A week-end in Canberra turned to be a really good idea, with me, Gabi and Gabi's friend Mandy travelling down (in a rented girly orange car!..) The trip was great and brought many nice moments, that make you thinking of coming back. A full report with many pictures is to follow, now is the snapshot of some awesome moments of my Canberra time:
That was a trip to the mountains surrounding Canberra, and I was on top of that mountain on the picture! (well to be frank on the top of the next one, but I couldn't take a picture of it - they look similar).
Some of places look so much like somewhere in Germany or Switzerland, and in ACT/Canberra you can clearly see autumn, with golden and red leaves on the tress, and empty trees, the autumn how I know it. While in Sydney there is a feeling of eternal summer, with all the palm trees and the ocean... Not that I complain :) But being in Canberra was at times like being home.
And this is how awesome that trip to the mountains was:
Amazing feeling, lying in the sun on top of the cliff, overlooking vast Australian landscape... I love this country :)
That was a trip to the mountains surrounding Canberra, and I was on top of that mountain on the picture! (well to be frank on the top of the next one, but I couldn't take a picture of it - they look similar).
Some of places look so much like somewhere in Germany or Switzerland, and in ACT/Canberra you can clearly see autumn, with golden and red leaves on the tress, and empty trees, the autumn how I know it. While in Sydney there is a feeling of eternal summer, with all the palm trees and the ocean... Not that I complain :) But being in Canberra was at times like being home.
And this is how awesome that trip to the mountains was:
Amazing feeling, lying in the sun on top of the cliff, overlooking vast Australian landscape... I love this country :)
Relationships and emotions can be probably like hard drugs: sometimes even the small portion or short time is enough to get used to (to a person, or a substance). You get high, and everything is great and awesome, even if it takes minutes or hours only..
But then, when you need to stop thinking about it as it wouldn't lead anywhere, it's already harder to let go.
And still, time takes it all; first days and hours without the person by your side are probably as hard as first days without drugs when you are used to them. Then days pass by, memories fade, other people come into the life, and at some point there is just a little hint of that strange obsession...
however any feeling may become something beautiful - and i think that's why human feeling will always outdo any drug or anything else!..
But then, when you need to stop thinking about it as it wouldn't lead anywhere, it's already harder to let go.
And still, time takes it all; first days and hours without the person by your side are probably as hard as first days without drugs when you are used to them. Then days pass by, memories fade, other people come into the life, and at some point there is just a little hint of that strange obsession...
however any feeling may become something beautiful - and i think that's why human feeling will always outdo any drug or anything else!..
Yes, last Saturday was my birthday, and I am proud to say I'm 24 now! (well can't hide it with public profile anyways, can you?) Younger than some, older than some, and always happy with my current age :)
I was, am and will be living one of greatest life experiences.
So grateful for everything that happened in my life. For everyone whom I met on my way.
Life is awesome :)
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Well if you ask me how was actually my birthday here in Australia - it was great.
It was finally Saturday! So the whole day of doing anything I want...
The weather was perfect, and I had a picnic in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens with some of my friends.
One of highlights was definitely a poetry reading competition. Everyone had to come up with a short poem in their own language, and well, the creativty of some people was great - if you don't know the real poem, just tell a story about shoes! hehe was soooo funny - oh well, there are a couple of videos, here's to evidence!..
Marina, Darius, Gabi, Ana, Jem, Su, Sid, me
(well there were only a couple of actual poems - Ana, Chinny, Marina, Gabi - the rest were - hmm - improvisations :)
I "lost" voleyball game, and to make my birthday experience great, my friends made me running around the park and shouting "I'm crazy", "I love Australia". yeah. lot's of fun here, right... :)
pretty happy crowd and myself actually :)
Me and Su (my favorite picture of the day!..)
Me, Su, Jem - our Happy House of 3 (YES, this is how we call our home :)
The evening continued with a dinner (yes, I cooked it myself!) with some more people, and then we went - but of course - partying! At 3.30 me, Jem and Su were in Chine town eating peking duck, and at 4.30 we were finishing the night with some more champaigne at home...
Oh yes, that was a great day :)
I'll definitely remember my australian birthday, with the warmest feeling :)
I'm 24, I graduated 2 years ago, I'm working 4th year full time, I was leading one of biggest youth organizations, in Russia and internationally. I lived in Belarus, Russia, Netherlands, Australia; I travelled 24 countries on all continents. I loved, I was heart-broken, I was winning and was failing (however winning more often I believe :) I made many dear friends, I grew, I understood more about life and about myself.
I was, am and will be living one of greatest life experiences.
So grateful for everything that happened in my life. For everyone whom I met on my way.
Life is awesome :)
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Well if you ask me how was actually my birthday here in Australia - it was great.
It was finally Saturday! So the whole day of doing anything I want...
The weather was perfect, and I had a picnic in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens with some of my friends.
One of highlights was definitely a poetry reading competition. Everyone had to come up with a short poem in their own language, and well, the creativty of some people was great - if you don't know the real poem, just tell a story about shoes! hehe was soooo funny - oh well, there are a couple of videos, here's to evidence!..
Marina, Darius, Gabi, Ana, Jem, Su, Sid, me
(well there were only a couple of actual poems - Ana, Chinny, Marina, Gabi - the rest were - hmm - improvisations :)
I "lost" voleyball game, and to make my birthday experience great, my friends made me running around the park and shouting "I'm crazy", "I love Australia". yeah. lot's of fun here, right... :)
pretty happy crowd and myself actually :)
Me and Su (my favorite picture of the day!..)
Me, Su, Jem - our Happy House of 3 (YES, this is how we call our home :)
The evening continued with a dinner (yes, I cooked it myself!) with some more people, and then we went - but of course - partying! At 3.30 me, Jem and Su were in Chine town eating peking duck, and at 4.30 we were finishing the night with some more champaigne at home...
Oh yes, that was a great day :)
I'll definitely remember my australian birthday, with the warmest feeling :)
A spontaneous visit to the Art Gallery of NSW happened to be a great time out.
Every year there are entries to Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes (paintings - portrait, subject, landscape and sculpture), and this event is considered one of most prestigious in Australia (it is being run for more than 80 years already)
The best thing of this exibition is that all entrties are so wonderfully different in style! You see classic, cubic, cartoonistic, graphic, impressionist and many other paintings in one room, and it never gets boring.
The winner for Archibald prize this year - one on the left on the picture below
An old woman is a russian-origin balerina, Irina Baronova
My favorite portrait was however this one, a man with a dog
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Isn't Sydney a beautiful city?..
Every year there are entries to Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes (paintings - portrait, subject, landscape and sculpture), and this event is considered one of most prestigious in Australia (it is being run for more than 80 years already)
The best thing of this exibition is that all entrties are so wonderfully different in style! You see classic, cubic, cartoonistic, graphic, impressionist and many other paintings in one room, and it never gets boring.
The winner for Archibald prize this year - one on the left on the picture below
An old woman is a russian-origin balerina, Irina Baronova
My favorite portrait was however this one, a man with a dog
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Isn't Sydney a beautiful city?..
Labels: archibald prizes, art gallery nsw, sydney
Coastal Walk - oh blessed Sydney people...
4 Comments Published by Svetlana Zhukova on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 12:36 PM.
There is nothing better on sunny Sunday than to head out of home and enjoy the open air and great views.
Coogee - Bondi walk is one of featured Sydney attractions, it's a walk along the coast from one beach to another, passing through many wonderful places on South-East of Sydney.
It for sure deserves its fame, as some views are simply breathtaking
this is the sandstone most of Sydney coast consists of:
and this is how it looks after being carved with win and salt:
Amazingly, at some moment the cloud in the sky looked like Australia itself!..
This is a pool at Bronte beach, I stayed there for some time - it's just too cool, there are open air pools just by the water itself, and most importantly, with free access :) feels so relaxing swimming there, in shimmering little waves...
Some more great views, and me on those views (yes, this is how I look sometimes now :)
Check the water - it changes its color from deep blue to white, i love it, nature is great and magic...
Interestingly enough, few Sydney people do the walk - they miss so much, taking their place for granted...
One more star for Sydney - where else you can enjoy nature like that in just a bus ride? the beauty is just a drive away :)
Coogee - Bondi walk is one of featured Sydney attractions, it's a walk along the coast from one beach to another, passing through many wonderful places on South-East of Sydney.
It for sure deserves its fame, as some views are simply breathtaking
this is the sandstone most of Sydney coast consists of:
and this is how it looks after being carved with win and salt:
Amazingly, at some moment the cloud in the sky looked like Australia itself!..
This is a pool at Bronte beach, I stayed there for some time - it's just too cool, there are open air pools just by the water itself, and most importantly, with free access :) feels so relaxing swimming there, in shimmering little waves...
Some more great views, and me on those views (yes, this is how I look sometimes now :)
Check the water - it changes its color from deep blue to white, i love it, nature is great and magic...
Interestingly enough, few Sydney people do the walk - they miss so much, taking their place for granted...
One more star for Sydney - where else you can enjoy nature like that in just a bus ride? the beauty is just a drive away :)
Labels: bondi-coogee, coast, ocean, sydney, walk
Some recent happenings in my life, in the country down under:
Chairing AIESEC NSW State Conference for new members
(and being a part of the team that won 10th annual skolling competition!)
Bowling Night with my marketing team at work:
It was Disco bowling - "Summer of 69..."
(well, here I have to admit I was the second from the end...)
Museum Day with Su, and ANZAC day celebrations in Sydney:
Celebrating a big business achievement with my company - imagine the perfect evening, cruising in Sydney Harbour for 2 hours, continuing celebration on the land afterwards... just awesome :)
Going out with friends - nothing better than to sit in a quiet cafe facing Sydney Opera house after a day's work...
I even joined a gym! Me! Gym! but that indeed happened, I attend yoga classes every week, and like it so far.
Life is great after all :) and almost complete...
watch this space for more good time highlights :)
Chairing AIESEC NSW State Conference for new members
(and being a part of the team that won 10th annual skolling competition!)
Bowling Night with my marketing team at work:
It was Disco bowling - "Summer of 69..."
(well, here I have to admit I was the second from the end...)
Museum Day with Su, and ANZAC day celebrations in Sydney:
Celebrating a big business achievement with my company - imagine the perfect evening, cruising in Sydney Harbour for 2 hours, continuing celebration on the land afterwards... just awesome :)
Going out with friends - nothing better than to sit in a quiet cafe facing Sydney Opera house after a day's work...
I even joined a gym! Me! Gym! but that indeed happened, I attend yoga classes every week, and like it so far.
Life is great after all :) and almost complete...
watch this space for more good time highlights :)
