So I am very bad at doing this..

But I have an excuse of sorts! We've been busy little bees!! From August until now, although probably not nearly manic enough for me not to have posted! Whoops!
Job is still going well, going to be there now until Christmas, so much for three weeks when I a started! So at the moment I'm training a guy to take over my position permanently and then once I've finished I'll be going into the finance office completely, so I'll get to learn some more new things! Always good!

So yes, my catching up! Our housewarming ended up being a bit mental one! We were here until about 10/10.30 and then headed to the Prahran Hotel which I thought was great craic and then the Elephant after because we were all too lazy to think of anywhere else! Ha! Absolute gowling is all I can say!

 

The week of my birthday we had the Commitments gig in the Corner Hotel in Richmond. Was amazing! The support acts were the weirdest groups I ever came across, but were pretty good in all fairness!! More importantly, Andrew Strong still sounds great and neither of us realised that he could play the guitar, particularly not that he played as well as he played. Think we both stood open mouthed for the whole first song! Ha!
And that night was followed by my birthday, two weeks later. We started out in Father's Office in the city that had happy hour until eleven o'clock! To say that everyone was well and truly merry at that stage is an under statement! Was a cool bar and it's right in the middle of the city too! Was great! Next stop was what I called Cookie but which I think was the rooftop bar and another bar! Great fun! Got to catch up with two of my neighbours from home as well! Was loadsa fun and I got spoiled rotten by everyone too. Especially Conor who got me beautiful flowers. One of the girls was over for the weekend from Tasmania too which made it even better! 

For Niamh's birthday we went to Strike Bowling Bar, something different and was great craic! We did boys to a lane and girls to a lane and played against each other and somehow we managed to win (Even thought they cheated and used the bar that you just put the ball onto!) It's really cool in there, would definitely recommend it for a night out! I even managed a Strike!! Next we headed to the Asian Beer Cafe for jugs of cocktails and a chats! Lovely! Was good fun and one of the rare nights that all the boys and girls go out together! And I got to wear the hat Alex got me for my birthday, I love it just a little bit! (",)

Myself and Conor used his lock down weekend in work to go away. We had originally been hoping to see Orla and Paul in Darwin but the flights were too expensive once we priced them. Can you imagine $1500 for an internal flight! You'd fly to Bali for cheaper! So instead we headed down to Wilson's Prom for the weekend! Was great! We drove down the coast to there on Sat, stopping off on beaches to get absolutely sand blasted while trying to take pictures! Weather was a bit wild but it was a lovely drive down! The electricity went in the town that we were staying in that night so I read a book by flashlight beside the fire and Conor listened to his ipod and we just chilled out, think it was exactly what we both needed. Chill out time, especially Conor, he's been working so many days and hours he needed some time to relax!
The next day we were up early and headed off to Wilson's prom to do the Mount Oberon walk. Weather was amazing and the view at the top was completely worth the leg cramps it took to get there!! 

Then we headed down to the main area, Tidal Beach for some grub and strolled around and saw all the beaches and areas there were to see around there! Was all fantastic, especially Squeaky Beach where the sand looked like snow and squeaked under your feet as you walked. Unfortunately I managed to drop my phone in a rock pool there which put me in bad humour until Conor gave out to me and reminded how fab everything around us was (not that he used that word! Ha!) And we saw wombats just strolling around on Whiskey Beach! Was so great, they were right beside us as we walked down the pathway and were not in the slightest bothered by us being there! They were so cute and they're the first ones we'd seen since we got here!
That night we went and ate in the Fishy Pub in Fish Creek. We got a table beside the fire and the grub was lovely. I would definitely recommend it if you ever find yourself down that way!!
The next day we headed for Philip Island on our way home and saw whatever we had missed the last time we were there. We went back to the Nobbies again and actually saw a seal this time too, granted briefly but still we saw one! And I don't think anyone else noticed him so that was pretty cool!! 
And that was our weekend. Actually felt as if we'd been away after it, it was great! I think if we go again though, we'd try leave enough time to do the Sealer's Cove walk which takes five hours and looks amazing!

So that's all the catching up that I'm willing to do today because the weather is beautiful and I'm a going BBQing! I'll write again about our visit from Conor's aunt and uncle and our BBQ next weekend! (I really will try be better at this!)

Amy :)

Everything's New!

So I got a job!! Delighted! It was originally meant to be a receptionist position for three weeks but because I couldn't do a long term role, which is what they were aiming towards, they have changed me doing administration for the finance department. It's not a difficult job but it's god experience as I'm doing reception cover as well and its a good company to work for.

Funnily it's another company that is involved in migration so I'm getting some valuable info there, especially as the doubts about going home are starting to set in. I know in my previous post I said that I would be happy being home, which is obvious, but I do think that we have a better life here at the moment. We're not sure what to do, we don't want to end up going home and finding ourselves broke and without any hope for getting work. That would not be good. So we need to sit down and sort our heads out, again. How do you decide what is better for you????

Anyway getting a bit deep there! Ha! Our other new thing is our new apartment! I am in love with it!! It's bigger, newer and did I mention that I love it?? We can actually have people around now and not feel like we're all on top of each other! And our kitchen is much bigger too! Oooh and myself and Conor's bathroom is beautiful! So we're all much happier here! It's great! Only bad thing is is that Steve has decided to move out and get his own place. He's probably fed up living with couples and at least this way he can make some friends on his own too. I'm happy for him!

So it's been good being back but we haven't got to do much yet as I was very broke while I wasn't working but we did manage a trip out to Mount Sugarloaf one Monday when Conor had an RDO. We saw Masons Falls out there and then went to the top of Mt Sugarloaf to see the view of the city from there! Was a nice day out! Got to see some work that Conor had done out in that direction too which was cool.

 

So because we've been quiet for the weeks since we got back I think we're due a few blowout weekends soon! We're having the house warming next weekend, which hopefully won't put is on the neighbours bad side and then it's my birthday in a few weeks so think we're gonna do a pub crawl of all the odd bars in the city. Have to do some research on that beforehand! Homework for a night out, have you ever heard the likes!? But I think one of the girls in work has a fair idea of some good spots so I'll get onto her for info!! Ha! And then two weeks after that is my friend Niamhs birthday which is bound to be a mad one! I'm excited for the next few weeks now!

Myself and Conor are going to go for a little roadtrip tomorrow I think too, might try convince him that we should go to the snow for the day! But we will see. Not sure how far away it is!!! But it could be lots of fun!!

But anyway that is it for now, I'll update you again once the madness of August and September begins!

Amy :) x

And We're back!

So our long visit home has come and gone, and it was amazing! Just being home and seeing people without in being through a computer screen was great! Even if my brother and sister did great us by throwing water balloons! The flight was actually OK, think I felt better for being able to get off the plane the few times. And Royal Brunei were great! There was loads of leg room and there was constantly people coming around offering drinks or whatever you needed. I highly recommend them!
But back to being home! We got in on Wednesday morning and got around to seeing our families before the jet lag set in, although think we were pretty OK sleep wise, we kept to Irish night time when we slept on the plane.
The first weekend we had Conor's brother's 21st, one of the main reasons we had gone home in the first place. It was loads of fun and a good way to see a lot of Conor's family that I otherwise might not have seen. And I got to wear my lovely new wedges and white dress! The weather was pretty great while we were home so we got a second summer! So before the party we headed over to their Dads house to lap up the sun a bit! Why not! :)

The next weekend I headed out with my friends without Conor as he was gone for a boys weekend to Westport in Mayo. Was great fun and my first chance to see some people I hadn't seen yet! And a lot of places had changed or had been done up since I had left so that was cool to see. We didn't go out every weekend but we definitely kept ourselves amused with nights out. One of our last weekends I did end up having three nights out in a row however. It was madness but great fun!

On the Thursday night we went to Dublin to see friends of ours from our farm work. It was lovely to see them all again and was as if we had never left them, even though we hadn't seen them in eight months! Was a great night, first going to Temple Bar and then heading to some spots that Tom knew, including the Mezz bar which had a great band playing. It had been AGES since myself and Conor had seen a good band, needless to say we were a little excited! And we had Cherry bombs, which were lovely, think they are just Cherry Southern Comfort and Red Bull, yum! :)
On Friday night I headed out with the girls to the Kazbar and some other spots, was good fun and a good chance for a proper catch up and of course a bit of a dance! :) Still not sure how my sister got up for work the next day! I was stuck to the bed! Ha!
And the final night out was Saturday when two girls I went to college with came down to Waterford for a night out. Was lovely to see them, especially as one is heading to Canada before I get back! Was a great catch up and gossip and finally got to see what the new Sinnotts bar was like! I love it, wasn't as good as Muldoons that used to be there but it was a great spot with a fab smoking area! Loved it!
So there is no way I could possibly put up all the photos from our time home so here is a little collage of the nights that we went out!

We also did some little roadtrips while we were home, the first to Hook Head to do the tour in Loftus Hall which opened while we were away. Its supposedly the most haunted house in Ireland. Its a pretty amazing building and the stories are pretty spooky from it! Don't think I'd be able for the night time tours that are done in total darkness!! No thanks!
The staircase in the house is the same as the one that was in the Titanic too. Was amazing to see, although it was a bit dusty and worn from years of the house laying idle. The floor in the hallway of the house was a one of a kind mosaic floor, designed especially for the Loftus family. After the men who laid it were finished the family cut off their hands so that they could never replicate it! Madness! We went down to the rocks at the lighthouse too as it was too nice a day not to go down and check out the view! If you're ever in this part of the world it's always lovely to see! :)

Myself, Joanne and Mam had a little drive out to Tramore one evening, for Dooley's chips of course! Made Joanne drive too as she is learning at the moment and wasn't getting enough of a chance to drive before I got home! Flying it so she is!!! Couldn't get over how covered in seaweed the beach was however so a walk on the pier it was until we got further down!!! Was great just to have a chat and a laugh with them!
While everyone else works during the week we decided to do a trip to Co. Clare to see the Burren, Cliffs of Moher and the Ailwee caves. Why not be tourists in our own country for a bit!!? We stayed in Lehinch for a night, I don't think you'd need much more time if you have you're own car to get around! We stayed in the Lahinch Golf & Leisure Hotel, which was lovely. My parents surprised us by upgrading our room before we got there! Made it really comfortable for us! They're cheeky that way! :) We saw the Cliffs of Moher for maybe ten minutes before the thickest of fogs set in, in which we could only see each other and the cliffs edge! Did make for some cool photos however, as well as two very wet people! Was cool to see, especially since I can't remember going there as a child!

There I am on the cliff!!

 After we had dried off we headed out to see the Burren, Doolin and Lahinch beach. The Burren is a little mad to see in person, I think I had a picture of what I had expected in my head and it just wasn't the same! But the sheer size of it is madness! Was cool to see the portal tomb and to read some of the facts about the place. How old it all is still amazes me! That evening we went and checked out a town called Doolin that my Dad had recommended. Its a pretty little spot with a very pretty harbour and a great restaurant called Fitzpatricks which had lovely food and live music. I think if I was going again I would stay there instead of Lahinch. It felt less touristy than Lahinch and was also a nice distance from everywhere to see. And just look at this view!

On our way back to the hotel we stopped off at the beach in Lahinch for a stroll, only to see an absolute mad man getting into the water without a wetsuit! It was cold anyway, can't imagine how cold the water would have been! Brrr.... I loved this little Love Seat they had beside the beach, Was very cute!

The next day we headed to the Aillwee caves, which I think we were let down by a little, purely because the caves that we had seen in the Blue Mountains were so amazing that they pretty much ruined other caves for us. Although seeing the areas where they believed bears had hibernated thousands of years ago was pretty cool as well as seeing the waterfall inside the caves. So I would recommend it but I think that we are now cave snobs, unfortunately because caves are pretty cool to see really! Ha! While we were there we stopped in the shop on the way out which sells homemade produce. They had some lovely stuff so of course we ended up buying jams, cheeses and chocolates made by them. We're suckers for food what can I say!


Myself, Dad and Joanne also had a little roadtrip on my last Sunday down to Kilmore Quay in Wexford. It's a lovely spot and when we got there the water was bluer than I had ever seen in Ireland! It was crazy windy though and decided to rain on us out of no where after we had walked right out to the very edge of the pier! Just our luck! Was nice though to talk to Dad about an area where he had worked! He always has such random little facts about places too that it makes going somewhere with him that little bit better too! After Kilmore we headed to a beach called Carne, near a windfarm Dad had worked on. It was great because we got to see seals swimming just off the beach, seven or so of them. I couldn't get a decent picture of them though because they were so far away! Was great to see though! After that we headed to the Lobster Pot for scones and tea, Dads specialty. Was a nice day! :)

And finally, in the best way possible to round off our trip we had Sean & Tanya's wedding! Was so cool because the groom, best man, groomsman, grooms Dad, my Dad and a friend arrived on their motorbikes to the church, along with Sean's favourite road racer Willie Dunlop, who Tanya had organised to surprise him that morning! Was such a good surprise and he was such a nice guy that he stayed around for the full day and talked and took photos with anyone that wanted them. He struck me as a genuinely lovely guy! He is the guy in the blue below.

The wedding was great, especially seeing their three girls involved in it all, was very cute. And it gave me a great chance to catch up with any family members and cousins I hadn't seen yet! Was a great day, full of fun and surprises, including an opera singer disguised as a chef, the tables being named after points along the TT track for Sean and their oldest daughter giving little presents to the members of her family which broke absolutely everyone's hearts. And of course the first dance was to the amazing 'Star, Star' by The Frames, I should have known it would have been and the second it came on I couldn't think of a better song for them. Overall  a great day!

And very importantly I got my long wanted family photo, who knows when we'll get our next one with Joanne moving to Canada in October, before I get back! Our last one before this was at our 21st, almost three years ago now! Craziness!!

So yes that was my trip home! Obviously I haven't told you everything about it but these here are my highlights. Having this trip home has definitely made me realise how happy I am to be home and around my family, think I'm looking forward to going home in February more now, although that doesn't mean I won't be enjoying my last few months in Oz. We will be making the most of that time, believe me, so watch this space!!

So that's me for now, now to get back on the job hunt, not to mention we move out in a month and have to find a new place yet! All systems go I think!!

Amy :) x

11 days!!!!

Eleven!!! Ahhh.... I'm so excited to go home!! It's so close now that I am already in holiday mode! I keep feeling like we leave tomorrow! I finish work this Friday and then it really will be all systems go between packing, getting a few last minute bits and cleaning the place up before we go! None of which are exciting things to do but I can't wait to do them, ha!
The plans for when we are home have changed slightly, or at least mine have anyway. My brother found out that he has to get surgery on his knee and will be out of work for four weeks at the least, so our weekend away most likely won't happen as he is going to have to rest up and will be fairly stuck for money. It's very disappointing but it does also mean that I'll see him loads when I'm home because he won't be working away mid week so good and bad news, although all bad for him the poor fella. I just hope his surgery goes well and that he doesn't need to get a second surgery which the surgeon has said is a possibility. But yes I suppose a minor change really considering how long we'll be home for!
Still slightly panicked about finding a job when we get back but the agency I am with have said that they should be able to get something for me. I'll just have to call them before I get back and remind them because they are fairies!! Ha!
Tonight I am having a girlie night,some movies and junk food and most likely just crap talking but I'm looking forward to it because I haven't done anything like this in ages, there's always too many people in our apartment, with having five of us living here and all. It's rare I have the apartment to myself for the whole night so may as well make the most of it!
Then next weekend it's Claire's birthday so we're having a big night out in Richmond, should be loads of fun. And a good way to start off our trip home! :)

So that's it for now, I may go get some munchies for the ladies coming and may clean up this house, it's stressful living with two messy boys you know!

Amy :) x

Twice in one month...

Sure I'm on a roll! Ha!
So we went ahead and booked our flights! I'm like a giddy school girl every time I think about it! I can not wait to see everyone!! I keep thinking of all the things we could do while we're home but I reckon the month just won't be long enough for it all!
I am however going to do a weekend or a night away with Joanne and Dylan, I feel like I've missed out on way too much with them since I've been away! And Joanne got her visa for Canada this week, which is amazing news for her but it means that my trip home is the last time I will see her for a long time again! It's insane to think that! So yes spending as much time as possible with Joanne is a big priority! I'm so excited for her and her boyfriend, mostly because I know whats all ahead of them!! :)

I think all of my weekends have something on now too, between Declan's 21st, the sibling weekend, think some of my friends from college are coming down one weekend for a catch up and then last but not least we have Sean and Tanya'a wedding!! Busy busy! And I'll have to fit in nights with the family, the girls and Conor's friends in somewhere too! So many people to see!

Myself and Conor might try to get some trips in midweek too while everyone is working, maybe up to the Giant's causeway or the Burren, possibly on Conor's Dads bike. There's so much of our own country that we haven't seen meanwhile we're off trying to see the rest of the world! Silliness! Can not wait to use my camera at home too, I think I'm going to have everyone and everything mithered with it! It's going to be great!


So as you can tell all of my thoughts are centered around going home! I can not wait!! And every phone call from my family makes me more impatient! Ha! But this also means that we are saving, saving, saving like crazy people and not spending money on anything we don't have to. It's very exciting! It has been absolute months since we spent money without feeling guilty, although we did decide to have a blow out night on Wednesday, as we had the Thursday off for ANZAC day. I think we needed to blow off some steam and go out and see people and just have some fun! So I bought a skirt from Topshop, put on tan, did my make up and went out with Conor to meet his hurling team that were doing a pub crawl for the night. They are all lovely boys and it was nice to get to know some of them! My friends came and met us in the second pub too so there was a nice big crowd of us which made the night way better! Ended up being a nice late one for me, although Conor headed off before me because he'd had enough! But that is it now, we're finished until we get home! It was well needed however to keep us sane and focused on saving!!

So that's all my news now until we go home!! Did I mention how excited am? Ha ha!

Until next time!

Amy :) x

Easter and thereafter...

So I am completely useless at this blogging thing really aren't I! Whoopsies!! I'll try to be better! But we don't do very much now that we are trying to get home! Its expensive business I must say. We got very excited when we found cheap flights to London but after looking in to it we found it was going to be a lot more difficult to work it out that way so not going to happen. We would have to get a domestic flight to Dublin, which would have a lesser bag weight allowance! That's the first problem! Second problem, waiting around for aaagees to get the Dublin flight as we would have to allow a lot of time between the flights due to having to collect our bags for the international flight, get across Heathrow then check in all over again and go through security! As well as that we would have to allow time for if our flight got delayed! Disaster! I think it would just end up being far too long a day and we would just end up cranky and tired by it all! So direct flight it is! For the sake of my piece of mind if nothing else! Anyway, hopefully we'll be booking our flights this week! Exciting stuff! I just can not wait to actually see everyone! Ahh!!But less of that and more on our trip to Adelaide, which we managed to do on the cheap, which we were delighted with, although we could not understand how we got our accommodation for so cheap! I'd imagine however, having been there now though that it is because it was a DIVE! Well that's a bit unfair, but it is very old and in need of some restoration. And cleaning! The kitchen was bloody gross and had very little utensils to use in it so we ended up having breakfast out which we hadn't wanted to do, but when do plans ever work out eh!! So yes no recommendations from me on this one!Unfortunately it was also a very quiet weekend as it was Easter so close to every thing was closed Good Friday when we got there but we had a stroll around, got some lovely pizza and then headed  out to Glenelg. I love this little suburb. It's so pretty and seems to have loads going on! Nice pubs, restaurants and of course my favourite thing in Australia, a lovely beach!We even played a round of mini golf in The Beachouse, which has all kinds of amusements like bumper cars, a water slide and arcade games. It is safe to say that I lost, miserably, but I was the only person to get two holes in one!! I'll take that victory! :)

Saturday we headed off early and went to Cleland wildlife park. It was actually really nice, we got to buy little bags of food and feed anything that roams free! So no getting the hand taken off you, bonus! It was so weird though actually walking up to these animals that I would never consider approaching normally. The rest of the guys actually fed an emu, I thought they would take the fingers off you! I would recommend doing this if you're in Adelaide. It's so much fun! And I finally saw a tasmanian devil!!! Evil looking little buggers as they are it something else to check off my list!

We headed into Rundle Mall to see what the shopping is like in Adelaide. I can say that I would love to shop there, when I'm allowed again, but I was expecting great things from Australia's biggest Cotton On which I didn't really get. It didn't have any more stock than any other Cotton On! Its a nice street to shop on though!That evening we decide to go to an Irish pub in the city called PJ O'Briens. It was grand, the guys got steak and guinness pies and a few drinks so we were fed and happy! We couldn't have a mad one though as we had to be in Glenelg Sunday morning at 7.30! So early for a weekend morning in all fairness but I would have got up at any hour to go swim with dolphins!

Which brings me to our Sunday morning swim. True to form we were the last people to get on the boat so we got our wet suits last. This meant that Conor got one that looked like it had just about been pulled off of someone who had in fact been ravenged by a shark! It was hilarious! We headed out on the boat and started looking around straight away to see if we could see any dolphins! It was a bit choppy out and it was hard to see as the water wasn't very clear but as soon as the guys who worked on the boat saw them they would shout to us to get ready to get into the water. As soon as you were in you had to hold a rope and move back along it to make room for others getting in. I ended up at the end of the rope. Not where I wanted to be! It was a bit too choppy for my liking, whenever I looked up I could see waves bigger than me heading straight in my direction and when I put my head under water to see the dolphins its was too murky to see them so I pulled my way in, past eight or so other people and against the speed of the boat that was still moving. By the time I got in I felt like I had been at the gym! Ha! Once I was back on the boat though, WOW! I saw dolphins playing with each other, diving out of the water and swimming right under me. It was so cool! I would definitely recommend doing it, just try to do it on a nice day, unfortunately the weather was not one our side when we did it but I would do it again in a heartbeat! We did it with Temptation dolphin swims, the crew were really nice and they give everyone a USB full of the pictures they take during the trip which is a nice touch too!

 For the rest of Sunday we did a bit of sightseeing down by the river and headed out to Glenelg again for me to attempt hurling and for everyone else to actually play! Ha! Good fun though!! And a nice bit of chill out time. We had a meal to celebrate the fact that our friends Sharon and Michael got engaged while they were at home which was nice! Then we headed to a pub for a few drinks before our group breakfast where we gave them their engagement present of engraved champagne glasses. I love them, because I am apparently an old person now!! Ha!

Our eight hour drive home however was not so amazing! I was wrecked until Thursday after it! Ha! It was a good weekend and I think I would like to go back to Adelaide, especially as I haven't seen Kangaroo Island yet!! I'd try and pick a busier weekend to go however to get a better feel for the place!

Anyway that's my dose of blogging for now! I'll write again soon! I hope!! When I will have definite plans for our visit home!! Ahhh!!!

Amy :)

Jobs, Trips and Visitors!

So firstly, I am now a working girl! Yay! I got a temporary office job in the CBD. It's a super quiet office but  I love the hours and the pay is hopefully enough to get me home for a visit!! We're hoping to go home for a month in June. It's Conor's brothers 21st birthday and my cousin is getting married so we want to be home for those things! And I seriously need to see everyone!!! It will have been 18 months since I've seen everyone! Far too long! So yes that's the plan! So we are trying desperately to save now, which is not easy because all I want to do is buy EVERYTHING! I haven't gone shopping properly since I left Melbourne, that is extremely depressing! But I think if it means seeing everyone I can wait a bit longer! I hope!

So lets start at the start, or at least as close to that as I can remember, I will be better in the future I swear!!! So Valentine's day we went to the Merrywell at Crown for dinner for Jamie's birthday! I know so romantic! It was good fun and we FINALLY got to go into the casino! Jamie was hilarious betting, she made the lady working on our tables night! I did get a lovely bunch of pink roses from Conor! Who knew I liked roses, apparently I'm a bit more girlie than I thought!! :)

Our friend Steve from the farm has come to stay with us! It has been really good having him! Luckily he has hit it off with the housemates as well! He has actually properly moved in now too! I've trying to get the boy to go do all the touristy things but so far he has only really seen the beaches near St Kilda and the Dandenongs, which was way better this time because it was so clear out! We found a cafe in Sassafrass that served the most amazing scones! I would drive an hour back for them, which is a rather sad reflection on me really but they were yummy and I even ate them with cream! Amazing! And of course we found a random shop with a photo opportunity! Took Steve a while to realise he was posing as a girl however! More importantly we found an amazing sweet store that had Irish sweets, in the middle of nowhere like! I was literally a kid in a candy store, that I did not want to leave!!!
That night we went to the BBQ festival in St Kilda, think it was part of the food and wine festival. Got some yummy food and their was a great band playing, got a bit nippy though so we headed to Iddy Biddy's for a few drinks! Forgot how much I love that bar! There was a great reggae band playing in there too!

This week it was Conor's birthday as well, and it fell on a bank holiday so we all had the day off and it was super hot! Beach it was! We went to Sandringham with Conor's friend from home and his girlfriend and Steve. It's such a lovely beach and it was the only solution for the heat, we had nine days with temperatures over 30 degrees!! Sweet mother like! Afterwards myself, Conor and Steve went for some food in Iddy Biddy's! The boys got parmas the size of their heads, how anyone finishes those things I will never know!!

So yes last night I finally went out in the city properly! I know that is super sad! Was really good fun! Jamie, Jenna and I went to the Berlin Bar and drank cocktails while sitting on bunk beds in the East Berlin part! My cocktail came even with a lollipop in it!! It was so terrifically random! You have to ring a bell to even get into the place and then you are lead to your table/bed and have a waiter to look after you while you're there! Was so cool! I've no idea how to even get to the West berlin bar however, must try that next time! We went downstairs to Eurotrash below which had the best music, free popcorn and was the first pub I've found over here that has Sailor Jerry! Win! We met Jenna's housemates there and headed to the Carlton after, loadsa fun! And I wasn't hungover this morning! :)

Now I think I will leave it there for today! I think it's going to be a quiet few months but we do have Adelaide coming up for Easter. I can't wait for it! We're going to swim with dolphins! Ahh!!

Bu bye for now!

Amy :)