Today, in Darwin, I did something I've never done before. My colleague and I took to the bus. We got on the bus and went to Parap Markets, which are great. Did some shopping for souvenirs, then got on the bus home.
In Darwin, the buses are free.
And despite everything we'd heard, it was a good experience. Mind you, this was 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning and we were on with lots of other tourists.
I wouldn't take the bus after dark.
But it was pointed out to me that the 109, my tram route in Melbourne, has its moments, this was just the same - only free.
Anyway, that's today's adventure. Tomorrow we're going about outside of Darwin, picking up a hire car at 9 am and seeing where the wind takes us.
Questions, as always, come from Sunday Stealing.
F.A.B.
F. Film: What movie or tv show are you watching?
At the moment, as I have access to cable because I'm living out of a hotel I'm watching all sorts of fun things. I spent the afternoon watching Michael Portillo going around Scotland on a train. And now, I'm watching the 90's version of the movie, Sabrina. Good, fluffy stuff to watch in a warm, dry Darwin night.
A. Audio: What are you listening to?
I'm listening to audio books, but I'll talk about that later. The last song I listened to was Skunk Anansie's Weak. I was in a shop talking to the proprietor. We got talking about her kids, who are called Mowgli and Anansi. I could place Mowgli, being from The Jungle Book, but Anansi? I asked if she named her daughter after a 90's alternative rock band. She said no, she was named after a spider god. I introduced her to Skunk Anansie, the band. It was pretty good. (See the song of the day)
B. Book: What are you reading?
On audiobook, I've just started Jodie Picoult's Mad Honey. It's fine. I preferred Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful, that just finished, but it's going to be fine.
On paper, I've just started reading Olivie Blake's Alone With You in the Ether. I've really like what I've read so far.
4 comments:
Hi Pand,
UGH! Michael Portillo. Not a big fan of him at all. His train shows are interesting if I can just get past the fact that he is the presenter!
Skunk Anansie's Weak is a great song.
:o)
Cheers
PM
My daughter was in Cape Town, South Africa this past semester. She was told by a local that the buses were not safe, especially for the non-locals.
I need to listen to the song because I'm not familiar with Skunk Anansie! Those are unusual names for kids - I do love Mowgli, though. My mom didn't drive so when I was a kid, we had to ride the bus if our dad was working. We do not have good public transportation in the greater Birmingham, AL area.
Have you seen the original Sabrina with Hepburn, Bogart and Holden? I liked it better than the remake except for Greg Kinnear. I thought he was an adorable David.
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