Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

hey everyone! it’s australia day today and we are joining all the aussie’s to celebrate! It’s cool becuase Aussie’s are die hard fans of their own country…I’ve never seen anyone so passionate about their country…it’s cool to be in the middle of it. ‘Right now we’re at Cockle Bay/Darling Harbour…and it’s been an absolutely beautiful day! The sun’s out…and there are thousands upon thousands of people here. We spent the morning roaming around downtown…checked out Hyde Park and the St. Mary’s Cathedral…which is much like St. Andrew’s Wesley (in downtown)…but even more beautiful…even has it’s own crypt (creepy, huh?) The cathedral is a bride’s dream come true! Beck and I figured you could walk down to a full 7-minute song. it’s AWESOME! We managed to catch up with Fred (whom we met the last time we were here) It’s neat because our mom’s were best friends from kindergarten and still keep in touch…I guess that makes us 2nd generation friends…

Yesterday we visited Taronga Zoo…the weather was crazy…we had a downpour that lasted for 2 mins in the morning, the crazier thing was that I walked in it for 5 seconds and was absolutely soaking wet. After that…the sky cleared up and the sun popped out and stayed out for the rest of the day

On a even happier note, guess what I had today?? A Starbucks “Neopolitan” Frapp! It was SOOooo good…a blend of strawberries, vanilla and chocolate downside…it cost me $6.95 (?!) …upside, I was able to use my Starbucks card (even tho I only had$2 left on it…)

We’ve been watching lots of TV in the evenings…the australian open (I’ve learned the entire game of tennis in just 3 nights!) …all our shows are just premiering now (The O.C…Lost etc) We saw a funny commercial the other night for the Toyota Camry…the sales pitch went like this: “Rated Australia’s Best Luxury Car at $57,000″ We were laughing…first of all…can a Camry really be classified as a luxury car? (no offense to owners out there) And…$57,000 for WHAT!?! so you can just imagine how much cars cost here…

We haven’t had time to post the pics yet…will do soon (hopefully before we leave on Monday…) Hope you’re all doing well, thanks for all your updates! Miss you all…chat soon!