Sydney!

All my photos have been updated. Some of you may have already checked them.

I was in Sydney the weekend of Mother's Day. We left Newcastle right after school and got on the triain to the city. Luckily, our hostel was just around the corner from Central Train Station so we didn't have far to walk. Me, Lucie and Anthony shared a dorm with two guys from England. They were on a trip around the world and had just come from Hawaii. We went out to dinner with them on friday and had a good time comparing US, UK, and Aussie English.

Saturday was the day Lucie and I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It took three hours and the view from the top was amazing. Because the bridge is in use (duh) no one is allowed to bring up anything (like cameras). My sunnies were attached to my body with a rope, my had was attached, as was the sweat bandana too. So while I don't have photos from the bridge, they took a group photo that we all got. The bridge took 8 years to build, there are more than six million rivets keeping it together, and of the six people who died while building it, only one actually fell off the bridge (the others were in the steel mills or on the ground).

Saturday night we went to the only Casino in New South Wales to see "Priscilla Queen of the Desert." The show was funny, had a great soundtrack, and is based on a famous movie. Think "To Wong Foo, Thanks for everything. Love, Julie Numar".

Sunday we spent at Manley Beach. Gorgeous weather. Wonderful beaches, great food, nice shops. I have started a charm bracelet. Pandora is a Dutch company and I love it. We'll see how many charms I can afford while I'm here. I started with a dolphin (fitting, don't you think?) and we'll see what else I get!

That's all for now. It's been a hard week at school. I'm glad the weekend is here.

Love and miss you all!