Australian Open !
Igår var vi ju på Australian open :) det var kul eftersom att vi fick komma in i Rod laver arena (den största arenan) trots att vi inte hade biljetter för det. Våra biljetter kostade bara 20 dollar och vanligtvis för att komma in Rod laver arena så kostar det säkert minst 100 dollar (jag hörde att biljett till finalen kostar typ 400-600 dollar !). Så vi fick se när juniorerna spelade final, först tjejerna och sen killarna. Vi satt inne i arenan på samma ställe i 5 timmar (!), dock kändes det inte alls så länge och det var ganska spännande matcher att kolla på :) Jag är helt klart nöjd över mitt Aus open besök !
I väntan på tramet till tennisen, jag hade bara varit utomhus i tio minuter och jag kände mig redan ofräsh :p kändes då som att det skulle bli en ganska påfrestande dag fast som tur var så var det skugga i arenan där vi satt så vi överlevde :) Har varit varmt hela helgen, det var otroligt skönt att komma hem till duschen idag efter att ha varit ute hela dagen !
Inte speciellt mycket folk när vi kom in där !
Marléne och jag :)
Nu är jag megatrött ! precis så som det ska vara en söndag kväll. Har varit en händelserik och bra helg. Jag har knappt varit här hemma någonting, bara ätit och sovit typ (jag tycker att jag är här tillräckligt när jag jobbar).
Har lite fler bilder från helgen men dom lägger jag upp någon annan dag !
Godnatt ! /sandra
I väntan på tramet till tennisen, jag hade bara varit utomhus i tio minuter och jag kände mig redan ofräsh :p kändes då som att det skulle bli en ganska påfrestande dag fast som tur var så var det skugga i arenan där vi satt så vi överlevde :) Har varit varmt hela helgen, det var otroligt skönt att komma hem till duschen idag efter att ha varit ute hela dagen !
Inte speciellt mycket folk när vi kom in där !
Marléne och jag :)
Nu är jag megatrött ! precis så som det ska vara en söndag kväll. Har varit en händelserik och bra helg. Jag har knappt varit här hemma någonting, bara ätit och sovit typ (jag tycker att jag är här tillräckligt när jag jobbar).
Har lite fler bilder från helgen men dom lägger jag upp någon annan dag !
Godnatt ! /sandra
My favourite place ?
From my gym there is a great view over the city, but yesterday evening when I was there it was something beyond the ordinary, just check this out ..
I will miss this gym when I'm going back .. there's always enough with cardio machines and they have TVs on each as you can choose between several channels ;). There's also a big outside area (that's what the fence on the picture is for) where you can do exercises and even running ! Today one of the personal trainers and his client were playing football, it was almost like I wanted to go and ask if I could play with them :p. Well in sweden that would have been a bit odd but here it happens often ! That's one of the things that I like the most with Australia.
Okey, enough with gym talk ;)
Yesterday I was working the most of the time and me and the girls went to the swimming pool for a couple of hours. Today I've been working as well and also I joined Scott and the girls to IKEA. There we ate a late lunch and bought bazil plants.
It's the Australian day tomorrow, it seems like it's a significant day ! My hostparents are going to Australian open the whole they so I'm working. But me and the girls will do some type of activity so I think it will be a good day . I don't really know what people are doing on Australian day but I've heard that BBQ is common, perhaps I will see tomorrow :)
Now I'm tired so I will sleep now, Nattinatti ! /sandra
I will miss this gym when I'm going back .. there's always enough with cardio machines and they have TVs on each as you can choose between several channels ;). There's also a big outside area (that's what the fence on the picture is for) where you can do exercises and even running ! Today one of the personal trainers and his client were playing football, it was almost like I wanted to go and ask if I could play with them :p. Well in sweden that would have been a bit odd but here it happens often ! That's one of the things that I like the most with Australia.
Okey, enough with gym talk ;)
Yesterday I was working the most of the time and me and the girls went to the swimming pool for a couple of hours. Today I've been working as well and also I joined Scott and the girls to IKEA. There we ate a late lunch and bought bazil plants.
It's the Australian day tomorrow, it seems like it's a significant day ! My hostparents are going to Australian open the whole they so I'm working. But me and the girls will do some type of activity so I think it will be a good day . I don't really know what people are doing on Australian day but I've heard that BBQ is common, perhaps I will see tomorrow :)
Now I'm tired so I will sleep now, Nattinatti ! /sandra
I guess I'm pretty lucky to have this in January !
Today:
A couple of hours relaxing on the beach !
Scott and the girls are back from Tasmania so now I have some company here at home. Sure it's nice to be alone sometimes but it's good to have people around as well so I don't get too lonely :p
The weather seems to be great these next couple of days, or at least that's what the forecast says. It might be not so good to rely on that. That lesson I've learned too many times !
Well that's it for this time ! take care :) /sandra
A couple of hours relaxing on the beach !
Scott and the girls are back from Tasmania so now I have some company here at home. Sure it's nice to be alone sometimes but it's good to have people around as well so I don't get too lonely :p
The weather seems to be great these next couple of days, or at least that's what the forecast says. It might be not so good to rely on that. That lesson I've learned too many times !
Well that's it for this time ! take care :) /sandra
yes I'm Swede
For once I finally had a really fun night out here in Melbourne :) No hesitation about where we'd go and a nice club/bar, as it should be !
Easy "partyoutfit" - shorts, shirt and not to tall high heels (otherwise I'm feeling too tall here, I think Swedes are taller than Australians and also my feet are hurting if they're too high ;p )
Australian open is in full swing here and the city and the trams are more crowded than usual. I'm looking forward to next saturday when I am going :). These last couple of days the heat has been indescribable, I feel sorry for the tennis players . Sometimes I can't stand the heat while I'm sitting in the sun and they have to run back and forth over and over again :p I wonder how they preparing for this. Playing tennis in a sauna ? :D (Pappa vad tror du ? ). And today Josefin told me that they only put on a roof on the arena if it's at least 40 degrees.
Today I met up with Marlene in the city and then we went to a "bye bye BBQ" (Diana, an swedish au pair is leaving tomorrow). Now I'm a bit tired because I didn't sleep so many hours last night and I think the sun has a pretty big impact as well !
Tomorrow evening Scott and the girls are coming back from Tasmania so I will start to work again !
Good night ! /sandra
Easy "partyoutfit" - shorts, shirt and not to tall high heels (otherwise I'm feeling too tall here, I think Swedes are taller than Australians and also my feet are hurting if they're too high ;p )
Australian open is in full swing here and the city and the trams are more crowded than usual. I'm looking forward to next saturday when I am going :). These last couple of days the heat has been indescribable, I feel sorry for the tennis players . Sometimes I can't stand the heat while I'm sitting in the sun and they have to run back and forth over and over again :p I wonder how they preparing for this. Playing tennis in a sauna ? :D (Pappa vad tror du ? ). And today Josefin told me that they only put on a roof on the arena if it's at least 40 degrees.
Today I met up with Marlene in the city and then we went to a "bye bye BBQ" (Diana, an swedish au pair is leaving tomorrow). Now I'm a bit tired because I didn't sleep so many hours last night and I think the sun has a pretty big impact as well !
Tomorrow evening Scott and the girls are coming back from Tasmania so I will start to work again !
Good night ! /sandra
Saturday night !
Friday night:
Me and three other au pairs went to the casino. It was the first time for three of us and I liked it a lot ! very beutiful inside and huge, it felt like we walked forever and ever. Afterwards we took a short walk back to the city and visited a pub and we wanted to go to the roof top bar but the queue was to long :( . My friends would go to the Aus Open today so we went home pretty early.
My camera is broken so I had to use my iphone camera :(
Not the best pictures but it's better than nothing
Today I've been to the gym and after that I took the tram to the city to watch graffiti with Laura, Ann and Max :). We also went to the boutanique garden and ate Subway !
Now I'm at home but soon I will go out, Chapel street this time ! Last time (and also the first time) I was there the club/bar was pretty good, I hope it is good today as well :)
Cheers ! /sandra
PS. Mitt körkort fyller ett år idag :D Hehe jag minns vilken lättnad jag kände när jag klarade det ! (på första försöket tom :))
Me and three other au pairs went to the casino. It was the first time for three of us and I liked it a lot ! very beutiful inside and huge, it felt like we walked forever and ever. Afterwards we took a short walk back to the city and visited a pub and we wanted to go to the roof top bar but the queue was to long :( . My friends would go to the Aus Open today so we went home pretty early.
My camera is broken so I had to use my iphone camera :(
Not the best pictures but it's better than nothing
Today I've been to the gym and after that I took the tram to the city to watch graffiti with Laura, Ann and Max :). We also went to the boutanique garden and ate Subway !
Now I'm at home but soon I will go out, Chapel street this time ! Last time (and also the first time) I was there the club/bar was pretty good, I hope it is good today as well :)
Cheers ! /sandra
PS. Mitt körkort fyller ett år idag :D Hehe jag minns vilken lättnad jag kände när jag klarade det ! (på första försöket tom :))
At least better than the swedish weather
My hostfamily are in Tasmania until monday evening so I have this week off. A little bit annoying because I need the money :(. But on the other hand it's nice to have time off.
Liv have this week off as well so we took the tram to the beach today :) First we were laying on the South Melbourne beach and then we walked on the shore to St kilda beach. There were many people kitesurfing (guess it was a perfect day for that) !
As so you see it was sunny but also very windy .. unfortunately it was to chilly sometimes
Yesterday when I went to the gym they played a song from melodifestivalen (Danny- In the club). Hehe I was a bit suprised but it gave me more energy :D.
I don't now what I will do tomorrow yet, hopefully something fun :)
Kram ! /sandra
Liv have this week off as well so we took the tram to the beach today :) First we were laying on the South Melbourne beach and then we walked on the shore to St kilda beach. There were many people kitesurfing (guess it was a perfect day for that) !
As so you see it was sunny but also very windy .. unfortunately it was to chilly sometimes
Yesterday when I went to the gym they played a song from melodifestivalen (Danny- In the club). Hehe I was a bit suprised but it gave me more energy :D.
I don't now what I will do tomorrow yet, hopefully something fun :)
Kram ! /sandra
Sydney i bilder
Här har ni mitt resesällskap :) Elisa och Mia från finland och Gabriella och Isabelle från sverige, btw så är det jätte mycket svenskar i sydney, speciellt på hostelet vi bodde på !
Första dagen åkte vi färja. Det är väldigt stor skillnad på att se opera huset när det är molnigt mot när det är sol. Så himla mycket finare i solen !
På promenad i stan, fin stad men väldigt svår att lära sig ! vi gick vilse många gånger :p
Vi gick även och kollade i China town i massa intressanta affärer
Opera house by night
Vi åkte såklart till Bondi beach :)
Harbour bridge
Såklart så var vi ut också :)
A dream became true
Hi !
Now I'm back home in Melbourne again but 12 hours later than I expected because of a cancelled flight. But it didn't do so much for me because then I had more time in Sydney and my friends were going to stay one night longer than me so I wasn't alone :) But I was exhausted when I came home this morning after not having slept at all.
So now I've seen and touched the Opera house and walked on Harbour bridge =). Yesterday we took the bus to Bondi beach and one night we went to the movies (we watched The girl with the dragoon tattoo). I've also done some shopping and I think I spent too much money these days .. it's not cheap in australia
Some pictures from when we walked on the Harbour bridge :)
I must say that Sydney is an amazing city and sometimes I regret that I moved to australias coldest city :p. The two first days in Sydney it was raining a little bit but it wasn't cold, when it's raining in Melbourne it's usually freezing (okey almost freezing).
I will show you more pictures later :)
Now I'm back home in Melbourne again but 12 hours later than I expected because of a cancelled flight. But it didn't do so much for me because then I had more time in Sydney and my friends were going to stay one night longer than me so I wasn't alone :) But I was exhausted when I came home this morning after not having slept at all.
So now I've seen and touched the Opera house and walked on Harbour bridge =). Yesterday we took the bus to Bondi beach and one night we went to the movies (we watched The girl with the dragoon tattoo). I've also done some shopping and I think I spent too much money these days .. it's not cheap in australia
Some pictures from when we walked on the Harbour bridge :)
I must say that Sydney is an amazing city and sometimes I regret that I moved to australias coldest city :p. The two first days in Sydney it was raining a little bit but it wasn't cold, when it's raining in Melbourne it's usually freezing (okey almost freezing).
I will show you more pictures later :)
Summer ?
Hi !
Yesterday I went to the movies with the girls (Janet and Jordan) and we saw Alvin and the chipmunks :D it was actually really good ! Sometimes my job is pretty nice here. After that we were looking in some shops in Camberwell, including Kikki K (a famous swedish shop here for you who didn't knew that). Today I'm working until the evening and then I will go out with the swedish girls :). Tomorrow it's finally time for my Sydney trip !
Unfortunately the weather hasn't been that good this week :(. A little bit to much rain for my taste and very cold (given that it is summer here). Now at the moment it's 16 degrees. I hope at least it will be a little bit warmer in Sydney when we're there !
The 27th of January some of my friends from Brisbane is coming here to Melbourne :D I'm so exited to see them again ! And soon Australian open will start so I have some stuff to looking forward this month :).
I've also start to think about how I will do with my travelling here in the future. I'm not sure yet .. travelling more in Australia or to other countries ? like New Zeeland, Fiji or somewhere in Asia ? I'm not sure yet. But maybe (JUST MAYBE) I will go to the USA (:D!!) because my hostfamily is from there and they go there to visit once each year. Well I will see later how everything is working out :)
Surfcamp Spot-x (south of Byron Bay) ! memories <3
Take care :) /sandra
Yesterday I went to the movies with the girls (Janet and Jordan) and we saw Alvin and the chipmunks :D it was actually really good ! Sometimes my job is pretty nice here. After that we were looking in some shops in Camberwell, including Kikki K (a famous swedish shop here for you who didn't knew that). Today I'm working until the evening and then I will go out with the swedish girls :). Tomorrow it's finally time for my Sydney trip !
Unfortunately the weather hasn't been that good this week :(. A little bit to much rain for my taste and very cold (given that it is summer here). Now at the moment it's 16 degrees. I hope at least it will be a little bit warmer in Sydney when we're there !
The 27th of January some of my friends from Brisbane is coming here to Melbourne :D I'm so exited to see them again ! And soon Australian open will start so I have some stuff to looking forward this month :).
I've also start to think about how I will do with my travelling here in the future. I'm not sure yet .. travelling more in Australia or to other countries ? like New Zeeland, Fiji or somewhere in Asia ? I'm not sure yet. But maybe (JUST MAYBE) I will go to the USA (:D!!) because my hostfamily is from there and they go there to visit once each year. Well I will see later how everything is working out :)
Surfcamp Spot-x (south of Byron Bay) ! memories <3
Take care :) /sandra
New week
The most of the day I've been working (10 a.m-7 p.m) but me and the girls went to Melbourne museum so it was a pretty good day :). When I'd finished working I went to the gym and I was very suprised when I got there because it was so many people, I guess the reason was that I went there in the evening (usually I go to the gym in the morning). God that the gym is pretty big !
Now I will go to bed because I start work at 8.30, but I will just work for a few hours (until 11 a.m) and then I have the rest of the day off and wednesday as well. Thursday and friday I'm working and on saturday I'm going to Sydney :D A good week !
Well that's my plan for the next few days :) xoxo /sandra
Now I will go to bed because I start work at 8.30, but I will just work for a few hours (until 11 a.m) and then I have the rest of the day off and wednesday as well. Thursday and friday I'm working and on saturday I'm going to Sydney :D A good week !
Well that's my plan for the next few days :) xoxo /sandra
2012-01-07
Hi !
Saturday today but so far I haven't done anything special, just relaxing and a walk to Camberwell to visit the gym. I also went in to Cotton on (one of my favourite shops here) and bought a shirt. I have a great soreness in my shoulders and arms after yesterday's successfull workout at the gym :D. So today I did some workout for my butt and legs instead ! Well I don't care if I'm a few kg heavier when I'm going back to Sweden but still I don't want to be completely out of shape :). So now I'm focus the mostly on strenghttraining (?) but I like it a lot :)
Yesterday we were out in St Kilda so here are some pictures.
Pre-party with some other au pair-girls ..
.. who are germans and swedes !
In the city
Not many people at the club we visited but it didn't matter because we were dancing and enjoying the music anyway :)
I haven't been out so many times here in Melbourne yet but so far I still think Brisbane's nightlife is a bit better. I'm not sure why but maybe because we never can decide were we should go here. Perhaps too many places to choose between ? :p
Well, I miss my Cambridge-friends ! <3
Tonight I will meet up with my finish friend in the city, probably we're going out or something :) We'll see !
Have a great weekend ! Cheers :) /sandra
Saturday today but so far I haven't done anything special, just relaxing and a walk to Camberwell to visit the gym. I also went in to Cotton on (one of my favourite shops here) and bought a shirt. I have a great soreness in my shoulders and arms after yesterday's successfull workout at the gym :D. So today I did some workout for my butt and legs instead ! Well I don't care if I'm a few kg heavier when I'm going back to Sweden but still I don't want to be completely out of shape :). So now I'm focus the mostly on strenghttraining (?) but I like it a lot :)
Yesterday we were out in St Kilda so here are some pictures.
Pre-party with some other au pair-girls ..
.. who are germans and swedes !
In the city
Not many people at the club we visited but it didn't matter because we were dancing and enjoying the music anyway :)
I haven't been out so many times here in Melbourne yet but so far I still think Brisbane's nightlife is a bit better. I'm not sure why but maybe because we never can decide were we should go here. Perhaps too many places to choose between ? :p
Well, I miss my Cambridge-friends ! <3
Tonight I will meet up with my finish friend in the city, probably we're going out or something :) We'll see !
Have a great weekend ! Cheers :) /sandra
Weekend again !
Då vare helg igen och ikväll blir det utgång ! =)
Just nu i mitt lilla rum !
Lovely Melbourne
Där har ni två bilder från tidigare i veckan också. Var på Victoria night market !
Nu måste jag springa till tramen, ha en toppenfredag !! :)
Just nu i mitt lilla rum !
Lovely Melbourne
Där har ni två bilder från tidigare i veckan också. Var på Victoria night market !
Nu måste jag springa till tramen, ha en toppenfredag !! :)
2012-01-03
Nu har jag haft några lata dagar med hela huset för mig själv medans min värdfamilj var i Sydney. Men nu är dom hemma igen så nu blire att börja jobba igen !
Dom senaste dagarna har det varit otroligt varmt men idag var det lite svalare, ganska skönt faktiskt :p.
Igår kväll blev det att besöka Roof top bar inne i stan med två vänner. Riktigt mysig bar med en grym utsikt, blir nog att gå dit flera gånger i framtiden ! Riktigt skönt att bara sitta där och prata och dricka iskall cola =), har ju varit så otroligt varmt så man var ganska trött på att klunkia i sig vatten.
Bild från idag
Well, jag tänkte bara berätta att jag fortfarnade lever trots hettan som har varit :D
Ha en god fortsättning ! <3 /sandra
Dom senaste dagarna har det varit otroligt varmt men idag var det lite svalare, ganska skönt faktiskt :p.
Igår kväll blev det att besöka Roof top bar inne i stan med två vänner. Riktigt mysig bar med en grym utsikt, blir nog att gå dit flera gånger i framtiden ! Riktigt skönt att bara sitta där och prata och dricka iskall cola =), har ju varit så otroligt varmt så man var ganska trött på att klunkia i sig vatten.
Bild från idag
Well, jag tänkte bara berätta att jag fortfarnade lever trots hettan som har varit :D
Ha en god fortsättning ! <3 /sandra
Happy New Year !
Då vare dax för ett nytt år, 2012 :) Jag tror och hoppas att det kommer bli ett händelserikt år igen ! (och ett grymt år också såklart) Jag är otroligt glad över att få börja året här i Melbourne och om mindre än två veckor åker jag till Sydney :D åh ska bli så kul ! Opera house and Bondi beach here I come ^^
Här kommer lite bilder från nyårsafton som spenderades på St Kilda beach =)
Vi såg på solnedgången
Anne och jag !
Jag, Anne och Laura :) i väntan på tolvslaget och fyrverkerierna !
Jag hade tänkt att jag skulle ha ett nyårslöfte men jag visste inte riktigrt vad det skulle vara. Men idag kom jag på ett som skulle passa mig bra :)
- Att njuta och ta vara på livet.
- Att leva mitt liv som jag vill ha det och gå efter min egen vilja och mina egna drömmar.
- Att inte komma tillbaks till stressen som jag hade de första månaderna av 2011.
Okej det var tre stycken men det får bli så :)
Värmen fortsätter vara olidlig här och enligt väderprognosen ska det bli uppemot 41 grader imorgon. Det blir beachen en vända :)
Gott nytt år ! /sandra
Här kommer lite bilder från nyårsafton som spenderades på St Kilda beach =)
Vi såg på solnedgången
Anne och jag !
Jag, Anne och Laura :) i väntan på tolvslaget och fyrverkerierna !
Jag hade tänkt att jag skulle ha ett nyårslöfte men jag visste inte riktigrt vad det skulle vara. Men idag kom jag på ett som skulle passa mig bra :)
- Att njuta och ta vara på livet.
- Att leva mitt liv som jag vill ha det och gå efter min egen vilja och mina egna drömmar.
- Att inte komma tillbaks till stressen som jag hade de första månaderna av 2011.
Okej det var tre stycken men det får bli så :)
Värmen fortsätter vara olidlig här och enligt väderprognosen ska det bli uppemot 41 grader imorgon. Det blir beachen en vända :)
Gott nytt år ! /sandra
