Sydney: Day 1

its the morning of day 2 in Syd - yesterday was a great first day! i activated my westpac bank account and got some of this monopoly money that they call australian dollars, and i got a prepaid aussie sim card with GREAT international rates to the usa! (email me if you want my digits - i can also receive texts/calls for free)

i also went grocery shopping - WOW things here are expensive! i tend to track prices by the cost of a 20oz bottle of coke (average cost AUD$3.50) but i know others track it based on price of a gallon of milk (almost AUD$6 for store brand) - either way you slice it, sydney is Expensive! of course, there are always deals to be found and i was able to find some good buys... regular bread is about AUD$4 for a loaf, but a pack of pitas only AUD$1, and store brand hummos only AUD$2 - Kraft american cheese is about AUD$7 but store brand cheddar block is only AUD$2. and weirdly, pepsi max is much cheaper than all other coke/pepsi products (1.5 liter for AUD$1), sandy will be happy to hear!

today i am taking a free city tour with my hostel - will report back!

aussie word of the day
shelia: girl