Lost in Translation ... An American puggle living in Bondi: January 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Baby moon in Melbourne

Everything about Melbourne was dreamy! It has everything you can want from a city - great food, nice cafes, integrated population and did I mention how good the food was? Yum! We walked all over the city which was great exercise/training for giving birth in two months! Chris saw tons of bunya bunya trees which he loves and has one growing at his parent's house in Lafayette. He wants to plant it in the backyard .. not sure how Mrs. and Mr. Azalde will feel about that! Ha!

The not so great Ocean Road

Wow, this road never ends ... it's very pretty ... but long! The road goes along famous surf spots (Bells beach, Torquey, Lourne). We spent 12 hours driving the Great Ocean Road... although, the duration may have something to do with the fact that we rented a smart car, drove very slowly and were being pushed around by the wind in our small car! Chris got laughed at by some Aussie woman when he was driving. Haha! The 12 Apostles are giant majestic rock formations along a beautiful coast line.

Ja Yo! Australia Open!

Chris and I watched 12 hours of tennis on Jan 25th .. well that's a bit exaggerated, we had a 1.5 hour break for dinner so it was more like 10-11 hours! Greatest matches ever! We watched Federer in the quarter finals hit a ball in between his legs with his back turned away from the court! We also saw him take off his shirt to cool off... not as impressive as when hitting the ball in between his legs. :) Haha! We also saw Li beat Woznakcki. When Li was playing all these Chinese spectators screamed "Ja Yo" (meaning "to step on the gas")! If Li wins it will be the first for China to win a grand slam! :) Good luck Li! Thanks Estee and Dan for helping us get the tickets. This is a picture of Estee when she wasn't sleeping. :) Haha! This was my first time at a professional tennis match - had no idea how quiet you had to be!