it's not a hotel, just a bar). Oddly enough there are many hotels in Sydney that aren't, they are just bars, the "hotel" tag is pretty confusing on that point. Oh.... I have a girl here in this net cafe that's just asked me a few questions. She's from Vermont USA, she's badly dissillusioned with Sydney too...or not Sydney itself, just the weather. She's cutting her Sydney stay and moving up north to find some sun, she has no intention of returning. I understand where she's coming from....no sun no fun. She, like me has nothing better to do than sit in a bar or a net cafe and kill the hours. Anyway, bitching over. I guess we're just letting off steam after paying out so much money and spending so many hours getting here. We'll be moving onto Melbourne next week, then Darwin, then Cairns. I refuse to believe the weather can be any worse there than it has been here. Hopefully the weather people have got things wrong and we'll actually be able to leave the house in just a T shirt before the week's out, it doesn't seem right wearing a heavy coat in Sydney. It's just so typical of my poor luck this year that the week I decide to spend here is the week it decides to piss down. The luck continues.....