OZ

So we have been in the upside down world of Oz for neary 2 weeks now.
First we stayed in the city near Kings Cross which is a bit of an eye opener. You get people dressed up for a night out, backpackers, tramps, hookers etc all mingled in with one an other. We stayed in a basic hostel which was just ok- however they did a barbie with beer for only 3 dollars.
Then we headed to the beach just south of Bondi and are still here now. We're in another hostel but t's good and clean but a little (a lot) pricy. Ben's allegedly got a job and I have 2 intervews next week. Had one the other day to sell a kids toy- snake thing that we had when we were young- havent got the job thank god and the boss man was a cock and insinuated that as a teacher i wouldnt be up to the long hours- 8 hour shifts. What the hell does he think we do all day???!!!! COCK.
Anyway, we've been to see the opera house and the harbour bridge. Walked around pretty much all of Sydney centre and also been to see the sculptures by the sea which were excellent.
I started to worry about the prices of hostels, especially over christmas- your lookign at over 300 squids a week from now on. PANIC PANIC. However we have just signed up for at least a month in a shared complex, a bit like student accomodation but better than the Bedford hell hole.\, its much cheaper and has everything included in the price (about $300 not pounds), internet, own comp, tv, bedding, private bathroom, DVD, Fridge, pots, pans etc so hopefully it'll be ok. Think the area isn't as bad as the kings cross but could still be interesting.
Moving to another hostel in the meantime, still in coogee- best to have a beach when you have no job! hopefully it'll be as good as this one, this one is full. :-(

Weather is a bit up and down one day it was 36 degrees and then the next day it rains.
Sea is cold but your able to still swim after the initial shock. They have swimming pools set into the edge of the sea so you can swim without the current, (or sharks).
Sydney has lots of reconisable place names too:
Covent garden
Hyde Park
Kings Cross
Oxford Street- you name a street in london and it'll have it. Very unoriginal.
And randomly you get cockatoos and small parrots flying through the streets which is pretty cool.
Toodle Pip.