Hi all. Fear not, I'm feeling much better today! We've had a good couple of days. Manly was really nice and we enjoyed the ferry trip over, and today we went to another art gallery (getting pretty cultured now), visited the trendy Paddington area and went up the Sydney Tower to get a bird's eye view of the city.
Today was election day in Oz and it looks like Labor (sic) have wrested power from John Howard's liberal / conservative coalition after 11 years. Its been interesting to watch the campaigning on TV over the last few weeks - its a bit more knock-about and fun than in the UK. Kevin Rudd (the new PM) comes across a lot better than Howard to me - it will be interesting to see if the economic boom continues with the country in new hands. One funny story about Kevin Rudd was that there was almost a scandal when it emerged he had visited a strip club in New York, but when he admitted he couldn't remember what had happened as he'd had a few beers it seems his popularity went up rather than down!
Another big event over here is the final of Australian Idol tomorrow night. The final is being held at the Opera House, and we happened to come across the dress rehearsal last night and watched the hopeful contenders run through a few numbers. We took a few photos and may stay in on Sunday night to see the real thing.
The final big event this weekend is the arrival of none other than David Beckham. He's over here for an exhibition match between LA Galaxy and Sydney on Tuesday night, and is causing quite a stir. 80,000 tickets for the game have been sold - Sydney normally only get 15,000 for a home game.
OK think that's it for now. Bye!
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