From a very young age on I have been impressed by how the Basler Verkehrsbetriebe, i.e. the public transport in my hometown in Basel, notified about penalties for not having a valid ticket. These days as I am traveling more on public transportation, I found that Metlink has topped by childhood experience with the following announcement.
Speaking of childhood. I also realized how close the Australian Swiss Club is to my work location. It is literally only a block away. I was impressed to see that the club is a lot bigger than the Arizona section. The Swiss Club in Melbourne has its own location with a restaurant serving Swiss dishes. I have not been able to sample the menu but have been told that the Fondue at least is good. (Not that this would be on the top of my least in the recent heat.)
To conclude this entry, let me talk a little bit about our daily experiences as we get settled
From the last entry you may recall that we have made quite a step back. Initially we did not have electricity and had to head back, out of the sweltering heat into temporary accommodation. Since then we have moved into our permanent rental. We have been living without fridge, washer, dryer,microwave, tv or internet. We did get to see DVDs, mostly Sydney’s Dora the Explorer titles.
For the lack of other things to do, Sydney still loves the play grounds. Hence Christy has to go to a park at least once a day. Luckily we have quite some choice of close-by playground options. Sydney has learned how to twist the swing and then use it to spin around (see pictures.) She also likes to climb on rocks (boulders) and then jump from one to the next with Daddy’s help.
The location of Melbourne in general and our place specifically allows us to quickly go to the beach, get some sun beams and then do something else. With this in mind we have started to explore the different beaches. As can be seen from the pictures there are many others with the same idea of how to spend hot summer days. Sydney then is excited to finally have her beach toys back and so we end up building her a sand castle.