St. Paddy's Day in Melbourne

I had one main reservation about starting this blog and that was my ability to periodically update it! Well so far I have failed miserably at recording my time in Australia, but in reality I haven't done much traveling yet. So, my new goal will be to post at least once per month (but hopefully much more.)

After traveling twenty-some hours and changing ten time zones I then received a whirlwind tour of Bondi Beach. Less than 48 hours later I was literally running through an airport to hop on a domestic flight to Avalon, where Jessica and I caught a bus to Melbourne. We had an awesome first night at our hostel's pub where we dominated at trivia and won a free jug (aka pitcher) and a $30 drink tab. I must admit the weather was very cold and rainy, something I did not plan on, which resulted in me having to purchase a jacket. Still I am not complaining, because I know my friends stateside were enjoying a nice snowstorm.



Jessica and I exploring Melbourne

 While exploring Melbourne, Jessica and I happened across the coolest sushi place that I have ever been to. Basically, everyone sits at a big table, a sushi train goes around the middle of it, and whenever you see something that you want you just pull it off the train. I was kicking myself for not taking a picture, but I later found out that they also have them all over Sydney. Safe to say that if this little wonder hasn't made it to the states yet, it is only a matter of time.

I was surprised to find that St. Patrick's Day is not a big deal at all in Australia. No Australians really even knew it was St. Paddy's Day. However, Australia has a fairly large Irish population, so Jess and I wandered over to an Irish Pub to celebrate with some real Irish! Let me tell you I never want to spend another St. Patrick's Day without a real Irish band and Magner's on tap!

Much of our short time in Melbourne was spent touring The Great Ocean Road for two days. So lookout for my next post!