I am still on and about writing my seminar paper, there is simply no end in sight. But I finally managed to compose a really good introduction.... cough cough.... I really like it!
Ramazan is over today, so we are all over happy, and my Lurve's Mommy surprised me in such a lovely way- she got me a present! I was really speechless and kept hugging her for three times at least! Than we had such a laugh about Seid's bro, when we were buying Kebab. The guy in the Kebaberia got a phone call from Seid's bro, who wanted to tell us, to bring him also one. Imagine, instead of calling on our cells... ha ha.. I couldn't manage- I was laughing for 10 minutes.
Of course it is again darn cold, raining and grey- autumn has arrived within it's full strength-I feel totally unmotivated! I just wanna cuddle and sleep! Anyways, I am off to wake up my Heart, otherwise he's up to a 12 h sleep again.
A tres bientot!
Sonja
P.S Evelyne - Bonne anniversaire!
Best weekend for sure y'all!!! There is nothing better than a derby between AC Milan (the great and best club ever) versus the rednecks from Internazionale. Nothing better, espacially when we win it. And so it happened yesterday, when Ronnie (Ronaldinho Gaucho) scored after a great assist from Kaka. It was a fierce game, and we knew better ( than Mourinho- the coach of the bastards Inter). Sheva played and so did Maldini. Fabulous! I love AC Milan!! I love them so much!
Went out to test my Hunk's new Cam ( he bought one with his bro ), and I already hate it, coz I look like a lame farmer's daughter on all pics ( I guess it is absolutely not the fault of the cam...). Apart from that, the weekend's been pretty peaceful. We tried to get further with our homeworks, and were more or less successful. At least it was a warm weekend, unlike today.
Oh I hate autumn...
My dearest Ulla had her first day at University today, and when we talked via phone, she sounded pretty excited. That was so good to hear. I am glad at least she is happy to attend school, unlike me :-).
Off to work 
on my fukced up thesis,
Sonja
...just cooked ( me!!!!) and now it's time for a little siesta .
Not alone naturally..... A presto!
I just wrote (after a month or so) my first post in Polish.
I guess my Polish ain't the best anymore.
The glorious days of it are passe.
There is nothing worse than writing a thesis about the Inquisition in medieval Italy. It simply sucks. There is so little material for the specific topic I have to pen about! I will have to invesitgate in the National Library again. Sucks big time.
I am currently at my Lurve's. Yesterday we went into the forest. We got lost. It was not funny. I was scared. It was cold. It rained. It was foggy. It was muddy. One tree had in it's middle- exactly on my eye-height something that looked like a ghost-face. I nearly suffered a heart-attack. I saw two roes. That was it. Afterwards I got banana juice with wheat beer to calm down. Next time I am gonna think twice before wandering around with my Hunk. Twice if not three times....
In parallel to my thesis I am working on a little book- some art thingy- for my boyfriend. Drawing and writing things you know- to show him some affection, since he claims jokingly or to enkindle me, he misses it. For now I made only six pages full- which means I have to find some ideas for 90 more pages at least.... Love my
And some electrifying news for the end : Kanye West realeses his brand new album one month earlier- that is in ...November! Brazilliant!!!!! Can't wait. It MUST be pluperfect! I mean Graduation was simple amazing and perfect... It's truly a masterpiece... I can listen to it again and again and again...
Back to work.
Though I hate it....
Jacoba Fransisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders is a famous television actress and former international model.
Cobie Smulders was born to a Dutch father and a British mother on 3rd of april 1982.
She was very eager to become an actress and her first role was as a guest in the Showtime sci-fi series Jeremiah. But Her first permanent series role was in the short-lived ABC series Veritas: The Quest.
Name: Cobie Smulders
Birth Date: 03-04-1982
Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Why do these things always happen to me?!
I hate studying, I really hate it! But what you have to do, you have to..or so. I am just done with L'imperfetto, Futuro Semplice, Trapassato Remoto, Il comparativo, Il imperativo, let's say I know il passato remoto and now I have to learn only il condizionale presente, and I am done with grammar. Tomorrow I have to learn some (a few pages only) vocabulary, and on Monday in between I have to repeat everything I know , about Seta.... I am so cheesed off mentally.. and also physically- we got up at five in the afternoon! Imagine that?! If my Mom knew, I'd be dead right now...
Talked to Ulla a bit on the phone, and also to Tita... She actually reached Susi, who seems to be fine, so I am relieved... (we did not hear from her for ages, so we were worried..).
Okay I am back to imperare (= to study in italiano), so is my Love. And while I am doing this, I am listening to Kanye West. After Can't tell me Nothing, this one is one of his very best (well all are outstanding actually).
Jesus Walks
- Kanye West
Yo, We at war
We at war with terrorism, racism, and most of all we at war with ourselves
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me) with me, with me, with me [fades]
You know what the Midwest is?
Young & Restless
Where restless (N*ggas) might snatch your necklace
And next these (N*ggas) might jack your Lexus
Somebody tell these (N*ggas) who Kanye West is
I walk through the valley of the Chi where death is
Top floor the view alone will leave you breathless Uhhhh!
Try to catch it Uhhhh! It's kinda hard hard
Getting choked by the detectives yeah yeah now check the method
They be asking us questions, harass and arrest us
Saying "we eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast"
Huh? Yall eat pieces of shit? What's the basis?
We ain't going nowhere but got suits and cases
A trunk full of coke rental car from Avis
My momma used to say only Jesus can save us
Well momma I know I act a fool
But I'll be gone 'til November I got packs to move I Hope
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long
To the hustlers, killers, murderers, drug dealers even the strippers
(Jesus walks with them)
To the victims of Welfare for we living in hell here hell yeah
(Jesus walks with them)
Now hear ye hear ye want to see Thee more clearly
I know he hear me when my feet get weary
Cause we're the almost nearly extinct
We rappers are role models we rap we don't think
I ain't here to argue about his facial features
Or here to convert atheists into believers
I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way I need Jesus
So here go my single dog radio needs this
They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus
That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes
But if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
Well let this take away from my spins
Which will probably take away from my ends
Then I hope this take away from my sins
And bring the day that I'm dreaming about
Next time I'm in the club everybody screaming out
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks)
The only thing that that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't thing there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus walks with me... fades)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long
Yesterday we celebrated Assal's and Jana's b-day's. And today I am totally cheesed off, especially since I literally fucked the whole-biorythm-thingy I had been working on for weeks. Gone and gone. The bday itselves were more some sort of Ladies Night, with Grey's Anatomy and stuff, some champagne and chatting. We got home around 2 a.m and I was supposed to get the first train to Hannover at 6 a.m! I had to pack first and than I fell asleep- imagine that I woke up 5 minutes before my alarm clock went off, which is a miracle! Things like this only happen, when I am überexcited and/or travelling somewhere. Apart from that I put on my hardest efforts into staying in bed as long as it gets. Anyways, I got to the station a few minutes before the train left and my Love picked me from the station. Imagine that he attached a pretty sunflowe pic to one of the walls at the station, because I love them so :). It was so wonderful seeing him again after almost three days ;). I really do love him much!
Now I am learning Italian, since my Love went to work and have to write a special poem. Oh Geez. Okay back to work!
Bacini!
P.S AC Milan won 3-1 against Zürich in the first stage of the UEFA Cup. Thanks God!
We are the best!
Courteney Bass Cox is also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, former model and film producer. Courteney Cox is known for her role as Monica Geller in the famous TV sitcom Friends and as Lucy Spiller, in the television drama "Dirt".
Cox was born in a wealthy family in Birmingham, Alabama. Her parents were Courteney and the late Richard Lewis Cox. Cox has two older sisters, Virginia McFerrin and Dottie Pickett, an older brother,Richard,Jr. on june 12, 1999,Cox married David Arquette and On June 13,2004, she gave birth to their first child, daughter Coco Riley Arquette.
Name: Courteney Bass Cox
Birth Date: 15-06-1964
Birth Place: Birmingham, Alabama United States
Spouse(s): David Arquette (1999-present)
Zajdi, zajdi jasno sonce,
Zajdi pomraci se,
I ti jasna le mesechino,
Zajdi udavi se.
Crnej goro, crnej sestro,
Dvajca da crnejme,
Ti za tvojte lisja le goro,
Jas za mojta mladost.
Tvojte lisja, goro sestro,
Pak ke ti se vratat ,
Mojta mladost goro le sestro,
Nema da se vrati.
- Tose Proeski (*)
1. Vad heter du? Sonja
2. Vad är det för färg på byxorna du har på dig? blue!
3. Vad lyssnar du på just nu? Kanye West- Can't tell me nothing
4. Vad gjorde du igår kväll? Was out with my friend eating
5. Vad är det senaste du ätit? Breakfast
6. Hur är vädret hos dig just nu? ?
7. Senaste person du pratade i telefon med? Seid (my boyfriend)
8. Det första du lägger märke till hos det motsatta könet? Ögonen
9. Gillar du personen som skickade detta till dig? Snodde den ur Frida (en tidning)
10. Hur mår du idag? Fantastic!
11. Favoritdryck? Chaipur (Indian Tea) and this fancy Serbian Water...
12. Favoritsport? Passive or active?Football ( AC Milan is my club!), Ski Jumping, Formula One.. a screw it- I like them all! And for me : Horse riding, rafting, snowboarding, surfing and orienteering
13. Hårfärg? Some dark shade of brown
14. Ögonfärg? the same as above
15. Soluppgång eller -nedgång? Both are magic. Saw more sunsets though- they look warmer...
16. Syskon och deras ålder? My brother is.. 29?!
17. Senast sedda film? Don't mess with Zohan <3
18. Favoritdag på veckan? Weekend!
19. Är du för blyg för att bjuda ut någon? Was?
20. Favoritlåt? Many many many- Sunshine by Jay Z, Dust in the Wind by Kansas, Can't tell me nothing by Kanye West, Tulips by Bloc Party and 747 by Kent
21. Sommar eller vinter? Sommer naturligvis!
22. Kramar eller kyssar? na na na
23. Förhållande eller one-night-stands? No one-night-stands
24. Choklad eller vanilj? Vanilla!
25. Hur bor du och med vilka? in Gottinga with my friend Assal (you can also count my boyfriend in) and in Poland- once with my Dad once with Mommy- I have many bedrooms you see :)
26. Vad läser du för böcker? As good as all. I love reading. Last book was The Godfather by Puzo
27. Hur ser din musmatta ut? I got one from Tita with a Slovenian Ski Jumper printed on it!
28. Favoritspel? Risk :)
29. Kan du nudda din näsa med tungan? Nope
30. Kan du korsa ett öga åt gången? Yes
31. Är du romantisk? More or less
32. Skulle du säga själv du är lycklig? Definately yes. A perfect ten on a scale 1-10.
33. Vad är klockan? 13.00 and I should be cleaning my appartment
Fertig!
Can't Tell Me Nothing
-Kanye West
I had a dream I can buy my way to heaven
When I awoke, I spent that on a necklace.
I told God I'd be back in a second,
Man It's so hard not to act reckless.
To whom much is given much is tested.
Get arrested, got some chili, get the message.
I feel the pressure, under more scrutiny,
And What I do? Act more stupidly.
Bought More Jewelry, More Louis V, My momma couldn't get through to me.
The drama, people suing me,
I'm on T.V. talking like it's just you and me.
I'm just saying how I feel man,
I ain't one of the Cosby’s I ain’t go to Hill man
I guess the money should've changed him,
I guess I should've forgot where I came From.
La,la,la,la wait till I get my money right
la, la, la, la then you cant tell me nothing right
Excuse Me, is you saying something?
Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothing
(Haha) you cant tell me nothing
Uh, uh, you cant tell me nothing
Let up the suicide doors.
This is my life homey, you decide yours.
I know Jesus died for us,
But I couldn't tell you who decide wars.
So I parallel double parked that motherf***er sideways
Old folks talking bout back in my day
But homey this is my day.
Class started 2 hours ago, oh am I late?
You know I already graduated
And you can live through anything if Magic made it.
They say I talk with so much emphasis,
OOOO They so Sen-Sa-Tive.
Don't ever fix your lips like collagen
Say something were you gone end up apologing.
Let me know if it's a problem man,
Alright man, holla then.
La,la,la,la wait till I get my money right
la, la, la, la then you cant tell me nothing right
Excuse Me, is you saying something?
Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothing
(Haha) you cant tell me nothing
Uh, uh, you cant tell me nothing
Let the champagne splash, let that man get cash,
Let that man get past.
You don't needa stop to get gas,
If he can move through the rumors, he can drive off the fumes cuzz
How he move in a room full of nose?
How he stay faithful in a room full of h**s?
Must be the pharaohs, he in tune with his soul,
So when he buried in a tomb full of gold.
Treasure. What's you pleasure?
Life is a, uh, depending how you dress her.
So if the devil wear Prada,
Adam Eve wear Nada,
I'm in between, but way more fresher.
But way less effort, cause when you try hard,
That's when you die hard.
Ya homies looking like "Why God?"
When they reminisce over you, my god.
One of Kanye's best songs ever. Do you get the message of it?! Everyone's a bit Kanye I guess.... As for it- I adore this song, and could listen to it the whole day. He is one of the best artists out there!
Getting things in my new appartment done- and that will last til Wednesday. Than I am off to my Precious :). Believe it or not, but I miss him like crazy once he is not with me.
Apart from that, a few things hit me. More personal.
Were out and about with Assal, Funda and Jana- in a fancy restaurant. The food was so delicious. Just came back, and I feel so damn tired. Anyways, gonna finish the last episode of Grey's Anatomy and go to bed. I need some sleep. I need it bad!
Loads of love!
Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Diana became a public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles. Diana remained the focus of near-constant media scrutiny in the United Kingdom and around the world up to and during her marriage.
After her divorce with prince williams, She publicly dated Hasnat Khan, a heart surgeon from Pakistan. Hasnat Khan was called "the love of her life". After two years Khan ended the relationship due to cultural differences. She soon after began her relationship with Dodi Al-Fayed. On 31 August 1997, Diana died after a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris along with Dodi Al-Fayed.
Name: Diana Frances Spencer
Birth Date: 01-07-1961
Birth Place: Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk
Father: John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
Mother: Frances Burke Roche
Spouse: Charles, Prince of Wales(1981-1996)
sons: Prince William of Wales, Prince Henry of Wales
Died On: 31-08-1997
Place of death: Pont de l'Alma, Paris, France
Burial Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire
Titles: Diana, Princess of Wales, HRH The Princess of Wales, The Lady Diana Spencer, The Hon Diana Spencer
..Vicky naturligvis. Let's see how good my Swedish is :P
1. Hur gammal är du om fem år? 27
2. Vem tillbringade du minst två timmar med i dag? My boyfriend
3. Hur lång är du? 175 cm
4. Vilken är den senaste filmen du sett? (in the theatre) : the dark knight
5. Vem ringde du senast? Either my Mommy or my Boyfriend or my friend Assal
6. Vem ringde dig senast? My Mommy
7. Hur löd det senaste sms:et du fick? from Alex, a friend of mine
8. Föredrar du att ringa eller skicka sms? It depends, sometimes it's easier to send sms...
9. Är dina föräldrar gifta eller skilda? The second..
10. När såg du senast din mamma? Almost two weeks ago...
11. Vilken ögonfärg har du? Dark-brown
12. När vaknade du i dag? I have no idea..five something?!
13. Vilken är din favoritjulsång? The Power of Love (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) and So this is Christmas (J.Lennon)
14. Vilken är din favoritplats? Horse-back or somewhere warm...
15. Vilken plats föredrar du minst? Dunno..
16. Var tror du att du befinner dig om tio år? Jeg vet ikke!
17. Vad skrämde dig om natten som barn? Everthing..
18. Vad fick dig verkligen att skratta senast? My boyfriend..
19. Hur stor är din säng? 160
20. Har du stationär eller bärbar dator? What does this mean?!
21. Sover du med eller utan kläder på dig? With!
22. Hur många kuddar har du i sängen? In Germany some four, and in Poland uncountable :)
23. Hur många landskap har du bott i? 3
24. Vilka städer har du bott i? Rosdorf, Goettingen, Wrocław,Wien....
25. Föredrar du skor, strumpor eller barfota? Barefoot!
26. Är du social? Indeed I am!
27. Vilken är din favoritglass? Tiramisu Ice Cream
28. Vilken är din favoritefterrätt? Tiramisu
29. Tycker du om kinamat? No!
30. Tycker du om kaffe? I do not drink coffee!
31. Vad dricker du till frukost? Water, Juice or Tea!
32. Sover du på någon särskild sida? Nei?!
33. Kan du spela poker? Yes I can, but you can see thanks to my face expression what kind of cards I am holding.
34. Tycker du om att mysa/kela? ?
35. Är du en beroendemänniska? In which form?!
36. Känner du någon med samma födelsedag som din? Many! Three of my closest friends, a cousin of mine, Austrians...Finns..
37. Vill du ha barn? Yes!
38. Kan du några andra språk än svenska? Well svenska ha ha ... Norwegian, English, Polish, German, Italian, French, Ukrainian, Slovenian and basic more or less Serbian.
39. Har du någonsin åkt ambulans? Oh yess...
40. Föredrar du havet eller en bassäng? Sea!!!!
41. Vad spenderar du helst pengar på? Living....
42. Äger du dyrbara smycken?Yes
43. Vilket är ditt favoritprogram på tv? The Simpsons, Kalkofe's Mattscheibe..CNN
44. Kan du rulla med tungan? Nope
45. Vem är den roligaste människan du känner? I am sure it's my boyfriend! And my friends Marcel and Adrian
46. Sover du med gosedjur? Yes I do!
47. Vad har du för ringsignal? Kanye West and an Italian Song
48. Har du kvar klädesplagg från då du var liten? Dunno...
49. Vad har du närmast dig just nu som är rött? Jeg forstar ikke..
50. Flirtar du mycket?Jawohl
51. Kan du byta olja på bilen? Ha ha...
52. Har du fått fortkörningsböter någon gång? Ja
53. Vilken var den senaste boken du läste? "The Godfather" By Puzo
54. Läser du någon dagstidning? Yes- Frankfurter Allgemeine or La gazzatta dello Sport
55. Prenumererar du på någon veckotidning? Yes- Spiegel
56. Dansar du i bilen? I do :P
57. Vilken radiostation lyssnade du till senast? NDR Info and NRJ France
58. Vad var det senaste du krafsade ner på ett papper? Last night...
59. När var du i kyrkan senast? During the European Football Championships..
60. Vem var din favoritlärare på högstadiet? My tutor, who taught me English and Arts and than.. my French and English teacher...
61. Hur länge har du campat som längst i ett tält? 2 whole days...
Nothing new and unexpected. We made however some pics yesterday while being out and about in the evening. And I should be studying now...
Diana Ross is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer, record producer and actress, whose musical repertoire spans R&B, soul, pop, disco and jazz. During the 1970s and through the mid 1980s, Ross was the most successful female artist of the rock era, crossing over into film, television and Broadway.
In 1976, Billboard magazine named her the "Female Entertainer of the Century." The Guinness Book Of World Records" declared Diana Ross as the most successful female music artist of the 20th century with a record total of eighteen American number-one singles.
Name: Diane Ernestine Earle Ross
Birth Date: 26-03-1944
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession: Singer, record producer, actress
Genre: R&B, soul, pop, disco, jazz
Years active: 1959–present
Believe it or not- but we have wonderful sunshine here in northern Germany! That gives you as a person so much extra-power for the whole day. It is so beautiful outdoors! Anyways, I am again at my hunks' parents' house, studying, while he is at work. I have a guilty conscience, since I kept talking to him throughout the night, and he must be half-dead now. But these were higher powers, meaning I had to sort things out. And I am so glad he thaught me to talk, and not to keep things for me, that bother me. It feels so much better now, even though I think I am a way to vain sometimes.
Just talked to Stephan (my friend from Chile)- haven't seen him for weeks!!!!He is one of the most positive persons I have ever met. Once you see him, you feel some good spirit, and he can't help not to smile!
Anyways, I am now back to study and read for Italiano. Just wanted to mention, that Federer won the US Open (he faced Britain's Murray in the finals). Congrats Roger!
I am off, but with one little thing - one of my favourite songs ( I love Kanye!) :
Bacini!
P.S Question about where to go in Octobre (the two of us solved almost- looks like Sweden!!! Malmö or Trelleborg!)
Daniela Peštová is a Czech model. She was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia on 14th october 1970. She is one of the most popular model and has appeared on the covers of GQ, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and ELLE.
Peštová married Tomasso Buti in 1995, but the couple divorced in 1998. The couple had a son Yannick Fausto, who was born in 1996. She has also a daughter, Ella, born on 21july 2002, with her present partner, Slovak singer Pavol Habera.
Name: Daniela Peštová
Birth Date: 14-10-1970
Birth Place: Teplice, Czechoslovakia
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blonde
Spouse: Tomasso Buti (1995-1998)
I got up early to catch a bus to Noosa. I checked into the YHA hostel, on top of a steep driveway.
Noosa Beach
I'd been strongly recommended to see Noosa National Park, so I headed out to go there. But on the way, I got a glimpse of Noosa beach and it was packed with people! It was a lovely day, sunny and warm. Aussies love going to the beach, so they can't wait to go back as soon as the weather gets warm after winter.
Tourists turned immigrants
Walking on the streets, I ran into an older man from the Netherlands and started a conversation. A long time ago, he came to visit Queensland. He liked it, so he kept coming back for holidays for several years. He was so impressed by its weather, beauty and lifestyle that he finally decided to move here permanently with his wife.
Curious Jade
There was a Jazz festival in town, so I went to see it. I met a friendly Australia girl named Jade there. She was a university student in the arts who wants to become a designer for stage productions. She was very curious about my country, Iran. We talked at length about women's rights, fundamentalist Islam, my views on Israel, etc. But she was in town with her family so eventually her sister came to get her.
Noosa National Park
This park was so beautiful I thought to myself, "I want to live here."
Australia, you bloody beauty!
I am so grateful to have you!
I have never been in love so much and this way!
Thank you for being with me.
Volim te!
It's Sunday, and I must say that my resumee of this very weekend is better than perfect! My <3and me came back to Gottinga on Friday (after missing three or four trains). Assal was still in Kassel, so we had the flat for us only ;). Got up at 5 a.m the next morning, to catch the first train to Hamburg, to spend the whole day there. I must tell you- it was amazingly great. I can tell you one thing- Hamburg is the northern's Munich! After 7 hours of shopping we went back, to find Funda and Assal drinking Nemiroff (Ukrainian Vodka) a la maison. So we joined the girls- the eve was so great. We eventually ended up playing "Flaschendre
hen"- a typical German teenie-game, ni which you use an empty (optical) bottle, turn it around and ask the person on which it points whether he/she wants to answer a question or do something. It was really great, since we were only four it was let's say quite intimate, and we learned a lot of stuff about each others (and some things made me love my hunk even more). After that we went to bed, and my Lurve just told me how much he loves me and that he wanted to eat me for my answers I had given during the game:). Today was goodie, Funda came over and we played "Risiko", escorted my Love to the station (he comes tomorrow to fetch me) and talked for hours (accompanied by some white wine) with Assal. Now it's time to go to bed. I have some stuff to do tomorrow, plus pack, since I am gonna spend two day's at my <3>house. 
Nighty night!
We were picked up at our hostels in Hervey Bay in the early morning and took a 45 minute ferry ride to get to Fraser Island.
Dutch Company
I was with a group of tourists from all over. I met a couple of PhD students named Johanna and Wim from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. We were all postgraduate students, so we got along well and stuck together for the rest of the day.
Hilarious Bus Driver
Koala!
This is a picture of the koala Dave showed us. It was the first koala I'd seeing outside of a zoo, so naturally I got very excited. I looked closer and the koala was wearing a backpack! It didn't look very life-like either. It turned out to be a fake koala that was put there just to tease tourists like us! Hahaha... There are actually no koalas on Fraser Island.
Sand Dunes
This is a sand dune where the aboriginals used to live. The sand gradually moves sideways with the wind, killing the trees in the adjacent forest.
Sandy Highway
Eli Creek
This massive stream of water originates from the freshwater lakes on the island. The water slowly seeps through the surrounding banks and flows outwards, finally merging with salty seawater at the beach.
Flat Tyre
Mid-way, one of the bus's tires went flat. I helped replace it with the spare tyre.
Maheno Shipwreck
This ship was sold by Australia to Japan to be used as scrap metal. As it was being towed to Japan, the towing rope snapped and brought the ship to shore. Now it's a tourist attraction! I was impressed to see the steel structure of the ship was still in good condition after being hit by waves for all these years.
Lake McKenzie
This freshwater lake has crystal clear water with a beautiful blue colour. Johanna, Wim and I spent most of our time here swimming. We swam all the way to a different beach without a person in sight. On the way back, I raced Johanna and lost! :-( She does triathlons so my ego isn't crushed too badly.
Rainforest
We did a 30 minute hike through the rainforest. The trees here are very tall because they have to compete for sunlight.
Sunset
