Saturday, December 29, 2007

Laundry creativity

This morning we decide to head out for a run through the Rocks and suddenly stumbe upon the Rocks Market, a block-long crafts market that runs every Saturday along George Street. There are lots of kitchy souvenirs, but also some authentic and unique things. But we are broke so we just look. We walk back home, and with our apartment necessities now in place, we realize we need food. I head out looking for Cole's, the local grocery chain, and after an hour of circling, finally find it hidden below street level at King and George Street. Again, everything is expensive, but I try to ease the burden by buying local produce like mangoes and kiwis (they have become a favorite) and steering clear of things like $8.00 pomegranates. I sweat my way back home, my backpack full of staples for our kitchen. When I open the door to our apartment, I find our clothes strewn all over the place in interesting (quite creative) places. Turns out our dryer is not working, so Chris has gotten resourceful and strewn our wet clothes all over the apartment in very interesting places. He's proud of himself and so am I. Trying to find places to hang wet laundry is quite a difficult task, especially when you only have 8 hangers. In the evening, we decide to head down to the wharfs in search of a restaurant called Firefly. We do find it, but it's closed because the owners are on holiday. Figures. We end up having a great time at this local pub, the Australia, where we get adventurous and indulge in delicious emu pizza and kangaroo salad. When in Rome!

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