It's been a while!

An evening in Melbourne – The Crown Towers

Since it was a bank holiday weekend (June 10^th) we went out to the casino on Sunday. It is not an ordinary casino! There are only four of these in the world. What a privilege! The purpose of visiting the place was actually not gambling but rather walking through the massive building and admiring the first class services that they offer. It is a huge complex made up of shops, restaurants, bars etc. It is more like a tourist attraction! You walk around in the premises and wonder how much money people have to spend on slot machines. Absolutely ridiculous how hundreds of dollars can disappear in seconds! We spent 20 bucks each and did not win anything. That was to be expected.

The entrance to the hotel is amazing. It looks something majestic. Next time I drop in there I better bring my camera and take some photos of this fabulous modern era castle :)

We had our coldest night here last night (June 20th). The temperature dropped down to +2.3 C. They said it was the lowest temperature in ten years! Apparently, the temperature was even -0.3 degrees in our area. Not surprised as the car’s windscreen was all icy.

Also, from 21st of June which is today, the days are going to get longer and brighter again. I have to say, I did not even notice the days were short and that it was getting dark early?! I thought the winter had just started.. The Aussies should go and try to live in Estonia during the winter when there is barely any daylight. They’re spoiled with the climate, weather and long sunny days!

I am slowly starting to avoid having conversations with certain people in the office as they always speak with me in their Aussie slang that I don’t understand exactly! For example, one guy asked me just recently: “Are you winning?”

Wtf!? How am I supposed to understand that he means whether I am doing good / ok. Always embarrassing moments! I feel like a retard sometimes when I have to ask again and still get the same thing what I had just heard and simply not understood...

I’ve got another few weeks (maybe 3-4) to go and then I’ll be finished with work here. I was supposed to finish by the end of this week but my contract has been extended further. They may need my help still (just in case). It’s a good opportunity to save a bit of extra money and then take some time off to travel somewhere nice. I was really looking forward to finishing work and going sightseeing already but from what it looks like I will have to survive another while of cold weather. Not that it’s all bad. I enjoy my evening walks along the Yarra river banks accompanied by beautiful views of Melbourne skyline and amazing sunrises in the mornings on the train! Can’t complain, can I?