Where on earth..?

Bats, Batman and pilates

The last few days have gone more or less for the sight seeing of the suburbs. After the bike tour on the last Wednesday I was in a walking tour this Monday. The walking tour took us across the CBD of Mel. We visited many hidden places which were not only really cool places but also hard to find too. For example there's an old building which was about to be demolished out of way for the new skyscraper - until they had this superb idea. They saved the old building, including the high dome and build the new skyscraper over the old building like the sarcofag. Now, if you know where to look for you can find a hidden dome inside the skyscraper. Pretty cool, huh? The walking tour took us along some famous but silly sounding streets and the day was an good exercise.

On my way to Port Melbourne on Thursday I visited the IVI office. It's the volunteer organization I am using to get a placement here in Victoria and later in Fiji. It was a nice visit and it gave me a bit more secured feeling since we have been contacting them only via email. I also contacted the family offering the placement and made the arrangements to get to the Macedon Ranges on Wednesday. At the moment I don't have a clue what to expect from the following two weeks but I'm sure it will be something totally different compared to my office work. I'm looking forward meeting the family who's kind enough to offer me this placement.

It's not easy to stay in shape while traveling but I've been trying go jogging from time to time. Pilates, yoga and the basic weightless exercises are the things I've been doing when possible. While in east coast I was swimming and surfing but in Mel you go for the things you can do in the parks. So, on Sunday night, after a long and exhausting day I went to the riverside for my pilates training. It was well beyond the sunset and the moon and stars were visible. It was a beautiful place by the river and suddenly I was surrounded by strange noises from the trees close by. The voices were getting close and it was then when I noticed the huge dark shapes in the sky. No matter how common those are in Mel but I always find the beauty of the giant bats just stunning. So, there I was, doing my pilates exercises on the riverside, surrounded by the winged shades, under the silver moon.

posted by Raine @ 9:26 AM