Brrrr... Sydney is Cold
Well we are in Sydney for my friend Keisha's wedding next Saturday and may I say how surprised Jeremy and I were by the dramatic change in the weather compared to Brisbane!
Friday night we went out for dinner and at 7pm it was a balmy 27 degrees and lovely humidity... fast forward to Saturday night where the weather is sooo dry that we are zapping each other, my hair has gone straight, and it is so cold we have the gas heater on full and are sitting right on top of it.
Tomorrow morning we are going to Dawn Service for ANZAC Day at the Holesworthy base - it starts at 4:45am, so I am planning on rugging up for the forcasted 9 degrees. I have never been to a dawn service, but I imagine that it will be an emotional experience so I will have my tissues ready I think.
I will keep you all posted on our holiday!
Friday night we went out for dinner and at 7pm it was a balmy 27 degrees and lovely humidity... fast forward to Saturday night where the weather is sooo dry that we are zapping each other, my hair has gone straight, and it is so cold we have the gas heater on full and are sitting right on top of it.
Tomorrow morning we are going to Dawn Service for ANZAC Day at the Holesworthy base - it starts at 4:45am, so I am planning on rugging up for the forcasted 9 degrees. I have never been to a dawn service, but I imagine that it will be an emotional experience so I will have my tissues ready I think.
I will keep you all posted on our holiday!
posted by Midnight Fury @ 6:56 pm
4 Comments:
At 11:57 pm,
Anonymous said…
I wondered if you would get teary. I think I would, just watching it on TV made me a bit emotional.
I'm proud and pleased that so many Australians take the time to honour those who have done their best to preserve our way of life.
This day is not about honouring war but about honouring people and remembering what they have sacrificed.
Lest We Forget!!
At 7:37 am,
Midnight Fury said…
That is very true mum. When you talk to people in the army they are not interested in fighting wars - but in protecting and supporting a country that they love. It was nice to gain that perspective.
Also mentioned to some about Paul serving on the Diamantina and they were very interested! How long did Paul serve in the Navy?
At 8:11 am,
Licia said…
Thanks for writing about the ANZAC day dawn service and thanks for your comments about the day itself.
In the US, we have no holiday like this one, certainly none that we take as seriously as Australians do. It's really touching.
Just curious Bec,
what's the Diamantina? I keep learning about all these things that are so common knowledge to everyone here -- up until I was just about to move here, I'd never heard of Gallipoli, and until this year, I'd never heard of Kakoda. (Even know I'm not sure I've spelled them right :S ) So I'd be really interested in any Aussie history I can get. Even the sad stuff.
It's a good country, this Australia. It's a good people. The longer I'm here, the more a part of it I feel, and I think it's a really good place to be a part of.
At 12:25 am,
Anonymous said…
Hi Licia,
I'm very pleased to see you are enjoying and embracing living here in Australia. It must be very hard to leave all you have known to come to a place so far away from you family and friends.
The Diamantina is a Naval vessel Paul served on back in the sixties when he was in the Navy. It is a River class Frigate which is in dry dock at the Maritime Museum in Brisbane. If ever you go to Southbank it is just near the Friendship bridge.
Bec, Paul was in the Navy for a about 6 - 7 years and also served on the Anzac and the Vendetta twice. When on the Anzac, Paul went to Vietnam during the war escorting the Sydney.
He tells some interesting stories about his time in the Navy. I envy him those kinds of times but not sure how I would cope with the scary and uncomfortable times (being a sook and a bit of a princess) lol.
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