The Australians have this no-nonsense attitude, which makes they greet everybody with “Hey mate!”. And when we say everybody, we mean everybody: from young to old, no matter the social class. We clearly remember one evening when a rather old lady greeted Jean-Christophe with “Hey mate!” and he got a little bit panicked about how to greet back, because, let’s face it, in Europe it would never ever come to our mind to greet someone the age of our grandparents with “Hey mate!” let alone that this person would greet us like that in return. But the Australians they do. No problem at all!

Below are some other examples of real Australian humour, there is absolutely nothing to add to this.

Seen in the Sydney Harbour

Seen at a market stall selling delicious chocolate

Vera & Jean-Christophe

White: A typical day in Sydney starts with fresh bread rolls and a “flat white” (it’s like a cappuccino, but not really, because you can also order a cappuccino, so it is definitely not the same thing, but then nobody has been able to really explain us the difference…).

Blue: Their coastal areas are just amazing! We thought we had amazing bleu waters in Thailand, but here they are just as blue! And yes, we are a little bit jealous of all those Sydneysiders being able to surf, snorkle and dive in their freetime… And then to make it even worse: they just build those gorgeous swimming pools directly next to the sea!

Green: Their numerous parks and freetime areas are great! People are jogging and cycling everywhere, even close to the business district where especially at noon you will see businessmen going for a midday-run (but while attending a conference call over their mobile phone, it’s business after all!).

Red: Sydneysiders love to go out and enjoy a glass of wine with a good meal. They serve excellent Australian wines (especially after 7 months in Asia… ) and seafood is freshly available at the Fish Market which is a great place for the tastebuds.

So you see, whatever coloured glasses you like to put, Sydney has something for everybody!

Vera & Jean-Christophe

But I just don’t have any inspiration today. And then, even if I had inspiration, sometimes it is just nice to not have to do any “homework”, but instead surf the internet for a few hours (of course sometimes we have a lot to catch up with, especially with a clown as a president, it’s hard to keep up-to-date with all the “bling-bling” going on…).

Maybe in a few days it will get better and my muse will come back to give me a “fully-reloaded-inspiration-kiss”. If that happens, I will let you know.

In the meanwhile, enjoy our pictures, which definitely say as much as words.

Vera