ANZAC Day

Today was ANZAC Day, which commemorates the alliance between Australia/New Zealand and England in getting their asses whooped at the battle of Galipoli during World War I. Correct me if I'm wrong, however, cause I might not have the facts straight. Anyway, basically it's a big public holiday in the likeness of Memorial/Veterans Day in the States. The only good thing about it is the abundance of men (and women) in uniform a la Fleet Week in NYC. I started the day with Angie, her uncle, and cousins going book shopping in Glebe and then Border's in the city. Wrote down the names of a couple of books I want to buy, but would never get in Australia because books are so freakin' expensive down here! Then Angie and I bussed it up to Centennial Park to meet her friends for a BBQ/picnic. Only we hadn't brought any food with us so we ended up munching on the crackers and hummus that the other girls brought. It didn't matter, though, because it started raining about half an hour after we arrived, and we were meant to meet some of my friends in The Rocks anyway. We bussed back to Circular Quay and met Becca and Anna at Jackson's On George, which was insanely packed because of the holiday, mostly by uniformed persons. We were met there by Jen, whom I had not seen since January! She just got back from travelling the country and was back in Sydney for a week before going home to NY. The vibe at Jacksons was pretty interesting. What is it about men in uniform that is so sexy? We chatted with a bunch of navy guys and drank a bit. Nothing too exciting happened but after talking, first with Becca on Sunday and then with Jen about her travels, I'm starting to get pretty excited about my own travel plans. I'll be really sad to leave Sydney, the comforts of home, and the awesome people I've met here, but it will be a whole new adventure once I finally leave the city. Right now I think I still need to get used to the idea...I really don't want to leave certain people behind in Sydney. I hope once I've made my bookings and everything, I'll have grown accustomed to leaving. After all, it's still over a month away...