So now that we're all settled in the job hunt is in full swing! I have an interview on Weds for Helly Hansen! I don't even know what to wear to an interview anymore it's been so long since I had one! Eeep! I'm sure I'll figure something out by then though!
So whilst we have been job hunting we've been trying to keep the spending down, which means sitting in in the evenings a lot! I'm not used to sitting at home that often so I decided to invest in a book! Myself and Conor have both decided that we need to read more. (a promise I actually made to myself for when I had finished college, you know with my new found free time! Safe to say that didn't happen)So yes I purchased this book! It's a fictional crime solver which is exactly why I got it, although I do love reading how real crime stories are solved I said I'd start out with some fiction and maybe move on after! Ha!
Also this week, we rented a car! A little (being the appropriate word) Hyundai Getz! It is very compact shall we say! But it got us around for the weekend so all in all its not so bad! And I finally drove in Australia! That has been one of the things I've been missing since I got here! I miss my car and the freedom of not having to plan out my tram or bus route! Hopefully soon we will be buying one out here, although not from a garage as we discovered today! Car prices out here are scandalous! For example I sold my 03 golf for €3500 at home, that is $4400, but I saw a 01 golf for $12000 today!! That is €9450!! It just doesn't equate! I know the wages are better over here but I just can not understand that much of a difference in the price of cars! I should have brought mine over, I could have made a mint selling it!!! So yes now we are staying well away from garages and trawling through Gumtree on a regular basis! Cars are still expensive enough on it but far better than the scan artists we saw today!!! In fact I took a little break there and just found a 01 golf for $6000 on gumtree... Still a lot, but half the dealers price!!! Scandalous!
This week, inbetween the job hunting we also made time to visit Fitzroy Park, where Cook's Cottage calls home. It was actually moved from Great Ayton in Yorkshire to Melbourne by disassembling it and bringing it over on boats only to be reassembled in Fitzroy Park in 1934. It's very cute and the park surrounding it is beautiful too, with lots of little sights too see, like the fairy tree, model tudor village and a beautiful conservatory.
Although I did say that we were keeping spending down we did treat ourselves on Sunday. We said you couldn't be in Melbourne the weekend of the F1, able to hear it from our apartment all week and not go! It was a brilliant day out! There was so much more than just the big race on! There was v8 cars and porches racing beforehand, moto cross stunts with the Crusty Demons, the army was there showing some of its tanks and gear, there were cars from Ford, Mustang, Ferrari and loads more on display there too! There was amusements, boats racing on the lake and fighter and jet planes flying overhead! Albert Park was mobbed with people! I would recommend if it is on near you at any time do go because it is well worth the ticket money. Try and book as early as you can however as it is slightly cheaper that way, think our housemates paid $20 less than us for booking in advance!
We went to the Old Melbourne Gaol this week too. Purely to see everything Ned Kelly related but there was much cooler stuff up there, like death mask of famous inmates and there stories. some of the cells were laid out as they would have been too. Would recommend going but definitely go there early, we got there around half 3 and had to rush around to see half of it. They give you a tour of the old holding cells there too, where you can get your mugshot taken if you like! The guide for it is pretty funny too so worth the half hour that it takes.
So yes that was Melbourne this week! Hopefully next week is full of exciting new job prospects and page turners!!
Amy x
So whilst we have been job hunting we've been trying to keep the spending down, which means sitting in in the evenings a lot! I'm not used to sitting at home that often so I decided to invest in a book! Myself and Conor have both decided that we need to read more. (a promise I actually made to myself for when I had finished college, you know with my new found free time! Safe to say that didn't happen)So yes I purchased this book! It's a fictional crime solver which is exactly why I got it, although I do love reading how real crime stories are solved I said I'd start out with some fiction and maybe move on after! Ha!Also this week, we rented a car! A little (being the appropriate word) Hyundai Getz! It is very compact shall we say! But it got us around for the weekend so all in all its not so bad! And I finally drove in Australia! That has been one of the things I've been missing since I got here! I miss my car and the freedom of not having to plan out my tram or bus route! Hopefully soon we will be buying one out here, although not from a garage as we discovered today! Car prices out here are scandalous! For example I sold my 03 golf for €3500 at home, that is $4400, but I saw a 01 golf for $12000 today!! That is €9450!! It just doesn't equate! I know the wages are better over here but I just can not understand that much of a difference in the price of cars! I should have brought mine over, I could have made a mint selling it!!! So yes now we are staying well away from garages and trawling through Gumtree on a regular basis! Cars are still expensive enough on it but far better than the scan artists we saw today!!! In fact I took a little break there and just found a 01 golf for $6000 on gumtree... Still a lot, but half the dealers price!!! Scandalous!
This week, inbetween the job hunting we also made time to visit Fitzroy Park, where Cook's Cottage calls home. It was actually moved from Great Ayton in Yorkshire to Melbourne by disassembling it and bringing it over on boats only to be reassembled in Fitzroy Park in 1934. It's very cute and the park surrounding it is beautiful too, with lots of little sights too see, like the fairy tree, model tudor village and a beautiful conservatory.
Although I did say that we were keeping spending down we did treat ourselves on Sunday. We said you couldn't be in Melbourne the weekend of the F1, able to hear it from our apartment all week and not go! It was a brilliant day out! There was so much more than just the big race on! There was v8 cars and porches racing beforehand, moto cross stunts with the Crusty Demons, the army was there showing some of its tanks and gear, there were cars from Ford, Mustang, Ferrari and loads more on display there too! There was amusements, boats racing on the lake and fighter and jet planes flying overhead! Albert Park was mobbed with people! I would recommend if it is on near you at any time do go because it is well worth the ticket money. Try and book as early as you can however as it is slightly cheaper that way, think our housemates paid $20 less than us for booking in advance!  |
| My brother reckons I blend in with the background of my mugshot. |
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| The goodies taking over our fridge! |
This week Conor also got a lovely delivery from his Mam full of Irish goodies!! We shared a dairy milk earlier with our tea and it was the best thing ever!! He even gave me the last two squares, now there's love! Ha! So we have loadsa sweets now to make a dent in! Yum!
Amy x
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