Zgodnie z obietnica dana bliskim mi osobom postawowilam prowadzic blog, aby dokumentowac moj pobyt w Australii, a im pozwolic byc nieco bardziej na biezaco z moimi przygodami ;-)

To keep the promise I gave to my dear ones, I started this blog to let them know how I am doing here in Australia :-)


czwartek, 15 listopada 2012

Tydzien 3 / Week 3

Tydzien trzeci / week 3

Tydzien trzeci uplynal na swietowaniu urodzin (nie tylko moich :-)) A jak swietowac, to swietowac: impreza w domu, calodzinna wyprawa promem (do centrum i na plaze), spacery, spotkania z tujejszymi jaszczurkami, owoce morza na obiad, wizyta w studiu telewizyjnym i udzial w nagraniu programu "Can of Worms" na Channel TEN. Gospodynia programu jest Chrissie Swan, a goscimi odcinka byli sedzia programu Master Chef - Gary Mehigan, trenerka z programu The Biggest Loser ("Wiele do stracenia") - Michelle Bridges i komik - Adam Richard. Zeby bylo weselej, mielismy wejsciowki VIP, a wiec po zakonczonym programie udalismy sie na poczestunek z gwiadami do green room'u . Powaznie! Do tego jeszcze legendarny Melbourne Cup (wyscig konny, ktory faktycznie zatrzymuje caly narod) w doborowym towarzystwie... Nawet ja dalam sie porwac hazardowi i obstawilam konia! Szkoda tylko, ze nikt z nas nic nie wygral ;-( Ale i tak fajnie bylo ubrac elegancka sukienke, obcasy i wtopic sie w tlum elegancko ubranych kobiet i mezczyzn :-) Nie mialam co prawda kapelusza, ani zadnego kwiatu we wlosach, jak wiekszosc pan, ale sasiad ze stolika obok chetnie uzyczyl swoj kapelusz do zdjec ;-) No i nie moge przeciez zapomniec o kolorowych gosciach, ktorzy w tym tygodniu wyjatkowo czesto odwiedzali moj balkon - o papugach.

Week 3 was devoted mainly to celebrating birthdays (not only mine ;-)) And if you want to celebrate, you should do so to the fullest: party at home, a cruise to the city centre and to the beach, walking around, meetings with local lizards, seafood for lunch, visit to the TV studio, taking part in the recording of the programme "Can of Worms" on Channel Ten. The hostess of the programme is Chrissie Swan and that dayher guests were: Master Chef judge Gary Mehrigan, The Biggest Loser trainer - Michelle Bridges and Adam Richard - a comedian. To make the evening even more fun, we had VIP passes so after the programme we were invited to the green room to join the stars of the programme and had a snack and a drink with them. Seriously! That week also the legendary Melbourne Cup took place (horse race which DOES stop the whole nation), which I spent in very good company. I even decided to join all the gamblers and bet on a horse! Such a pity that none of us won anything ;-( Anyway, it was fun to put on an elegant dress, high heels and mingle with a crowd of elegantly dressed ladies and gentlemen. I didn't wear a hat or a flower in my hair, as most women did, but a gentleman from a table next to ours willingly lent me his hat so I posed in it for some pics ;-) Oh yeah, and I mustn't forget about the colourful guests that visited my balcony very frequently during the week - the parrots.

Poczatek swietowania...
Beginning of celebrations...
Podczas wyprawy promem
On the cruise
Przeplywamy pod harbour Bridge....
Sailing uder the Harbour Bridge...
Lunch - owoce morze!
Lunch - seafood!
Solenizantki i ich taca z owocami morza :-)
Birthday girls and their seafood platter :-)
Pychota!!!
Yummy!
Pyszne!
Deliciuos!
Slinka cieknie...
Mouth watering....
Pierwsze spotkanie z przegrzebkami - bardzo mi smakowaly.
First encounter with scallops - liked them a lot.
Krewetki byly slusznych rozmiarow
Prawns were quite impressive in size
Pozostalosci po lunchu
Lunch leftovers ;-)
Spacer po plazy... Widoki tez ladne ;-)
Walk along the beach... With some nice views ;-)
Widzicie te malutkie kraby?
Can you see the little crabs?
W drodze do Shelly Beach
On the way to Shelly Beach
Bardzo przyjazna jaszczurka
Very friendly lizard
"Muszelkowa plaza"
Shelly Beach
Shelly Beach

Kolejna jaszcurka
Another lizard
Wracajac z rejsu...
On the way back from the cruise...
Wracajac z rejsu...
On the way back from the cruise...
Harbour Bridge
Harbour Bridge
Moj ulubiony widok - Harbour Bridge
My favourite Sydney landmark - Harbour Bridge
Wracajac z rejsu...
On the way back from the cruise...
Dzien w ktorym zatrzymuje sie Australia... - Melbourne Cup.
The day which stops the Australian nation... - Melbourne Cup.
Czekajac na wyscig konny...
Waiting for the horse race to begin...
Nadal czekajac...
Still waiting...
Wspomniany kapelusz ;-)
The above mentioned hat ;-)
I pieniadze, ktore mialam wygrac ;-)
And the money I was supposed to win ;-)
Dowod, ze obstawilam ;-)
The proof that I did bet ;-)
Wizyta w studiu TV
Visit to the TV studio
Goscie programu wraz z gospodynia
The host of the programme and her guests
Lekkie poprawki makijazu...
Finishing touches (of make up)...
Moi poranni goscie
My guests - in the morning
Kolejna papuzka, ktora wpatruje sie w moje okno ;-)
Another parrot that stares into my window ;-)
I moja ulubiona...|
And my favourite one...
Teczowa "Lorysa gorska"...
Rainbow Lorikeet...



piątek, 2 listopada 2012

Tydzien 2 / Week 2

Tydzien 2 / Week 2

Drugi tydzien byl nieco mniej intensywny jesli chodzi o zwiedzanie, tak wiec mialam szanse skupic sie rozniez na fotografowaniu autralijskich roslin. W poniedzialek postanowilam urzadzic sobie krotki spacer po miescie, a nastepnie odpoczac na plazy (po intensywnym niedzielnym 26 km spacerze). No dobra, nie bylam bardzo zmeczona, ale po prostu mialam ochote spedzic troche czasu na plazy czytajac ksiazke i rozkoszujac sie sloncem, co mi sie udalo ;-) Wybralam sie na plaze Bondi oraz do Watsons' Bay gdzie zauwazylam kilka dekoracji na Halloween oraz takze kilka domow, ktore zrobily na mnie ogromnie wrazenie... Zdecydowanie trzeba byc raxczej dobrze ustawionym, by tam zamieszkac ;-)

My second week was less intense as far as sightseeing was concerned so I focused also on taking photos of Australian plants and flowers. On Monday I decided to have a short walk around the city centre and then spend some time "recovering" from the 26 km walk on Sunday. It wasn't that bad, to be honest, but I just felt like spending some time on the beach reading a book and enjoying the sun, which I did :-) I went to Bondi Beach and also to Watsons' Bay where I could see some Halloween decorations and houses which really caught my eye... you do have to be really well off to live there ;-)

Harbour Bridge


Ogrod przy osiedlu mieszkaniowym
Garden by a housing estate

Zdjecie zrobione podczas spaceru mostem Harbour Bridge
Photo taken during a walk along Harbour Bridge

Zdjecie zrobione podczas spaceru mostem Harbour Bridge - hotel :-)
Photo taken during a walk along Harbour Bridge - hotel.

Zdjecie zrobione podczas spaceru mostem Harbour Bridge - opera, port & hotel :-)
Photo taken during a walk along Harbour Bridge - Opera House, harbour & hotel.

Lawka przy Bondi Beach.
Bench by Bondi Beach.
Lawka przy Bondi Beach.
Bench by Bondi Beach.
Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach - niestety, nie moje zdjecie, ale podobal mi sie kolor wody ;-)
Bondi Beach - unfortunately not my photo, but I liked the colour of the water ;-)

Moje sandaly na Bondi Beach ;-)
My sandals on Bondi Beach ;-)




Eukaliptus - widok z mojego balkonu :-)
Eucalyptus - view from my balcony :-)
Eukaliptus
Eucalyptus

Eukaliptus - jego luszczaca sie kora
Eucalyptus - its flaking bark
Eukaliptus
Eucalyptus
Teczowy eukaliptus (znow nie moje zdjecie, ale nie moglam sie oprzec ;-))
Rainbow eucalyptus tree (not my pic but I just couldn't help myself ;-))
Teczowy eukaliptus
Rainbow eucalyptus tree
Roslina zwana "bottlebrush", czyli "szczotka do butelek" ;-)
Shrub called "bottlebrush" ;-)
"Bottlebrush"
"Bottlebrush"

"Bottlebrush"
Dzakaranda
Jacaranda
Dzakaranda
Jacaranda