I got a bag :-)

Morning clouds. It was warm today because the wind was Northerly. Which means it comes from the desert.

We had breakfast in town. We also did some shopping and I saw one of my favorite street artists. This guys is cool to watch. Nicole wanted to touch his hair BADLY! ;-)

One of the mall's balls.

We went to the Crumpler shop because nicole wanted to buy me a birthday present.

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I saw a bit of a show where some girl wormed her self in to a glass cube. She was pretty good.

We also went to the central market.

Then we had a short break at home. We are calling this pigeon David Bowie because she has two different colored eyes. One is very bright and the other is very dark. She seems to use both. She loves to peck our toes for some reason. And also hands. Well, in my case she loves my silver ring...

After a short break we got the car washed and cleaned and we drove it down to the Croatian Club to make photos of it for when we sell the car. Luckily we managed to do this while there was still sun. It's raining again now and will do so for a few days I believe...

This is the bag Nicole bought for me. It's for my little netbook and its accesories. It will also hold travel documents and lots of other handy things. It's also very safe. I love it very much :-)

Sir Cocky-boy

This is sir. As Nic and I were leaving the house he came over for a little pat. He's funny. He likes human attention. We pat him on his head and his cheeks. I'm careful though because I patted him wrong once and he tried to nab my finger. And we don't want that! But I love him.

We were going to eat something while at the market but on the way we decided to go to Scoozi's instead. We parked in the park and this mag pie came to say hello to us. Beautiful bird with a gigantic beak.

We sat outside at Scoozi's. It was about 9:30, raining and quiet. Perfect for me because the alcoholic beverages from the night before had left me with a bit of a headache. I'm not used to alcohol anymore it seems. Probably because we hardly go out to the pub here...

So we went to the Central Market in town.

And then to the supermarket. Because they don't sell milk and toilet paper at the market. I was getting quite cranky by then.

When I got home I started playing World of Warcraft and I found my peace again. I hadn't played in over two weeks...

The market and the winery

We slept a bit later today. Till 9 o'clock! Late morning we drove to the market.

"Going down".

The market is in China town.

It gets pretty busy.

We planned to check on the boxes that we still haven't unpacked. But the weather was so lovely that all of the sudden we felt like going to the Uleybury winery!

They make really nice wines. So nice that even ~I~ drink them... Well, it's a rosé really.

They had a new menu and a new chef. Oh - my - god...

My starter was ravioli with a rabbit filling. What a winner. Five pieces is a perfect entrée.

My main was chicken breast filled with spinach and feta cheese and sauteed carrot, peas, onion and roasted potato. It was sensational. The chicken was so juicy and the spinach was so fresh.

Then we waited a bit and sat in the sun enjoying the silence and the wind blowing through the trees. Oh, it wasn't quiet when one of the trees decided to drop one of its branches though. That was a bit exciting. It cracked like lightning.

My desert. Those chocolates were delightful, they had a hint of port inside and they were home made by the new chef. They were the size of sugar cubes.

Then we just hung around a bit, looking at the beautiful hills.

Then sun started setting and we drove home to feed the birds.

It was a most beautiful and well spent day.

The Jack fruit

9AM, buying bread and milk. We didn't have any but the bakery did, and it was fresh :-)

This is the cross-training programme I do these days. Originally the second half goes all the way down again but I made it a bit harder. I quite like it.

Then it was on to the market. It was VERY busy.

I saw some awesome fruit. It smelled fantastic too!

The dark sea

Morning market madness.

Fresh produce (mostly).

Nicole shopping.

Driving through our back streets.

Little birds sitting on the power lines. Countries with power lines above ground are a little bit backwards in my book really...

Nicole waiting for dinner.

I was also waiting for dinner.

After dinner we drove to the beach for a breathe of fresh air.

God I love Indian food!

After waking up slowly and doing some cross-training etc. etc. we went to the Central Market. Nicole looks like she forgot to put on any clothes except for her bag.

Since we were hungry and wanted some healthy food, we went to an Indian place she sometimes went to with colleagues about 15 years ago.

Paneer dosa. Absolutely fantastic and full of vegetables and paneer (aka cottage cheese). I could eat this any day.

We ended up in the actual market just before three o'clock not realising that the market starts to close down around that time. Luckily we got all our shopping done.

Dabbawalla

Mohit had taken leftover Indian food to work which he heated up for us for lunch. It was THE best ever.

My two Indian colleagues Melvin and Mohit. I think they're a little bit crazy, but in a good way! ;-)

After lunch we discussed a funny profession only found in Mumbai, India: the Dabbawalla. A dabbawalla is a person bringing lunch boxes from A to B. So for about $5 a month you can have the dabbawalla pick your lunch up from home, bring it over around lunch time (and they are incredibly accurate!) and in the afternoon he comes to collect the empty container and brings it to your house again. More info on Wikipedia.

There was another protest across the street today. It only lasted 15 minutes.

After work I sat on the grass at Victoria Square while waiting for Nicole to meet me at the Central Market. I was close to the Aboriginal flag so I made a close shot. Finally a decent photo.

It was nice and quiet where i was sitting. Everybody was going home.

I was deciding on the blue pill or the red pill...

The market was pretty busy. Lots of people go shopping after work apparently.

I didn't know these guys were still around!

There's a pretty good flower shop.

At the market we bought tomatoes and basil to make bruschetta at home.

I made bruschetta for the first time and it was soooooooo good :-)