awaaaaaay

Dear loyal reader,

with this post I'd like to let you know that, during the next few weeks, I won't be able to keep you up to date every single day. We're going to start our journey along the east coast (it's soooo amaaaaaaazing) on monday - without my laptop (yep, I can live without one, I guess).

So hopefully I'll be able to tell you some great, amazing and unbelievable stories after we returned secure and excited back home in good old Germany. If you're lucky you might also be able to see some awesome and beautiful (depends on who of us takes 'em ;-) ) pictures.

So, stay tuned!

Maaaaaan-ly (once more, and better)!!!

After having my last day at work yesterday we started this morning with having breeky at the beach. We had a marvellous view at the ocean (no waves, sorry Scott) and it's cyan blue water. Then we moved to Circular Quay where we wanted to take the ferry to Manly. Surprisingly the usual ferry was replaced by the so called 'Jet Cat' and so we got to Manly almost before we started.

When we arrived we made our way to Manly beach (crossing 'The Corso') and strolled along the promenade (where we saw one of our future houses), passing 'Le Kiosk' and arrived at a nice bay where we enjoyed the clear and cold ocean - with our feet.

Afterwards we went on and, more important, up. Step by step we came closer to some very very cool lookouts where we could enjoy a great view over Manly. But it wasn't enough to took some steps up, we wanted to get higher. So we continued our hike and stepped right into the national park where we, after climbing a rock (it was more impressive than it sounds like) we had another cool view at the ocean, Manly and the national park.

When returning to the ground we went on walking through the bush and somewhen reached a great resting place. A small see in the middle of nothing.


After relaxing a little we went back down to the beach, enjoyed a Double Choc icecream and took a final rest at one of the benches. Then we made our way back to the wharf, stopped for a short grocery shopping at Aldi (corncobs, potatoe wedges and taco souce (mild!) ), and returned home during the sun went down.

P.S.: On our way back we could see heaps of dolphins jumping around the bay. Reaaaally cool (:

Before returning home from a great and unforgetable day we took a stroll through the rocks and enjoyed one of our last evenings here in paradise city.

total eclipse of the...moon

2 days ago there was a lunar eclipse which could be seen pretty good by just sitting at sydney beaches...here's one pic which shows the 'eclipsed' moon (no, not taken by me).

I'm outta....here!

Last day at work...somehow a strange feeling to never see the guys here again. But I'm really looking forward to my holiiiidaaaaaays :-) On Monday we'll take off to Cairns, but until then I gotta have to work as personal tourist guide - could be worse, I guess ;-)

so long: "Holiday Celebrate! Holiday Celebrate..." :-)

10 Minuten :)

Actually I'm on my way to the airport right now, but since I go there by train, this one came up to my mind (again, only funny in German ;-):

Home sweet home

Ain't no place like home :) The last two days have been really really nice. Spent most of my spare time home at Bondi Beach. Met with a pretty cool girl (Blogroll: Katharina) (maaan, you really arrived to late ;-) and just had a nice time sitting (or waaaaalking) there at the beach, talking, drinkin juice or hc...

I guess there's no way, over short or long (uh, is this an english saying too? guess not, but anyways...), that I have to make a living close to the ocean...

'cause you know what they are talking about in heaven?...They are talking about the ocean...
(Quote: 'Knockin' on heaven's door' - German Movie)

Coolness, your name is Ibis!

Yesterday I guess I saw the uncoolest bird I've seen so far. The information systems student under the birds...and, of course, it was an ibis. But not that it is enough, that he belongs to this very uncool, unesthetic species, no - he was the grandmaster of disaster. He was walking along the fountains at Darling Harbour (Tumbalong Park) and was almost falling into the water because he wasn't able to walk in a straight way (looked like some bullies tied his bootlaces...but it went even worse when he started to "fly". man. that bird should not have a licence to fly...well, at least he fits the picture of drunken pilots ;-) but honestly, I felt pretty unsecure when he was flying above our heads...I was really glad when he left the area after almost crashing into two trees..

But interesting to see that even in the world of the animals there are cool ones and loser...would be interesting to know if my friend from yesterday would prove Darwin wrong...;-)