kajsa goes travelling the world

finally we are going after months of planning this ski trip. And Mt.Hotham it is. Ben, Shelley, Corey, Ryan, Jason and me head off on Saturday 21st on a bus up towards the slopes in Victoria. We are all very excited and all set to go with a big esky packed with food, beer and spirits. everyone has their suitcase packed with essential needs and we are all covered up in our ski jackets and mittens. yay! im gonna see snow again!

the snowboarding lesson

Shelley in the lightblue jacket... this is the summit. easy green run connected to the sun run which is a fun blue run.

looks like a good day for the boys here

we like this bit

again?

our great apartment. we are all a bit tired here.. first day i think this was taken.

until they started serving the drinks... dunno if its too much red bull or vodka in this one. cant really tell by the face :-P

and off we go

steady

oops, on my bum again

getting late

so off to the bar of course

get in there Jase

On with the boots

the pez dispenser

up we go

schweeps



lovely thoughts

someone really loves the snow

we're reaching the clouds here

this breakfast kept us going for a week

god bless bacon and eggs, toast and beans! yummi!

Hot!!




I got ya, Im keeping ya and I love ya

Shelley and Ben


the guys


couldnt choose which one, theyre both so good



a typical evening. table surrounded with full bellies of five and five empty beer jugs

ladylike drinking


boys just wanna have fun




the only picture with all of us in it, last nite so this is where it is getting a bit tipsy

they serve the best vodka at least







hehaay camera still going





looks like youre gonna spank something baby...


this is where it all ends. Had a great time here in the snow and we already miss it! so will see where to next. will just have to keep you updated.

wow. cant believe im wasting a whole entry on this crappy job that i had. but im gonna keep it short and sweet and let you guys know what I've been thru here in Adelaide. So. Here I go... Imagine a creature being a mix between saddam and that german moustache fellow. Then add some terrorists and a couple of cruel psychopats and all the insanely mean people in the world. Last but not least mix in the devil. its impossible to imagine a person like that right? Well guess what, that was my last boss. Someone I didnt even know excisted.. And I had to work for him. Running around with coffees and carrying heavy plates with food for absolutely nothing. And I had to stick up with the yelling and the swearing and the throwing away my favourite umbrellas and all that sizzle and dizzle and dazzle and even hazzle! What a job! I still have nightmares and its been over a month since a quit. im not gonna mention any names or even the slightest idea of where this place is located. the name of the cafe starts with a Z... but thats all im saying. Simply due to safety reasons and some humanity respect. But anyway. The good thing is I met 2 lovely girls that im friends with and thats about it. Oh, and free hot chockies and half price off anything. and unfortunately no piccies will come up here. didnt really feel like bringing in a camera while I was working... but maybe a face of me expressing the true feelings I have towards this place will come up later but im not promising anything

So we woke up at 6 o'clock to get to North Parade in Adelaide city to join the Anzac day ceremony. I dunno what the hack is going on but im bloody tired and cold and really not keen on going. but when we do get there a bit after 7... There are a massive crowd of true Australians, old, young, kids and even babies! and an orchestra, Australian flags and flower settings all over and handsome soldiers in their proper uniforms. What is this then? why is everyone here? Its another public holiday so people should be sleeping right. But here they all are standing in the cold singing the one and only "National Anthem" I know better than my own; 'Walzing Mathilda'... Or its actually Australia's most widely known folk song, but it is considered to be some sort of National Anthem. This is the day when you honour the soldiers that fought during war, so its peaceful and respectful and very Australian. This is definately something every Aussie should do, wake up early on a day off and walk to wherever they keep the ceremony and also have the massive breakfast me, Jase, Corey and his family had.

if you see closely you can spot the Australian flags there

me

pose

Then it all followed by feeding some ducks....

ay check out who's boat I found

ducks

feeding a duck

exploring Adelaide

and the pretty native black swans, perfect for Anzac day and everything

the whole family

ok too many bird pictures. sorry



this was during the 'over 2 hour long' parade. funny looking people there

and two Adelaide boys grumping because theres no local beer

So once again im in a wildlife park in Australia with Jason, a must when youre here! well, im not saying you have to go to a wildlife park with Jason but he's good with the camera so why not

entering the park

some sort of mousy thing welcoming us. these were running around everywhere





and the dingo ground

voffsen

Pelle Pelikan there



feeding the kangaroos

baby one

well hello


legendary tasmanian devil

heavy, smelly and scratchy? soft, cuddly and happy... my kinda bear.

after the crushing news from Maria, giving us two weeks notice, 5 more weeks in Melbs, we have to leave "Eureka Tower" where are we gonna go dude? we absolutely adore our place! and where else than in hostels will someone let us stay for 3 weeks? cause we are so done with those places! well we girls always have a solution for everything right, no matter what. thats why i love this girl! so... if it wasnt for my precious Ida's crazy drunk behavior one night in our fabulous casino next doors, we wouldnt be in Carnegie at this very moment. where we even have our own room. 75 dollars a week (thats $100 less rent than in eureka, HEUREKA!) the only problem is the leaking roof. yup. dont like rainy days these days. several nights sleeping with pots and pans in my bed waking up with wet bed linen. gotta tell ya, not a nice feeling the first thing in the morning! oh, another thing is the busy train-line that runs just outside our house. something we dont appreciate, especially on a day off when the first local trains get their asses on fire. arrrrgh!

here we are. the blue one. My room is the window to the right and the left one is Ida's. We love the store downstairs. 50% off anything. i think she said that. hmm...

we love the dark little secrets about this city: "the cozy mysterious chocolate restaurants". and here we are in one with some working mates.

Ida's and Kajsa's cooking adventures

hard rock crew (our office)

here we are in our lovely uniforms at work. this here is the kitchen where I work.

and the kitchen where Ida works, also her last shift. gee, the cutest chef i've ever seen!

"one last night in Hard Rock"

after several farewell nights spent here in Hard Rock melbourne, this is definately the last one. ready to leave with mi backpack all set with the small goodie bags i got for leaving pressie to keep it real in Adelaide. Wicked.

well, who wouldnt be excited about chopped parsley and plain flour hah?