Monday, October 26, 2009

Day 8 pt. 2: the hostel scene

Last minute, Amy, Rosie & I reserved a room in a giant hostel in St. Kilda, Melbourne. Base backpackers. I'm not a superfan bc its really large & impersonal, and we're in an 8 bed dorm, which, tho a big room, feels crowded. But it has a ton of computers, events every night & a bar downstairs so as long as my friends want to stay I'm ok with it. We are going to try to dig up a smaller room tho.

Amy has an old friend living here & she was kind enough to give the three of us a driving tour of the neighborhood. Saw the beach & some sights of the area.

Then we walked one of the main roads of st. Kilda, lined with shops & cafes, had dinner & got cakes from one of the many devilishly tempting bakeries. Mmmm.

Then to the supermarket for the weeks provisions of bread & cheese, and back to the hostel. They'd given us drink vouchers at check-in, so we went to the bar for some live music & beer.

I sat watching all the awkward early 20-ers trying to hook up, to be noticed by the opposite sex. Showing off & posing & self-concious. It made me feel old but in a good way. In an i-know-who-i-am-and-youre-still-figuring-it-out sort of way. I was there & I'm happy to not be. Best of luck, kids.

Of course, its still always nice to be mistaken for 23 (yup, a guy we met guessed that - and he wasn't being nice bc he said it to amy, I wasn't even listening.) :)

And now its time for bed. Tomorrow, I explore. Goodnight.

Xo! n.

3 comments:

  1. I haven't been able to read your last 3 enteries until today. I feel like I missed out on so much! You really do pack it in. You are very welcome for the thermals. I know you did way more research then I ever did about your trip, but I didn't think that you would encounter that much rain/snow/cold weather! I am off to work now and by the time you get this you will have started your Tuesday. So weird still...xo

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  2. Please tell us who Amy & Rosie are and where they are from.
    Poppo

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  3. oh nikki, you look every bit of 23 years of age. and, in your next and forthcoming blogs you can redirect your "i know who i am and your still trying to figure it out" to "i'm not sure who i am, why did i do that, and i should hurry and figure it out" haha. glad your having an amazing time!!!!!! Jealous, yes!!!

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