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Date Posted: 05:03:01 06/25/10 Fri
Author: En Pointe
Subject: Re: Australia, Thailand and Globalism
In reply to: En Pointe 's message, "Australia, Thailand and Globalism" on 06:59:13 06/22/10 Tue

Hey Cathy!

I'll be driving up on the 16th to prep for lawn work in Lewiston, so I'll be driving down M-33 to visit with you. It's not far, only 30 minutes I think.

So it's been raining in Sydney pretty much everyday, and I think that I've developed medication immunity, since my Benadryl is having no effect on my allergies anymore, except to make me sleepy.

Heading to Leura tomorrow and then to the Blue Mountains for the weekend. Looking forward to this! It's nice to know that opals are a big gem in Australia, because they are one of my faves, and so I plan on getting some piece of jewelery tomorrow with an opal in it! And one for my Mom too! Luckily the pieces are pretty inexpensive here ^_^

Went shopping yesterday in the Queen Victoria Building, and then dinner afterward. Surprisingly, stores close really early here, around 17:00-17:30 with the exception of Thursdays, when they are open until 21:00. It's a bit surprising, given that the boutiques and department stores are always packed with people. My hosts were unable to explain why to me. According to the research I've done, there has been legal deregulation of store hours, and there are supposedly stores open 24hours, but with the exception of Kmart, everything closes early. I would think that more money could be made if the stores would be kept open longer...but maybe that's just my American capitalist way of thinking. In Thailand, stores and restaurants are open practically 24/7. Night markets are awesome places in Thailand to get great bargains on everything. I even thought about taking a quick trip to Bangkok just to visit friends and family and to go shopping...yes, shopping is a guilty pleasure of mine...

Can't wait to be in the Blue Mountains this weekend and on the Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast next week!

Love on y'all!
Joanna

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[> [> Re: The Blue Mountains -- BC, 06:33:13 06/25/10 Fri

OK, so my curiousity got the better of me, and I searched YouTube for some videos of the Blue Mountains.
Are you going to ride the cable car Joanna ?!
Can't wait to see all the photos you will have to share! :)

In my search, I found this too ...

The Blue Mountains (A Song of Australia)

"Over the Blue Mountains
The sun at evening went;
And there was nought beyond them,
And we were well content.

Yet, over the Blue Mountains,
As birds at evening may,
Though there was nought beyond them,
Our dreams began to stray.

The Southern Cross came riding,
Like Gabriel overhead,
Up to the shining summits;
We followed where it led.

We left the world behind us --
The mists of time unfurled.
And over the Blue Mountains
We found a greater world."


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