Melbourne Final Days

These last few days in Melbourne have been great, it's such a relaxed city. Having bashed on about that before I'll let it lie but from a city-hater it's a decent place. That said I really have done very little these last few days, a wee bit of shopping and exploring but that's about it. I got accosted by several charity fundraising people hogging every street corner, I don't contribute to those in the UK so wasn't about to start here, besides one of them seemed more interested in flirting than getting in my wallet.

I find a "traditional" English pub for lunch, the first time on the trip. It's nice enough but at $9.80 for a pony, I stick at the one. Nearby was a fantastic guitar shop where I and played instruments worth thousands of dollars thinking how much I'd love to add them to my collection. I resist much to the shop assistants bemusement and before I decide I want a go on the drum kits.

With apologies for it all being abit last minute I manage to contact my family living near Melbourne and arrange to meet them Wednesday lunchtime before my evening flight out. Ill be visiting my great aunt and uncle and their daughters family, the latter I've never met and the former some 15 years ago when they visited the UK. After all that time here I come wearing unironed shorts and tshirt, and lugging my backpack packed ready to fly. This is me representing the whole UK side of our family, haha ah well. I'm sure all will be well. I should probably try to buy some flowers or something before I get there, what else do you buy long distance relatives?

My flight leaves at 830pm local time and I arrive back in the UK 4pm Thursday UK time. Probably beyond tired, all on the proviso that the heathrow weather lets us land. Else I'll be stuck in Beijing or some European airport until the backlog clears. I can't see any problems, fingers crossed. I'll have my fleece to keep me warm, may consider stealing the airplane blanket for the fridgid car ride home.

Ciao